- genus Diplococcus
- nouna genus of bacteria• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Lactobacillaceae, ↑family Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑diplococcus
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genus Diplococcus
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Diplococcus — A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a round bacterium (a coccus) that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. Examples are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Of these, all … Wikipedia
Diplococcus — Species of this former genus of bacteria are now assigned to other genera. D. pneumoniae, the type species of D., is a member of the genus Streptococcus. See Neisseria, Peptococcus, Streptococcus. [ … Medical dictionary
diplococcus — noun (plural diplococci) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: circa 1881 any of various encapsulated bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diplococcus — 1. Spherical or ovoid bacterial cells joined together in pairs. 2. Common name of any organism belonging to the former bacterial genus D.. [diplo + G. kokkos, berry] * * * dip·lo·coc·cus käk əs n any of various encapsulated bacteria (as the… … Medical dictionary
bacteria genus — noun a genus of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Heliobacter, ↑genus Heliobacter, ↑Aerobacter, ↑genus Aerobacter, ↑Rhizobium, ↑genus Rhizobium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Streptococcus — A group of bacteria, familiarly known as strep, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. The name comes from the Greek strepto meaning twisted + kokkos meaning berry, and that is exactly what Strep look like under the microscope, like a… … Medical dictionary
Lactobacillaceae — noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid • Syn: ↑family Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Lactobacillaceae — noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid • Syn: ↑Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Lactobacteriaceae — noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid • Syn: ↑Lactobacillaceae, ↑family Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lactobacteriaceae — noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid • Syn: ↑Lactobacillaceae, ↑family Lactobacillaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
