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mycobacterium
my·co·bac·te·ri·um [ mkō bak tree əm ] (plural my·co·bac·te·ri·a [ mkō bak tree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
branching bacterium: a rod-shaped Gram-positive aerobic bacterium that can form branching structures resembling filaments. Some diseases in humans are caused by mycobacteria, e.g. tuberculosis and leprosy. Genus Mycobacterium.

my·co·bac·ter·i·al adjective
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