/ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌstrɛptəˈkɑkaɪ/.streptococcusn.
/strɛptəˈkɒkəs/, U.S. /strɛptəˈkɑkəs//ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌstrɛptəˈkɑkaɪ/. Bacteriology.attributive.1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 636 Streptococcus infection.1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Jan. 142 No streptococcus colonies were found.
A form of bacterial organism in which the cocci are arranged in chains or chaplets.
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the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [noun] > types of
vibrio1850
micrococcus1870
microzyme1870
Spirillum1875
mycothrix1876
leptothrix1877
Spirochaete1877
streptococcus1877
Actinomyces1879
frogspawn1880
schizophyte1880
schizomycetes1881
gonococcus1882
saprophile1882
vibrion1882
coccus1883
diplococcus1883
streptobacteria1883
Clostridium1884
actinomycetes1885
pneumococcus1885
macrococcus1887
staphylococcus1887
iron bacterium1888
Proteus1888
ferrobacterium1890
meningococcus1890
rhizobium1890
sulphobacteria1890
nitrobacterium1891
Streptothrix1891
sulphur bacterium1891
myxobacter1892
Myxococcus1892
tetracoccus1893
coli1894
Pasteurella1895
pyrotoxin1895
Gaertner1897
purple bacterium1897
myxobacterium1898
pseudomonas1899
thiobacteria1900
treponema1908
corynebacterium1909
mycobacterium1909
Salmonella1913
Neisseria1915
botulinum1916
rickettsia1916
leptospira1918
acetobacter1920
Brucella1920
pseudomonad1921
strep1927
enterobacterium1929
opportunist1937
eubacterium1939
agrobacterium1942
persister1944
Moraxella1948
enteric1956
streptomycete1956
leptospire1957
transformant1957
lysogen1958
listeria1961
C. difficile1962
yersinia1967
Campylobacter1971
cyanobacterium1973
coryneform1976
eubacterium1977
legionella1979
acetogen1982
C. diff.1990
acidophilous1996
1877 tr. T. Billroth Lect. Surg. Pathol. & Therapeutics I. 137 These streptococci are sometimes moving ones.
1877 tr. T. Billroth Lect. Surg. Pathol. & Therapeutics I. 138 In a state of absolute rest the streptococcus may form long threads running parallel with the surface.
1891 G. S. Woodhead Bacteria & their Products 31 Chain-cocci or strepto-cocci.
Derivatives
streptococcal adj. /strɛptəˈkɒkəl/ pertaining to or produced by streptococcus.
/strɛptəˈkɒkəl/ pertaining to or produced by streptococcus.ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [adjective] > types of
vibrionic1850
vibrioid1864
micrococcal1881
gonococcal1888
pneumococcic1891
spirillar1891
pneumococcal1895
pneumococcous1897
streptococcal1897
streptococcic1897
paratyphoid1898
schizomycetic1898
amphitrichous1900
lophotrichous1900
staphylococcal1900
streptococcous1902
streptothricial1903
staphylococcic1904
rhizobial1906
meningococcal1907
meningococcic1907
clostridial1909
botulinum1910
coccoid1912
treponemal1913
Salmonella1916
leptospiral1924
neisserian1925
rickettsial1925
coccal1928
amphitrichate1929
botulinal1939
eubacterial1946
myxococcal1946
coryneform1952
neisserial1955
myxobacterial1957
listerial1961
listeric1961
cyanobacterial1974
1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 Mar. 655 It was important for surgeons to distinguish between streptococcal peritonitis..and peritonitis due to the colon bacillus.
streptococcic adj. /strɛptəˈkɒksɪk/
/strɛptəˈkɒksɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [adjective] > types of
vibrionic1850
vibrioid1864
micrococcal1881
gonococcal1888
pneumococcic1891
spirillar1891
pneumococcal1895
pneumococcous1897
streptococcal1897
streptococcic1897
paratyphoid1898
schizomycetic1898
amphitrichous1900
lophotrichous1900
staphylococcal1900
streptococcous1902
streptothricial1903
staphylococcic1904
rhizobial1906
meningococcal1907
meningococcic1907
clostridial1909
botulinum1910
coccoid1912
treponemal1913
Salmonella1916
leptospiral1924
neisserian1925
rickettsial1925
coccal1928
amphitrichate1929
botulinal1939
eubacterial1946
myxococcal1946
coryneform1952
neisserial1955
myxobacterial1957
listerial1961
listeric1961
cyanobacterial1974
1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. 9 90 The streptococcic cases are very dangerous.
streptococcous adj. /strɛptəˈkɒkəs/
/strɛptəˈkɒkəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [adjective] > types of
vibrionic1850
vibrioid1864
micrococcal1881
gonococcal1888
pneumococcic1891
spirillar1891
pneumococcal1895
pneumococcous1897
streptococcal1897
streptococcic1897
paratyphoid1898
schizomycetic1898
amphitrichous1900
lophotrichous1900
staphylococcal1900
streptococcous1902
streptothricial1903
staphylococcic1904
rhizobial1906
meningococcal1907
meningococcic1907
clostridial1909
botulinum1910
coccoid1912
treponemal1913
Salmonella1916
leptospiral1924
neisserian1925
rickettsial1925
coccal1928
amphitrichate1929
botulinal1939
eubacterial1946
myxococcal1946
coryneform1952
neisserial1955
myxobacterial1957
listerial1961
listeric1961
cyanobacterial1974
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 558/1 The statement..is in direct contradiction to all our knowledge of the behaviour of the blood in streptococcous infections.
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