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ovococcus

ovococcus noun: an ellipsoid-shaped bacterium.

Noun

ovococcus (plural ovococci)

  1. An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium
    • The architecture in Gram-positive cocci and ovococci is largely uncharacterised, In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) of purified sacculi of three species of ovococcus was combined with biochemical analysis and super resolution fluorescence microscopy.2012, Richard Wheeler, Peptidoglycan architecture and dynamics in Gram-positive bacteria (thesis, University of Sheffield)
    • According to the authors of recent research from Bloomington, Indiana, “The connection between peptidoglycan remodeling and cell division is poorly understood in ellipsoid-shaped ovococcus bacteria, such as the human respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae.2012, Streptococcal Infections—Advances in Research and Treatment, →ISBN

Forms of ovococcus

pluralovococci

Origin of ovococcus

From ovo- + -coccus; cf. ovoid (“oval; egg-shaped”).

Questions about ovococcus

What does ovococcus mean?
Ovococcus means an ellipsoid-shaped bacterium.
What part of speech is ovococcus?
Ovococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of ovococcus?
The plural of ovococcus is ovococci.

Words near ovococcus in the dictionary

  1. ovocleidin
  2. ovocleidins
  3. ovococcal
  4. ovococci
  5. ovococcoid
  6. ovococcus
  7. ovocylindrical
  8. ovocyte
  9. ovocytes
  10. ovoflavin
  11. ovoflavins

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