mycobacteria

1. Rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases (synset 101379733)
   is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
   subtypes:

   • mycobacterium tuberculosis, tubercle bacillus - cause of tuberculosis
   • leprosy bacillus, mycobacterium leprae - cause of leprosy
   belongs to: genus mycobacterium - nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria
   same as: mycobacterium

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