coccobacillus

Definitions of coccobacillus
  1. noun
    a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
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    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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