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mycobactin
mycobactin[¦mī·kō¦bak·tən] (biochemistry) Any compound produced by some strains, and required for growth by other strains, of Mycobacteria. mycobactin
my·co·bac·tin (mī'kō-bak'tin), A complex lipid factor reported to be required for the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human plasma; appears to be identical with the lipid factor extracted from M. phlei and essential for the growth of M. johnei. |