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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
med. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis TB. Mycobacterium tuberculosis usually infects the lungs, but it can also infect other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, spine, and brain. M. tuberculosis is spread when a person with an active infection coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings, and then a person nearby breathes in the bacteria. see also tuberculosis