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1. (n.) mycobacterium
any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, certain species of which, as M. tuberculosis, are pathogenic.
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1. (noun) mycobacteria, mycobacterium
rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
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1. mycobacterium
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.
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