Tetracoccus


tet·ra·coc·cus

, pl.

tet·ra·coc·ci

(tet'ră-kok'ŭs, -kok'sī), An old term describing a spheric bacterium that divides in two planes and characteristically forms groups of four cells. [tetra- + G. kokkos, berry]

Tetracoccus

A prokaryote genus name with no current standing in prokaryotic nomenclature.

Tetracoccus

(te″tră-kok′ŭs) [ tetra- + coccus] A genus of micrococcus in the Rhodobacteraceae family. It forms groups of four spherical bacteria by dividing in two planes.