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mi·cro·coc·cus 
[mahy-kruh-kok-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[mahy-kruh-kok-uhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -coc·ci
[-kok-sahy, -see] Pronunciation Key. Bacteriology.
[-kok-sahy, -see] Pronunciation Key. Bacteriology. | any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic. |
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| mi·cro·coc·cus
(mī'krō-kŏk'əs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mi·cro·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī', -kŏk'ī') A spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, usually occurring in irregular clusters. mi'cro·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj. |
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mi'cro·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj.
micrococcus mi·cro·coc·cus (mī'krō-kŏk'əs)
n. pl mi·cro·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī', -kŏk'ī')
A bacterium of the genus Micrococcus.
mi'cro·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj.
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Micrococcus Mi·cro·coc·cus (mī'krō-kŏk'əs)
n.
A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs, or in irregular masses and are saprophytic or parasitic but not pathogenic.
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Main Entry: mi·cro·coc·cus
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-'käk-&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus (thetype genus of the family Micrococcaceae) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur in tetrads or irregular clusters and include nonpathogenic forms found on human and animal skin
2 plural mi·cro·coc·ci /-'käk-"(s)I/ : a small spherical bacterium; especially : any bacterium of the genusMicrococcus
Main Entry: mi·cro·coc·cus
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-'käk-&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus (thetype genus of the family Micrococcaceae) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur in tetrads or irregular clusters and include nonpathogenic forms found on human and animal skin
2 plural mi·cro·coc·ci /-'käk-"(s)I/ : a small spherical bacterium; especially : any bacterium of the genusMicrococcus
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Micrococcus
Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twofold + ? grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus.
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