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micrococcus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun micrococcus has 1 sense
- micrococcus(n = noun.animal) genus micrococcus - type genus of the family Micrococcaceae; Array is a kind of bacteria genus
is a member of family micrococcaceae, micrococcaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
A genus of Spherobacteria , in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus ), all without the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus. [1913 Webster]
" Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; chromogenic, characterized by their power of forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those connected with disease."
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