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mycobacteria

[ mahy-koh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

plural noun

, Bacteriology.
, singular my·co·bac·te·ri·um [mahy-koh-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].
  1. rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.

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  • my·co·bac·te·ri·al noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mycobacteria1

First recorded in 1905–10; from New Latin, a genus name; myco-, bacteria

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