Micrococcaceae

Micrococcaceae definition - medical

Mi·cro·coc·ca·ce·ae (mīˌkrō-kŏ-kāˈsē-ē)

noun
A family of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-positive spherical cells that occur singly or in pairs, tetrads, irregular masses, or chains, and that include free-living, saprophytic, parasitic, and pathogenic species.

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