Definition of Cocci. Meaning of Cocci. Synonyms of Cocci

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Definition of Cocci

Cocci
Coccus Coc"cus, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See Cochineal.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

Meaning of Cocci from wikipedia

- contrast to many bacilli-shaped bacteria, most cocci bacteria do not have flagella and are non-motile. Cocci is an English loanword of a modern or Neo-Latin...
- with high frequency from all specimen sources. Anaerobic gram-positive cocci such as Peptostreptococcus are the second most frequently recovered anaerobes...
- Curzio Cocci (died 1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Conza (1614–1621). On 3 March 1614, Curzio Cocci was appointed during...
- Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae (Italian: cocci), fragments of broken ancient Roman...
- pneumoniae + cocci Streptococcus constellatus + cocci Prevotella bivia - bacillus Fusobacterium nucleatum + bacillus Enterococcus faecium + cocci Actinomyces...
- Fabritius Cocci (died October, 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1606). On 27 Feb 1606, Fabritius Cocci was...
- Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. It is commonly known as cocci, Valley fever, as well as California fever, desert rheumatism, or San Joaquin...
- primary viral infection with secondary bacterial growth. The most common cocci implicated are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, while...
- Amprolium is the organic compound sold as a coccidiostat used in poultry. It has many International Nonproprietary Names.[clarification needed] The drug...
- listed below here. However, these can broadly be put into three categories: Cocci are usually round or spherical in shape. They can form clusters and are...