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  • noun plural A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.

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  • noun Plural form of mycobacterium.

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  • noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases

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Examples

  • And again, what research I have read doesn't indicate that many forms of resistance in mycobacteria are the results of SOS, as I've specifically mentioned (Streptomycin particularly).

    Browsing the Latest Issue of Scientific American 2006

  • And again, what research I have read doesn't indicate that many forms of resistance in mycobacteria are the results of SOS

    Browsing the Latest Issue of Scientific American 2006

  • TB and leprosy, whilst seemingly very different diseases, are both caused by rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria known as mycobacteria; TB is caused by

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • TB and leprosy, whilst seemingly very different diseases, are both caused by rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria known as mycobacteria; TB is caused by M. tuberculosis; leprosy by M. leprae.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Tuberculosis is an infection that often can become deadly Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria known as mycobacteria

    We Blog A Lot 2008

  • Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • PCR also permits identification of non-cultivatable or slow-growing microorganisms such as mycobacteria, anaerobic bacteria, or viruses from tissue culture assays and animal models.

    Analysis 2010

  • Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.

    Infection Control Today Site Wide Content Feed 2010

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