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diplococcus

NOUN
  1. Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs

How To Use diplococcus In A Sentence

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a fastidious Gram-negative diplococcus which closely resembles the related human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis, as well as several commensal species.
  • Chronic period often cannot find clap diplococcus on smear.
  • Other types of bacteria found in milk and cheese include monococcus, diplococcus, tetracoccus, streptococcus, staphilococcus, lactobacillus and bacterial propionicas. Chapter 5
  • The causative organism of gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is a fastidious gram-negative diplococcus, which closely resembles the related human pathogen, Neisseria meningitidis, as well as several commensal species.
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