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Definition of Diplococcus
1. Noun. Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs.
Group relationships: Genus Diplococcus
Specialized synonyms: Diplococcus Pneumoniae, Pneumococcus
Definition of Diplococcus
1. n. A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus.
Definition of Diplococcus
1. Noun. (microbiology) A coccus that typically occurs in groups of two ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diplococcus
1. [n -COCCI]
Medical Definition of Diplococcus
1. Bacterial strain in which two spherical cells (cocci) are joined to form a pair like a dumb bell or figure of eight. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diplococcus
Literary usage of Diplococcus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1907)
"CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIOLOGY OF diplococcus INTRACELLULARIS. ... In a small number
of instances only did I isolate the diplococcus 1 The laboratory ..."
2. Pathogenic microorganisms by William Hallock Park (1920)
"THE diplococcus OF PNEUMONIA. THE diplococcus of pneumonia was observed in 1880
almost simultaneously by Sternberg and Pasteur in the blood of rabbits ..."
3. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1905)
"The diplococcus of Pneumonia. THE diplococcus of pneumonia was observed in 1880
almost simultaneously by Sternberg and Pasteur in the blood of rabbits ..."
4. A Text-book of Bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser (1910)
"Cultivation of this diplococcus, now usually spoken of as gonococcus, ...
The gonococcus is usually seen in the diplococcus form, the pairs being ..."
5. The Indian Policy of the United States on the Southwestern Frontier, 1830 by Joseph Abner Hill, Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser (1914)
"Cultivation of this diplococcus, now usually spoken of as gonococcus, ...
The gonococcus is usually seen in the diplococcus form, the pairs being ..."
6. 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 ..."
7. Nervous and Mental Diseases by Archibald Church, Frederick Peterson (1919)
"Exposure to the sun and the use of stimulants will be found especially detrimental.
VARIETIES OF LEPTOMENINGITIS. The diplococcus Variety of Meningitis. ..."
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