mycobacterium

/ ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm /

noun

1. any of the rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium , some of which cause human diseases, such as tuberculosis and leprosy

Example Sentences

Caused by bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculosis disease is spread through the air.

From Los Angeles Times

He and his colleagues were building a library of the proteins that make up the mycobacterium that causes TB.

From Salon

Both were exposed to mycobacterium abscessus, likely to have come from the site's water supply.

From BBC

He squints into microscopes looking for the rod-shaped mycobacterium leprae cells that drive this disease.

From New York Times

He wasn’t certain that this was mycobacterium marinum, but it was a persuasive story.

From New York Times