Mycobacterium
See also: mycobacterium
Translingual
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
- Category:Mycobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mycobacterium in the Genome Taxonomy Database