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mycobacteriumAny of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Mycobacterium. The two most important species cause tuberculosis and leprosy in humans; another species causes tuberculosis in both cattle and humans. Some mycobacteria live on decaying organic matter; others are parasites. Most are found in soil and water in a free-living form or in diseased tissue of animals. Various antibiotics have had some success against mycobacterium infections. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Known as Buruli ulcer, the disease is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, a microbe from the same group that causes tuberculosis and Irene Smith, from Julatten Qld, for services to the nursing profession and the treatment of the ulcerative skin disease Mycobacterium ulcerans. Caused by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium ulcerans, the disease starts as a painless, though sometimes itchy, swelling in the skin. |
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