Micrococcus

[mi″kro-kok´us]

a genus of gram-positive bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae, usually found in soil, water, dust, or dairy products.

micrococcus

[mi″kro-kok´us] (Gr.)

1. any organism of the genus Micrococcus.

2. a very small, spherical microorganism.

Micrococcus

(mī'krō-kok'kŭs),

A genus of bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) containing gram-positive, spheric cells that occur in irregular masses. Some species are motile or produce motile mutants. These organisms are saprophytic, facultatively parasitic, or parasitic but are not truly pathogenic. The type species is Micrococcus luteus. It is the type genus of the family Micrococcaceae.

[micro- + G. kokkos, berry]

mi·cro·coc·cus

, pl.

mi·cro·coc·ci

(mī'krō-kok'kŭs, -kok'sī),

A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Micrococcus.

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micrococcus

(mī′krō-kŏk′əs)

n. pl. micro·cocci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)

Any of various spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria of the genus Micrococcus that are usually nonmotile and occur in pairs, tetrads, or irregular clusters.

mi′cro·coc′cal (-kŏk′əl) adj.

Mi·cro·coc·cus

(mī'krō-kok'ŭs)

A bacterial genus of Micrococcaceae containing gram-positive, spheric cells that occur in irregular masses, never in packets. Some species are motile or produce motile mutants. These organisms are saprophytic, facultatively parasitic, or parasitic but are not truly pathogenic. The type species is M. luteus.

[micro- + G. kokkos, berry]

mi·cro·coc·cus

, pl. micrococci (mī'krō-kok'ŭs, -si)

A vernacular usage for any member of the genus Micrococcus.

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Antimicrobial activity of the representative strains Strain Antimicrobial activity number Salmonella enterica Escherichia coli Micrococcus luteus ATCC [43971.sup.T] ATCC [11775.sup.T] ATCC [4698.sup.T] ZZU 50 ++ +++ +++ ZZU 64 + + ++ ZZU 170 + + + ZZU 203 +++ +++ +++ ZZU 204 ++ +++ ++++ ZZU 205 + ++ + ZZU 223 + +++ + ZZU 273 ++ +++ +++ ZZU 274 +++ ++ +++ ZZU 278 +++ +++ +++ ZZU 283 +++ + +++ ZZU 299 +++ + +++ Table 5.

Identification and antimicrobial activity detection of lactic acid bacteria isolated from corn stover silage

Kocuria includes microorganisms that previously belonged to the genus Micrococcus (Stackenbrant et al.

Bacterial contamination of automotive fuels in a tropical region: the case of Costa Rica

Micrococcus luteus endocarditis: case report and review of the literature.

Kytococcus schroeteri endocarditis

The most frequent results were Staphylococcus, Micrococcus. Subclinical mastitis incidence was very low and was demonstrated by total negativity of 95.4% for all samples.

Parametros de calidad y generos bacterianos mas frecuentes en leche cruda de bufala en el municipio Mara, Estado Zulia

Urinary infection caused by Micrococcus subgroup 3.

CHARACTERISATION OF COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI (CoNS) ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

The analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence of fifteen isolates revealed the presence of other bacterial genera such as Staphylococcus, Serratia, Microbacterium, Kluyvera, Arthrobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Exiguobacterium, Micrococcus, Klebsiella, Massilia, Erwinia, Brevibacterium halotolerans, and Uncultured bacterium (table 1).

Characterization of epiphytic bacterial communities from Phoenix dactylifera growth in south east of Algeria and the effect of climatic changes on their biodiversity

The symbiotic bacteria HRM1 and HS1 antibiotic sensitivity was investigated in comparison with Xenorhabdus nematophilus and Xenorhabdus bovinii that are used as standard positive control against the pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus sp., Micrococcus luteus, Micrococcus sp., Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacillus cereus and Paenibacillus sp.

Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Two Bacteria, Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. akhurstii HRM1 and HS1 Isolated from Two Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Heterorhabditis indica RM1 and Heterorhabditis sp. S1

Group 2 is Gram-positive bacilli(n108), this included Staphylococcus,Streptococcus,Enterococcus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumilus, Fusobacterium and Micrococcus. Table-1 shows the frequency of the isolates in the different sources.

Heavy Metal and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from the Environment of Swine Farms

rSLZ activity was measured using Micrococcus lysodeikticus as substrate at a concentration of 0.25 mg/mL and recording the change in percent transmittance at 450 nm with time in a double beam UV-visible light spectrophotometer (Parry et al., 1965).

Expression, purification, and characteristic of Tibetan sheep breast lysozyme using Pichia pastoris expression system

4 2,6 Staphylococcus spp.+ Gram negativa 2 1,3 Micrococcus sp.

Mastitis etiology of sub-clinical and its influence on quality of milk microbiological zone of Mata Alagoana/Etiologia da mastite sub-clinica e sua influencia na qualidade microbiologica do leite na zona da Mata Alagoana

These isolated strain belong to genus Pseudomonas, Cupriavidus, Planococcus, Marinococcus, Sporosarcina, Bacillus, Enterococcus and Micrococcus.

CARBOFURAN DEGRADING BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF PUNJAB AS POTENTILA BIOREMEDIATOR OF AGRICULTURAL SOIL