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sar⋅ci⋅na

  [sahr-suh-nuh]
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–noun, plural -nas, -nae  [-nee] . Bacteriology.
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL, L: bundle
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Main Entry: sar·ci·na
Pronunciation: 'sär-si-n&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of bacteria (familyPeptococcaceae) that are gram-positive cocci, are mostly harmless saprophytes but include a few serious brewery pests, and have cells which under favorable conditions divide in three directions intocubical masses
2 plural sar·ci·nas or sar·ci·nae /-nE/ : any bacterium of the genus Sarcina
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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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