mycobacteria

Noun

Meaning

rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mycobacterium AFB Mycobacterium tuberculosis pseudomonad Corynebacterium diphtheriae Mycobacterium leprae mycobacterial acid-fast organisms mycobacterial species leprosy bacilli mycobacterium avium complex mycobacterial bacilli nocardia mycobacterial microbes mycobacterial microorganisms

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Hypernyms

eubacterium eubacteria true bacteria

Hyponyms

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium leprae leprosy bacillus

Examples

Whether this natural immune response is protective is not known. citation An alternative explanation is suggested by mouse studies; immunity against mycobacteria stops BCG from replicating and so stops it from producing an immune response. Source: Internet

This effect is called masking, because the effect of BCG is masked by environmental mycobacteria. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mycobacteraemia mycobacteremia mycobacteremic Mycobacteriaceae mycobacterial mycobacterial agents