mycobacterium

As nouns the difference between mycobacterium and legionella

is that mycobacterium is any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy while legionella is bacteria of the genus Legionella.

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As a noun mycobacterium

is any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

As a noun mycoplasma

is any infectious bacterium of the genus mycoplasma , often specifically.

As a proper noun mycobacterium is

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In biology terms the difference between myxobacterium and mycobacterium

is that myxobacterium is any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime while mycobacterium is any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.