micrococcus
/mahy-kruh-kok-uhs/US // ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒk əs //UK // (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒkəs) //
微球菌,小球菌,微球藻,微细胞
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural mi·cro·coc·ci [mahy-kruh-kok-sahy, -see]. /ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒk saɪ, -si/. Bacteriology.
- : any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
Examples
The bacteria were chiefly staphylococci, rarely the pneumococcus or the micrococcus catarrhalis.
Cocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.
This germ is closely related to Conn's micrococcus of bitter milk.
It is caused by minute bacteria (Micrococcus melitensis) and is a very infectious but not usually contagious disease.
A specific micro-organism, the Micrococcus melitensis, was discovered in 1887, and it was traced to the milk of the Maltese goats.
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