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coccobacillus

/ˌkɒk.əʊ.bəˈsɪl.əs/

Traduction: Nom désignant une cellule bactérienne dont la forme est intermédiaire entre celle d'un coque et d'un bacille, apparaissant généralement comme un très court bâtonnet.

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/ˌkɒk.əʊ.bəˈsɪl.əs/C2formalscientific
  • frNom désignant une cellule bactérienne dont la forme est intermédiaire entre celle d'un coque et d'un bacille, apparaissant généralement comme un très court bâtonnet.

A noun referring to a bacterial cell that is intermediate in shape between a coccus and a bacillus, typically appearing as a very short rod.

  1. Bacterial morphologyC2formalmedical

    A bacterial cell that is intermediate in shape between a coccus (spherical) and a bacillus (rod-shaped); a very short rod-shaped bacterium.

    frCoccobacille

    • The laboratory identified the pathogen as a Gram-negative coccobacillus.
    • Some species of Haemophilus are classic examples of coccobacilli.
    • Under the microscope, the coccobacillus appeared as short, oval cells.
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  • coccobacilli plural form
  • coccobacilli's possessive plural form
  • coccobacillus's possessive singular form