cocci

unregelmäßiger Plural

A plural noun referring to spherical or nearly spherical bacteria, commonly used in microbiology.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv im Plural, das kugelförmige oder nahezu kugelförmige Bakterien bezeichnet, meist in der Mikrobiologie verwendet.

1. Spherical bacteria C1 formal medical

   Any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, often found in clusters or chains.

   • Cocci are a common shape of bacteria, along with bacilli and spirilla.
   • Staphylococci are a type of cocci that can cause skin infections.
   • Under the microscope, the cocci appeared as small, round cells.

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• cocci plural form
• cocci's possessive plural form
• coccus's possessive singular form