Definition of vassal. 1 : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant.
lecternnoun [ C ] uk â /Ëlek.tÉn/ us â /Ëlek.tÉËn/. âº a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from. (Definition of âlecternâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)
M. leprae is an aerobic bacillus (rod-shaped) surrounded by the characteristic waxy coating unique to mycobacteria. In size and shape, it closely resembles Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Due to its thick waxy coating, M. leprae stains with a carbol fuchsin rather, than with the traditional Gram stain.The culture takes several weeks to mature.Optical microscopy shows M. leprae in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side, and ranging from 1â8 Î¼m in length and 0.2â0.5 Î¼m in diameter.ue to its thick waxy coating, M. leprae stains with a carbol fuchsin rather, than with the traditional Gram stain. The culture takes several weeks to mature. Optical microscopy shows M. leprae in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side, and ranging from 1â8 Î¼m in length and 0.2â0.5 Î¼m in diameter.