mi·cro·bac·te·ri·um | \ -bak-ˈtir-ē-əm 
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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\ -ē-ə \ : any of numerous minute heat-resistant bacteria specifically : any bacterium of the genus Microbacterium
\ : any of numerous minute heat-resistant bacteria specifically : any bacterium of the genus MicrobacteriumComments on microbacterium
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