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coccusMember of a group of globular bacteria, some of which are harmful to humans. The cocci contain the subgroups streptococci, where the bacteria associate in straight chains, and staphylococci, where the bacteria associate in branched chains. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The microscopic analysis by Jim Mattoon, director of the biotechnology center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, found it covered with a bunch of bacteria, most of the coccus type. In the plates with agarose in distilled water, there was no indirect inhibition, but slight direct inhibition was observed at the anode for the gram-negative rods and at the cathode for a gram-positive coccus. a novel, anaerobic, gram-negative coccus isolated from clinical samples. |
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