Tetracoccus
(redirected from Tetracoccinae)tet·ra·coc·cus
, pl.tet·ra·coc·ci
(tet'ră-kok'ŭs, -kok'sī),An old term describing a spheric bacterium that divides in two planes and characteristically forms groups of four cells.
[tetra- + G. kokkos, berry]
Tetracoccus
A prokaryote genus name with no current standing in prokaryotic nomenclature.Tetracoccus
(te″tră-kok′ŭs) [ tetra- + coccus]A genus of micrococcus in the Rhodobacteraceae family. It forms groups of four spherical bacteria by dividing in two planes.