Diplococcus /Dip·lo·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) former name for a genus of bacteria of the tribe Streptococceae. D. pneumo´niae is now called Streptococcus pneumoniae.
diplococcus /dip·lo·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. diplococ´ci
diplococcus
diplococcus /dip·lo·coc·cus/ (-kok´us) pl. diplococ´ci
1. any of the spherical, lanceolate, or coffee-bean–shaped bacteria occurring usually in pairs as a result of incomplete separation after cell division in a single plane.
2. an organism of the genus Diplococcus.
Dip·lo·coc·cus (d p l -k k  s)n. A genus of gram-positive anaerobic encapsulated fermenting bacteria having a somewhat elongated spherical shape. |
| dip·lo·coc·cus (dpl-kks) n. pl. dip·lo·coc·ci (-k ks , -kk) Any of various paired spherical bacteria, including those of the genus Diplococcus, some of which are pathogenic. dip lo·coccal (-kkl), diplo·coccic (-kksk, -kkk) adj. |
diplococcus
[dip′lōkok′əs] pl, diplococci
Etymology: Gk, diploos, double, kokkos, berry
1 n, a member of the Coccaceae family that occurs in pairs because of incomplete cell division. Diplococci are often found as parasites or saprophytes.
2 adj, describing bacteria of the Coccaceae family, which occur as pairs of cocci. Examples include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrheae, and N. meningitidis.
Diplococcus
former name for a genus of bacteria (tribe Streptococcaceae). The species have been assigned other names. See streptococcuspneumoniae.
diplococcus
pl. diplococci. Any of the spherical bacteria occurring usually in pairs as a result of incomplete separation after cell division in a single plane.
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