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Nounplural Noun Mycobacteria/-ˈTi(Ə)Rēə/ a Bacterium of a Group Which Includes the Causative Agents of Leprosy and Tuberculosis. 'High-Level Disinfection Results in the Removal of All Vegetative Bacteria; Mycobacteria; Viruses; Fungal Spores; and Some, but Not All, Bacterial Spores.