Mycobacterium

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Translingual

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”) +‎ βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff, small cane”).

Proper noun

Mycobacterium n

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteriota – phylum; Actinomycetia – class; Mycobacteriales – order; Mycobacteriaceae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Mycobacterium tuberculosis - type species; Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium marinum - selected other species

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: mycobacterium

References

Mycobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mycobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mycobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mycobacterium in the Genome Taxonomy Database

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