Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Mycobacterium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – Certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom, Actinobacteria - phylum, Actinobacteria - class, Actinobacteridae - subclass, Actinomycetales - order, Corynebacterineae - suborder, Mycobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): See Mycobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies for species.

English

Wikispecies

Noun

mycobacterium ‎(plural mycobacteria)

1. (bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Related terms

• mycobacterial