Micrococcus /Mi·cro·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) a genus of gram-positive bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) found in soil, water, etc.
micrococcus /mi·cro·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. micrococ´ci
micrococcus /mi·cro·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. micrococ´ci
1. an organism of the genus Micrococcus.
2. a very small spherical microorganism.
| 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. |
mi·cro·coc·cus (m  kr -k k  s)n. pl. mi·cro·coc·ci (-k ks, -kk) A bacterium of the genus Micrococcus. mi cro·coccal (-kkl) adj. |
Micrococcus
a genus of gram-positive coccoid bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae found in soil, water, etc.
micrococcus
pl. micrococci [Gr.] any organism of the genus Micrococcus.
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