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Meaning of "micrococcus" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MICROCOCCUS

ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒkəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROCOCCUS

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Micrococcus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MICROCOCCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Micrococcus

Micrococcus is a genus of bacteria in the Micrococcaceae family. Micrococcus occurs in a wide range of environments, including water, dust, and soil. Micrococci have Gram-positive spherical cells ranging from about 0.5 to 3 micrometers in diameter and typically appear in tetrads. They are catalase positive, oxidase positive, indole negative and citrate negative. Micrococcus has a substantial cell wall, which may comprise as much as 50% of the cell mass. The genome of Micrococcus is rich in guanine and cytosine, typically exhibiting 65 to 75% GC-content. Micrococci often carry plasmids that provide the organism with useful traits.

Definition of micrococcus in the English dictionary

The definition of micrococcus in the dictionary is any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus: family Micrococcaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROCOCCUS

coccous · coccus · cryptococcus · diplococcus · echinococcus · eleutherococcus · enterococcus · floccus · gonococcus · meningococcus · pneumococcus · staphylococcus · streptococcus

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROCOCCUS

microclimatically · microclimatologic · microclimatological · microclimatologist · microclimatology · microcline · micrococcal · micrococci · microcode · microcomponent · microcomputer · microcomputing · microcopies · microcopy · microcosm · microcosmic · microcosmic salt · microcosmical · microcosmically · microcosmos

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROCOCCUS

abacus · autofocus · caucus · circus · Copernicus · crocus · Damascus · depth of focus · discus · ficus · hibiscus · hocus · hocus-pocus · hortus siccus · locus · mucus · out-of-focus · rhoncus · Spartacus · succus

Synonyms and antonyms of micrococcus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «micrococcus» into 25 languages

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The translations of micrococcus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «micrococcus» in English.
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1,325 millions of speakers
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micrococcus
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hi

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micrococcus
380 millions of speakers
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ميكروكوكس
280 millions of speakers
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микрококк
278 millions of speakers
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micrococcus
270 millions of speakers
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micrococcus
260 millions of speakers
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micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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ミクロコッカス
130 millions of speakers
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마이크로 코커스
85 millions of speakers
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
75 millions of speakers
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मायक्रोोकोकस
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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micrococcus
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micrococcus
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Micrococcus
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROCOCCUS»

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Micrococcus—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2012 ...
Introduction Micrococcus—Advances in Research and Treatment / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyF'aperTM that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Micrococcus in a compact format. Autonomous University ...
‎2012
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The Student's Medical Dictionary: Including All the Words ...
Micrococcus morbillosus. Syn., Streptococcus morbillosus. Micrococcus na- salis, Hack. Found in the nasopharyngeal space. aer. , mot., nliqf., npg. Micrococcus nitrificans, Van Tieghem. Found in water, aer., npg. Micrococcus, II, of Fischel.
George Milbry Gould, 1904
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An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied ...
Micrococcus exposed to air. ae'r., c/zg. (verdigris green), 12 g. Abbreviations— c221:=aérobic. anae'r.=anaérobic. clz,g.=chromogenic. facanaér.=facultative anaerobic. liqfi=liquefao tive. mouom. = monomorphic. mot. = motile. ulzqf.
George Milbry Gould, 1903
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Technical Bulletin ...
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Cultures Culture Studied. No. 33 34 35 30 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 4.', 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 50 00 01 02 03 64 65 00 07 OS 69 70 71 Table IX (concluded) . Micrococcus .
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1906
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Annual report of the Department of Agriculture for the year ...
Cultures Culture Studied. Table IX (concluded). Name. Micrococcus lactis varians ? Micrococcus lactis varians f Micrococcus laciis rugosus? Micrococcus lactis varians? Micrococcus lactis albidus? Micrococcus lactis albust Micrococcus lactis  ...
‎1914
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Technical bulletin
Table IX (concluded). Cultures Culture Studied. No. Society No. Name. 33 Micrococcus . . . .21 1 .2323532 Micrococcus lactis variansT 34 Micrococcus ... . 211 .2323533 Micrococcus lactis variansT 35 Micrococcus ... .211 .2323032 ...
‎1910
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Table IX (concluded). Name. Micrococcus lactis variansf Micrococcus lactis variansf Micrococcus laciis rugosusf Micrococcus lactis variansf Micrococcus lactis albidusf Micrococcus lactis albusf ...
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1914
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Annual Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Cultures Studied. Culture No. 33 34 35 36 37 38 30 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 4n 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 5!) 60 61 62 63 61 65 66 07 68 (ill 70 71 Table IX (concluded). Micrococcus .
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914
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Report
Micrococcus lactis varians? Micrococcus lactis varianst Micrococcus laciis rugosus? Micrococcus lactis varianst Micrococcus lactis albidusf Micrococcus lactis albus? Micrococcus lactis gigast Micrococcus lactis acidi Micrococcus lactis aureus ...
New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture, 1914
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Annual report of the Board of Control of the New York ...
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Culture* Culture Studied. No. 33 34 35 36 37 3S 39 40 41 42 43 4 t 45 46 47 48 411 50 51 52 53 54 55 58 57 58 5 !» 00 61 62 03 0 4 05 06 07 OS 0(1 70 71 Table IX {concluded). Micrococcus .
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROCOCCUS»

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After glow: The best after-sun products
It's designed to prevent breakouts and blackheads, while micrococcus lysate helps to minimise the visible effects of free-radical damage such ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Cleaning Your Cleanroom: How to Choose the Right Chemicals
For example, when compared to other microorganisms, enveloped viruses and vegetative bacteria such as Staphylococcus and Micrococcus, ... «Laboratory Equipment, Jul 15»
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Evaluation of phytochemical content, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and …
MIC against Micrococcus luteus and Escherichia coli had no value, showing no antibacterial activity of any of the fractions. The activity against ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Microbes in the Weight Room
Corynebacterium, Micrococcus and Kocuria were frequently identified as was Staphylococcus, the genus of MRSA (although it wasn't identified ... «Popular Science, Jun 15»
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Regular hand washing can slash the prevalence of worm infections …
Some of the microbes growing on them were identified as Bacillus sp, Staphylococcus sp. and Serratia sp. or Micrococcus sp., by her which she ... «Biotechin.Asia, Jun 15»
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Culturing the critters on an 8-year-old's hand
This will grow the normal flora on the hand like Staph., Micrococcus, etc. Take the plate out and let it incubate/set out with the lid on at room ... «Boing Boing, Jun 15»
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Citizen Scientists Send Microbes Into Space
Discover Magazine: Micrococcus yunnanensis, collected from a dictionary at the Discover Magazine offices. Best Tipoff: the microbial ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
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New data indicates that most microbes behave similarly on Earth …
... after a San Antonio Spurs game. Discover Magazine: Micrococcus yunnanensis, collected from a dictionary at theDiscover Magazine offices. «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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Results for microbes collected by citizen scientists and grown on the …
Discover Magazine: Micrococcus yunnanensis, collected from a dictionary at theDiscover Magazine offices. Best Tipoff: the microbial competitor ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
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CIIMS lab develops better meningitis test
Pseudomonas, streptococcus, micrococcus, staphylococcus, acinetobacter, neisseria, hemophilus genus members and enterobacteriaceae ... «Times of India, May 15»
REFERENCE
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