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diplococcus

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dip·lo·coc·cus  (dpl-kks)
n. pl. dip·lo·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)
Any of various paired spherical bacteria, including those of the genus Diplococcus, some of which are pathogenic.
diplo·coccal (-kkl), diplo·coccic (-kksk, -kkk) adj.
diplococcus [ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒkəs]
n pl -cocci [-ˈkɒksaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of various spherical Gram-positive bacteria that occur in pairs, esp any of the genus Diplococcus, such as D. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia: family Lactobacillaceae
diplococcal , diplococcic [ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk -ˈkɒkɪk] adj
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Noun1.diplococcus - Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
genus Diplococcus - a genus of bacteria
Diplococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcus - bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans


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This child was shown to have a gram-negative Diplococcus infection by microscopic analysis of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample.
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Nevertheless, the organisms Diplococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are generally thought to be the primary causative agents of infection of the respiratory mucosa in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dysfunction (COPD).
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Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative diplococcus, can cause a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations including acute meningitis, meningococcemia, occult bacteremia, meningoencephalitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, dermatitis-arthritis syndrome, and urethritis (1).
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