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coccobacillus
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coc·co·ba·cil·lus  (kk-b-sls)
n. pl. coc·co·ba·cil·li (-sl)
A bacillus that is short and oval in shape.

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Noun1.coccobacillus - a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
Brucella - an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella


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A Gram stain of these colonies identified gramvariable, pleomorphic coccobacilli that were negative for catalase, oxidase, urease, and citrate, and did not produce indole or reduce nitrate.
In some patients, gram-negative bacilli, gram-positive bacilli, and pleomorphic (variable shape) gram-positive coccobacilli were also seen.
6) All work with gram-negative or gram-variable small rods or coccobacilli isolated from tissues, blood, bone marrow, bone, or synovial fluid exudates should be carried out in a biosafety cabinet until Brucella has been ruled out.
 
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