Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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- noun
- /ˌmaɪkoʊbækˈtɪəriəm tjuːbərkjuˈloʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- No data have been published on the incidence of infection, the key indicator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, among socially marginalized immigrants.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance
Examples
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by bacterial pathogens of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), is a major global health problem.
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Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antimycobacterial drugs is a global concern (Figure).
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About a third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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After decades of slow decline, the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been rising in many American cities over the last ten years.
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Antituberculous medications have been successfully used to control infection in all locations of the body involved with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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By far the most common extrapulmonary site in the head and neck for Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the cervix, as a mass or abscess.
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Nasal tuberculosis is a rare, chronic, granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is challenging the elimination of tuberculosis (TB).
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In West Africa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains co-circulate with M. africanum, and both pathogens cause pulmonary tuberculosis in humans.
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About a third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Synonyms
A type of germ that causes tuberculosis in people and animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term combines a genus-level noun 'mycobacterium' (a type of bacterium) with 'tuberculosis' (the disease), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer this refers to the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. This is a literal, compositional scientific name following a transparent naming convention familiar across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis comes from older words that describe the germ and the lumps it makes: Mycobacterium mixes myco (a word for 'mold') and bacterium ('small rod'), and tuberculosis comes from tubercle ('small lump') often found in infected lungs. So the name shows it is a tiny rod-shaped germ that causes the 'small lump' disease we call 'tuberculosis'.