Micrococcus (redirected from micrococcal)

Micrococcus /Mi·cro·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) a genus of gram-positive bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) found in soil, water, etc.

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micrococcus /mi·cro·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. micrococ´ci  

1. an organism of the genus Micrococcus.

2. a very small spherical microorganism.

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Micrococcus

n.

A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs, or in irregular masses and are saprophytic or parasitic but not pathogenic.

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mi·cro·coc·cus (mkr-kks)

n. pl. mi·cro·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)

A bacterium of the genus Micrococcus.

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micro·coccal (-kkl) adj.

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Micrococcus

a genus of gram-positive coccoid bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae found in soil, water, etc.

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micrococcus

pl. micrococci [Gr.] any organism of the genus Micrococcus.