MICROCOCCUS (micrococci)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: micrococci   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Micrococcus mean? 

• MICROCOCCUS (noun)
  The noun MICROCOCCUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Micrococcaceae

  Familiarity information: MICROCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROCOCCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Micrococcaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Micrococcus; Micrococcus

Hypernyms ("Micrococcus" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Holonyms ("Micrococcus" is a member of...):

family Micrococcaceae; Micrococcaceae (spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes)

 Context examples 

Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Micrococcus genus level.

(Micrococcus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genera dermacoccus and micrococcus, among others.

(Dermacoccaceae, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Micrococcus lylae.

(Micrococcus lylae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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.

(Micrococcaceae, NCI Thesaurus)