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mycobacterium vs Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis vs mycobacterium

mycobacterium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mycobacterium Yes No No No
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Yes No No No
As nouns, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a hyponym of mycobacterium; that is, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mycobacterium:
  • mycobacterium: rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis: cause of tuberculosis
Other hyponyms of mycobacterium include tubercle bacillus, leprosy bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae.
mycobacterium (noun) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (noun)
rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases cause of tuberculosis
Difference between mycobacterium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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