Definition of Diplococcus pneumoniae

1. Noun. Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans.

Exact synonyms: Pneumococcus
Generic synonyms: Diplococcus
Derivative terms: Pneumococcal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diplococcus Pneumoniae

Diospyros virginiana
DipIT
Dipetalonema reconditum
Dipetalonema streptocerca
Diphda
Diphylla
Diphylla ecaudata
Diphyllobothrium cordatum
Diphyllobothrium latum
Diphyllobothrium linguloides
Diphyllobothrium mansoni
Diphyllobothrium mansonoides
Dipladenia
Dipladenia boliviensis
Diplazium pycnocarpon
Diplococcus pneumoniae (current term)
Diplogonoporus
Diplopterygium
Diplopterygium longissimum
Diplotaxis
Diplotaxis erucoides
Diplotaxis muralis
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Dipodidae
Dipodomys ordi
Dipodomys phillipsii
Dipogon
Dipogon lignosus
Dipper
Dippers

Literary usage of Diplococcus pneumoniae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"Diplococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus pyogenes albus, i case. ... Result : Diplococcus pneumoniae i case. Lung and pleuritic exudation lobular ..."

2. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"Dr. Welch described the morphology and behavior in culture media of the diplococcus pneumoniae. He had found that a convenient way of staining the capsules ..."

3. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1898)
"In ten cases of empyema occurring in the course of influenza Netter demonstrated the streptococcus seven times and the diplococcus pneumoniae three times. ..."

4. Manual of bacteriology by Robert Muir (1906)
"Of these organisms the diplococcus pneumoniae was by far the most frequent. ... The diplococcus pneumoniae and the streptococcus pneumoniae both gave ..."

5. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Baer H, Preiser A. Type 3 Diplococcus pneumoniae in laboratory rats. Can J Comp Med 1969; 33:113-117. 17. Ford TM. An outbreak of pneumonia in laboratory ..."

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