Definitions
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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
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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, as I've specifically mentioned (Streptomycin particularly).
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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
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TB and leprosy, whilst seemingly very different diseases, are both caused by rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria known as mycobacteria; TB is caused by
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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.
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Tuberculosis is an infection that often can become deadly Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria known as mycobacteria
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Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.
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Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.
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Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.
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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.
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Some micro-organisms such as mycobacteria, poliovirus, fungal spores and not least prions are particularly resistant to inactivation.
bilby commented on the word mycobacteria
Hands off! Get your own cobacteria!
November 17, 2011