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coccus

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coc·cus  (kks)
n. pl. coc·ci (kks, kk)
1. A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.
2. Botany A division containing a single seed that splits apart from a many-lobed fruit.
[New Latin, from Greek kokkos, grain, seed.]
coccal (kkl) adj.
coccus  (kks)
Plural cocci (kks, kk)
Any of various bacteria having a round or ovoid form such as streptococcus or staphylococcus, usually grouped in chains.
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Noun1.coccuscoccus - any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
cocci
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
staph, staphylococci, staphylococcus - spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections


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The microscopic analysis by Jim Mattoon, director of the biotechnology center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, found it covered with a bunch of bacteria, most of the coccus type.
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In the plates with agarose in distilled water, there was no indirect inhibition, but slight direct inhibition was observed at the anode for the gram-negative rods and at the cathode for a gram-positive coccus.
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