Definition of "mycobacteria" [mycobacteria]

• Plural form of mycobacterium. (noun)

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