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Definition of Micrococcus
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Micrococcaceae.
Generic synonyms: Bacteria Genus
Group relationships: Family Micrococcaceae, Micrococcaceae
Definition of Micrococcus
1. n. 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.
Definition of Micrococcus
1. Noun. (biology) Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus ''Micrococcus'', that are wide-ranging and harmless ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Micrococcus
1. [n -COCCI]
Medical Definition of Micrococcus
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Origin: NL. See Micro-, and Coccus.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micrococcus
Literary usage of Micrococcus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Bacteriology by George Miller Sternberg (1892)
"C. Do not grow in nutrient gelatin at the room temperature : micrococcus ... D.
Biological characters not determined : micrococcus pyogenes tenuis (4). ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"An epidemic of grippe in a children's ward was found to be due to micrococcus
catarrhalis, which was often and repeatedly grown in pure cultures from the ..."
3. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1905)
"In 1887 Weichselbaum discovered another micrococcus in the exudate of cerebrospinal
meningitis in six cases, two of which were not complicated by pneumonia. ..."
4. The Principles of Bacteriology: A Practical Manual for Students and Physicians by Alexander Crever Abbott (1921)
"micrococcus AUREUS (ROSENBACH), MIGULA, 1900. ... Micro- coccus pyogenes aureus,
Migula, 1895; micrococcus pyogenes, Lehmann and Neumann, 1896. ..."
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