Bacterium
micrococcus Audio
mi·cro·coc·cus [ mahy-kruh-kok-uhs ]
Subclass of:
Micrococcaceae
Etymology:
Greek mikros = small + kokkos = berry
Definitions related to micrococcus:
  • A genus of gram-positive, spherical bacteria found in soils and fresh water, and frequently on the skin of man and other animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A genus of spherical, Gram-positive bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Micrococcus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of gram positive, spherical bacteria found in soils and fresh water, and frequently on the skin of man and other animals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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