Hansen's bacterium

proper noun

Mycobacterium lepromatosis, the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Mycobacterium lepromatosis, the bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease).
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