Mycobacterium

"Mycobacterium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mycobacterium" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mycobacterium" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020
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