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micrococcus

[ mahy-kruh-kok-uhs ]

noun

, Bacteriology.
, plural mi·cro·coc·ci [mahy-kr, uh, -, kok, -sahy, -see].
  1. any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.


micrococcus

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒkəs /

noun

  1. any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus : family Micrococcaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • micro·coccal mi·cro·coc·cic [mahy-kr, uh, -, kok, -sik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of micrococcus1

< New Latin (1872); micro-, coccus
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Example Sentences

The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis.

Cocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.

This germ is closely related to Conn's micrococcus of bitter milk.

It is caused by minute bacteria (Micrococcus melitensis) and is a very infectious but not usually contagious disease.

A specific micro-organism, the Micrococcus melitensis, was discovered in 1887, and it was traced to the milk of the Maltese goats.

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