Definition of micrococcus in English:
micrococcus
nounPlural micrococci ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈkɒkəsˌmaɪkroʊˈkɑkəs
A spherical bacterium found on dead or decaying organic matter.
Family Micrococcaceae of Gram-positive non-motile bacteria, in particular the genera Micrococcus and Staphylococcus
Example sentencesExamples
- The Staph. aureus were differentiated from micrococci with the help of Baird-Parker's classification 7.
- The only organisms isolated were diphtheroids, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and micrococci.
- Besides anthrax research, he focused on several other projects, including wound infections and micrococci in septicemic animals (later identified as streptococci and staphylococci).
- The majority of flora isolated were gram-positive cocci, including coagulase-negative staphylococci and micrococci, present in all positive cultures.
- Spirochetes live in our gums; staphylococci, micrococci, and a small yeast from the genus Pityrosporon clothe our hides.
Derivatives
adjective
The spt6-140 mutation alters transcription and chromatin in our inverted repeats, as determined by Northern and micrococcal nuclease sensitivity analyses, respectively.
Example sentencesExamples
- To further study the basis for these changes in chromatin organization, we used micrococcal nuclease digestion to determine the arrangement of nucleosomes in this region.
- Intact nucleosomal structure was verified by micrococcal nuclease digestion.
- DNA was digested to mononucleotides with micrococcal nuclease and spleen phosphodiesterase at 37°C for 3.5 h.
- Chromatin was digested with 0, 20, and 30 units/ml of micrococcal nuclease.
Definition of micrococcus in US English:
micrococcus
nounˌmīkrōˈkäkəsˌmaɪkroʊˈkɑkəs
A spherical bacterium that is typically found on dead or decaying organic matter. Nonpathogenic forms are found on human and animal skin.
Family Micrococcaceae of Gram-positive nonmotile bacteria, in particular the genera Micrococcus and Staphylococcus
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides anthrax research, he focused on several other projects, including wound infections and micrococci in septicemic animals (later identified as streptococci and staphylococci).
- The only organisms isolated were diphtheroids, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and micrococci.
- The majority of flora isolated were gram-positive cocci, including coagulase-negative staphylococci and micrococci, present in all positive cultures.
- The Staph. aureus were differentiated from micrococci with the help of Baird-Parker's classification 7.
- Spirochetes live in our gums; staphylococci, micrococci, and a small yeast from the genus Pityrosporon clothe our hides.