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Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy. The Greek prefix myco- means fungus alluding to the way mycobacteria have been observed to grow in a mold-like fashion on the surface of cultures.
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