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Webster 1913 Edition
Micrococcus
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Miˊcro-coc′cus
,Noun.
pl.
Micrococci
(#)
. (Biol.)
A genus of
Spherobacteria
, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus
), all without the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus
. ☞ Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; chromogenic, characterized by their power of forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those connected with disease.