Bacterium
micrococcaceae
Subclass of:
Actinobacteria class; Gram-Positive Cocci
Definitions related to micrococcaceae:
  • A family of bacteria ranging from free living and saprophytic to parasitic and pathogenic forms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic family of Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium, which are found in the air and on the skin, in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genera Arthrobacter, Kocuria, and Micrococcus, among others.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Family of bacteria ranging from free living and saprophytic to parasitic and pathogenic forms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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