- genus Micrococcus
- nountype genus of the family Micrococcaceae• Syn: ↑Micrococcus• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Micrococcaceae, ↑family Micrococcaceae
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genus Micrococcus
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micrococcus — [mī΄krō käk′əs] n. pl. micrococci [mī΄krōkäk′sī΄] [ModL: see MICRO & COCCUS] any of a genus (Micrococcus) of spherical or egg shaped bacteria that occur in irregular masses or plates and feed on dead or living matter … English World dictionary
Micrococcus — Micrococcaceae Systematik Domäne: Bakterien Klasse: Actinobacteria Unterklasse: Actinobacteridae Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
micrococcus — micrococcal, micrococcic /muy kreuh kok sik/, adj. /muy kreuh kok euhs/, n., pl. micrococci / kok suy, see/. Bacteriol. any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are… … Universalium
Micrococcus — A genus of bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) containing Gram positive, spherical cells that occur in irregular masses. Some species are motile or produce motile mutants. These organisms are saprophytic, facultatively parasitic, or … Medical dictionary
micrococcus — A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus M.. * * * mi·cro·coc·cus .mī krō käk əs n 1) cap a large genus (the type genus of the family Micrococcaceae) of nonmotile gram positive spherical bacteria that occur in tetrads or… … Medical dictionary
Micrococcus — noun type genus of the family Micrococcaceae • Syn: ↑genus Micrococcus • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Micrococcaceae, ↑family Micrococcaceae … Useful english dictionary
micrococcus — noun (plural micrococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1870 a small spherical bacterium; especially any of a genus (Micrococcus) of gram positive chiefly harmless bacteria that typically occur in irregular clusters • micrococcal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
