Type of bacteria with round cells and may be in groups, bunches or long chains. They do not produce spores and may cause food poisoning.<\/p>\n
A spherical-shaped bacterium.<\/p>\n
A bacterium shaped like a ball.<\/p>\n
A bacterium of spherical shape (from the Greek kokkos\u2014a berry).<\/p>\n
Cocci, round or generally round bacterium.<\/p>\n
A bacterial type that is spherical or ovoid. When cocci appear singly, they are designated micrococci; in pairs, diplococci; in clusters like bunches of grapes, staphylococci; in chains, streptococci; in cubical packets of eight, sarcinae. Many are pathogenic, causing such diseases as strep throat, erysipelas, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis, and puerperal fever.<\/p>\n
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Type of bacteria with round cells and may be in groups, bunches or long chains. They do not produce spores and may cause food poisoning. A spherical-shaped bacterium. A bacterium shaped like a ball. A bacterium of spherical shape (from the Greek kokkos\u2014a berry). Cocci, round or generally round bacterium. A bacterial type that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\n