Definition of Micrococci. Meaning of Micrococci. Synonyms of Micrococci

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Definition of Micrococci

Micrococci
Micrococcus Mi`cro*coc"cus, n.; pl. Micrococci. [NL. See Micro-, and Coccus.] (Biol.) A genus of Spherobacteria, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus), all without the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus. Note: Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; chromogenic, characterized by their power of forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those connected with disease.

Meaning of Micrococci from wikipedia

- occurs in a wide range of environments, including water, dust, and soil. Micrococci have Gram-positive spherical cells ranging from about 0.5 to 3 micrometers...
- Tornabene, T. G.; Schleifer, K. H. (1974). "Isolation and Characterization of Micrococci From Human Skin, Including Two New Species: Micrococcus lylae and Micrococcus...
- longer available in the US.[citation needed] It is used to differentiate micrococci and staphylococci.[citation needed] It is believed to work by crosslinking...
- absence of living cells when he noted that many colonies of contaminating micrococci grew up and appeared mucoid, watery or gl****y, and this transformation...
- Ii. Titre and Immunoglobulin class of Antibodies to Staphylococci and Micrococci". Br J Dermatol. 95 (3): 285–93. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb07016...
- PMID 13271314. Baird-Parker, A. C.YR 1963 (1963). "A classification of Micrococci and Staphylococci Based on Physiological and Biochemical Tests". Microbiology...
- Tornabene, T. G.; Schleifer, K. H. (1974). "Isolation and Characterization of Micrococci From Human Skin, Including Two New Species: Micrococcus lylae and Micrococcus...
- likely cause of pneumonia. Friedländer's second communication on the micrococci of pneumonia, which appeared on 15 November 1883, touched off a controversy...
- froth, the organism is said to be 'catalase-positive'. Staphylococci and Micrococci are catalase-positive. Other catalase-positive organisms include Listeria...
- pathologists Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli described intracellular micrococci in cerebrospinal fluid, and in 1887, Anton Wiechselbaum identified the...