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n. - A spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacterium of a certain genus, usually occurring in irregular clusters

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Usage examples (23)
  • Micrococcus intracellularis meningitidis (Meningococcus).
  • (Cocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.) (b) Streaming movement.
  • There's not a Micrococcus in the garden where they play;
  • What are the cultural characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Micrococcus luteus?
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