Sarcinan.
/ˈsɑːsɪnə/ Botany.
A genus of schizomycetous fungi or bacteria, forming masses of cells united in fixed numbers, which are found in various animal fluids. Also attributive.
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Monilia1751
torula1833
Sarcina1842
Aspergillus1847
Penicillium1893
chytrid1903
mycete1972
1842 J. Goodsir in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 57 434 These circumstances gave the whole organism the appearance of a wool-pack, or of a soft bundle bound with cord... From these very striking peculiarities of form, I propose for it the generic name of Sarcina.
1842 J. Goodsir in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 57 435 The Sarcinæ were found grouped as it were in colonies, in certain portions of the ropy fluid.
1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 486/1 The sarcinæ occurring in urine are about half the size of those occurring in the stomach, and the aggregations of sarcina cells are also smaller.
1884 E. Klein Micro-org. 39 A group of four (tetrade or sarcinaform) is thereby produced.
1884 E. Klein Micro-org. 43 Small sarcinæ occur on boiled potatoes.
1888 Jrnl. Chem. Ind. 30 June 449/1 Cultivations of sarcina in sterilised beer-wort.
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