floccose

[flok´ōs]

wooly; said of bacterial growth composed of short, curved chains variously oriented.

floc·cose

(flok'ōs),

In bacteriology, applied to a growth of short, curving filaments or chains closely but irregularly disposed.

[L. floccus, a flock of wool]

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floccose

adjective Having a fluffy or woolly appearance.

floc·cose

(flok'ōs)

bacteriology Describes a growth of short, curving filaments or chains closely but irregularly disposed.

[L. floccus, a flock of wool]

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floccose

(of plant structures) covered in small hairs giving a down-like appearance.

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References in periodicals archive

Moreover, the F16 strain morphology characteristics were noticed on PDA at 25degC after 7 days which were: colony diameters 13-16 mm, center low, deep, radially sulcate, dense, floccose, margin narrow, entire; mycelium white, exudate absent (Fig.

Isolation and Characterization of Medicinally Important Marine Penicillium Isolates

The colonies were bluish green in color with velvety and floccose and reverse side of the colony is yellow to brown.

Isolation and Identification of Storage Fungi from Citrus Sampled from Major Growing areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Branchlets of second year rough, and lower surface of leaves with ferrugineous, somewhat floccose hairs indicate the influence of A.

Arbutus bicolor (Ericaceae, Arbuteae), a new species from Mexico

proliferatum produced white to light pinkish floccose aerial mycelium on PDA with an average growth rate of 0.8 cm/day.

Characterization of Fusarium proliferatum through Species Specific Primers and its Virulence on Rice Seeds

In most cases, the central area is convex-shaped and accumulated and floccose and in some others the central areas are depressed.

Study on the sensitivity level of some pistachio cultivars of Khorasan-e-Razavi province to Aspergillus flavus

Leaves alternate; subsessile; blades elliptic to ovate, threeveined, margin entire to minutely dentate, glabrescent to glabrous above, floccose to dense-arachnoid beneath.

The subfamily Mutisioideae (Asteraceae)

Isolation of PL: Growth of colony on PDA plate formed a basal felt with floccose aerial mycelium giving rise to conidiophores.

Isolation of Indigenous Strains of Paecilomyces lilacinus with Antagonistic Activity against Meloidogyne incognita

triangular, soft, pilose to densely floccose, persistent, 50-80 mm long.

The genus Cycas (Cycadaceae) in Vietnam