DIPLOCOCCUS


Meaning of DIPLOCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural dip·lo·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē, -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē)

Etymology: New Latin, genus name

Date: circa 1881

: any of various encapsulated bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus ) but are now all assigned to other genera

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