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coccobacillus

DEFINITIONS OF: coccobacillus

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n a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus

Types:
Brucella
an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
Type of:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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