MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mycobacterium leprae mean? 

• MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE (noun)
  The noun MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE has 1 sense:

1. cause of leprosy

  Familiarity information: MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause of leprosy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

leprosy bacillus; Mycobacterium leprae

Hypernyms ("Mycobacterium leprae" is a kind of...):

mycobacteria; mycobacterium (rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)

 Context examples 

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium leprae.

(Mycobacterium leprae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Clofazimine has a slow bactericidal effect on Mycobacterium leprae and is active against various other Mycobacteria.

(Clofazimine, NCI Thesaurus)

A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae.

(Leprosy, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to sharing a number of common B and T cell determinants with Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium w (Mw) also shares an immunogenic determinant with prostate specific antigen (PSA).

(Mycobacterium w, NCI Thesaurus)

Mycobacterium leprae is pathogenic, being the causative agent of leprosy.

(Mycobacterium leprae, NCI Thesaurus)