sarcina
sə noun, plural sar·ci·nas, sar·ci·nae 
[-nee] . Bacteriology.
[-nee] . Bacteriology. any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin, Latin: bundle
1835–45; < Neo-Latin, Latin: bundle
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Sarcina Sar·ci·na (sär'sə-nə)
n.
A genus of anaerobic gram-positive bacteria including both saprophytic and facultatively parasitic species.
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