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lactococcal

lactococcal adjective: relating to bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.

Adjective

lactococcal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.
    • In addition, several studies have focused on characterizing the structure and function of lactococcal phage baseplates, as these tail-tip structures possess the receptor-binding proteins that determine the specific recognition of and initial interactions with their particular host(s) [15 –25 ].2015 July 6, “Structure and Assembly of TP901-1 Virion Unveiled by Mutagenesis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lactococcal

Lactococcus + -al

Questions about lactococcal

What does lactococcal mean?
Lactococcal means relating to bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.
What part of speech is lactococcal?
Lactococcal is an adjective.

Words near lactococcal in the dictionary

  1. lactocerebroside
  2. lactocerebrosides
  3. lactochrome
  4. lactocin
  5. lactocins
  6. lactococcal
  7. lactococci
  8. lactococcin
  9. lactococcins
  10. lactococcosis
  11. lactococcus

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