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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

- A coccus (pl.: cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. Bacteria are categorized based on their shapes...
- with high frequency from all specimen sources. Anaerobic gram-positive cocci such as Peptostreptococcus are the second most frequently recovered anaerobes...
- 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...
- 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...
- between cocci (spherical bacteria) and bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria). Coccobacilli, then, are very short rods which may be mistaken for cocci. Haemophilus...
- 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...
- primary viral infection with secondary bacterial growth. The most common cocci implicated are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, while...
- include pairs, tetrads, clusters, chains and palisades. A coccus (plural cocci, from the Latin coccinus (scarlet) and derived from the Gr**** kokkos (berry))...
- pneumoniae + cocci Streptococcus constellatus + cocci Prevotella bivia - bacillus Fusobacterium nucleatum + bacillus Enterococcus faecium + cocci Actinomyces...
- chemical function. The morphology of the organism may be classified as cocci, diplococci, bacilli (also known as "rods"), spiral-shaped or pleomorphic...