mycobacterial
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- adjective
- /ˌmaɪkoʊbækˈtɪəriəl/
- Specialized
- In this part, the antimycobacterial drugs used to treat slow-growing mycobacterial infections, such as tuberculosis, are explored.
- mycobacterial infection
- mycobacterial DNA
- mycobacterial cell
Examples
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The doctor explained that mycobacterial infections, such as tuberculosis, can be serious if left untreated.
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Ethambutol (Myambutol) acts to inhibit enzymes involved in the essential component of the mycobacterial cell wall.
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The positive signal that denoted the presence of mycobacterial DNA was seen in several types of cells.
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One patient had a negative test despite the presence of mycobacterial infection on FNAB.
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In areas of high endemicity, the first mycobacterial infection usually occurs in childhood.
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The addition of traditional antituberculous chemotherapy in cases of atypical mycobacterial infections does not appear to improve the overall cure rate.
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A second hypothesis is that the mycobacterial strain could have been carried by persons with cystic fibrosis who were clinically well.
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Therefore, it is important that biopsies in cases of possible sarcoidosis be analyzed by fungal and mycobacterial cultures and stains.
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Many researchers are studying various mycobacterial species to develop better treatments for infections.
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Infection with mycobacterial organisms can lead to chronic diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis.
Surface Forms
Morphology
mycobacterial = mycobacterium (opaque) = myco + bacterium + al
The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun 'mycobacterium' with '-al', but the base term is specialized and not likely known to average learners.
Etymology
The word mycobacterial comes from the name Mycobacterium. The first part, myco-, means 'fungus' and bacterium means 'tiny rod', because these bacteria can look like fungi under a microscope, so mycobacterial means relating to those bacteria, such as the ones that cause tuberculosis.