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Diplococcus

A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus.

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Bacteria 76% connected

See Bacterium.

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Bacterium 76% connected

A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic in…

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Pneumococcus 76% connected

A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease.

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