mi·cro·bac·te·ri·um
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Medical Definition of microbacterium
1
capitalized
: a genus of minute nonmotile gram-positive thermotolerant bacteria closely related to or included in the family Corynebacteriaceae that are common in dairy products and the mammalian intestinal tract
2
plural microbacteria\
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: any of numerous minute heat-resistant bacteria
specifically
: any bacterium of the genus Microbacterium
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: any of numerous minute heat-resistant bacteria
specifically
: any bacterium of the genus Microbacterium
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“Microbacterium.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/microbacterium. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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