my•co•bac•te•ri•a
We found 3 definitions of mycobacteria from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: mycobacterias |
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mycobacteria - rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases | ||
mycobacterium | ||
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | ||
genus mycobacterium nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria | ||
mycobacterium tuberculosis, tubercle bacillus cause of tuberculosis |