Crossword clues for diplococcus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
n. (context microbiology English) A coccus that typically occurs in groups of two
WordNet
n. gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
[also: diplococci (pl)]
Wikipedia
A diplococcus (plural diplococci) is a round bacterium (a coccus) that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. Examples of gram-negative diplococci are Neisseria sp., Haemophilus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Acinetobacter, and Brucella. Examples of gram-positive diplococci would be Streptococcus pneumoniae and enterococcus.
The word diplococcus is derived from "diplo", meaning double, and "coccus", meaning berry (referring to its spherical, ovoid, and generally round shape).
In former times, a bacterial genus Diplococcus was recognized, but it is not used anymore.
Usage examples of "diplococcus".
Doelen has a little laboratory on the top floor and there it is: diplococcus intracellularis fine and large.
No doubt Doelen chloroformed her and put her to bed and gave her a dose of diplococcus intracellularis.
And included in the injection given to each citizen was a fraction of a very interesting formula which produces immunity to diplococci in a quite new fashion.
We have had practically no diplococci infections in our country for years back.
Wolf, watching a naked child defecate on a pile of garbage, recalled reading a city Health Services report - quickly suppressed by the mayor's office - that found the number of colonies of pathogenic micro-organisms like diplococcus, staph, amoeba and salmonella per cubic metre here to be completely off the measurement scale.