spherical bacteria; coccus
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coccus; spherical bacterium
Technical term in microbiology referring to bacteria that are spherical or nearly spherical in shape. Common types include diplococci, streptococci, and staphylococci.
Qiú球
jūn菌
shì是
xì细
jūn菌
zhōng中
xíng形
tài态
zuì最
wéi为
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
yī一
lèi类
。
Cocci are the simplest morphological class of bacteria.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fèi肺
yán炎
shì是
yóu由
fèi肺
yán炎
qiú球
jūn菌
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
This pneumonia is caused by pneumococci.
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Liàn链
qiú球
jūn菌
cháng常
cháng常
pái排
liè列
chéng成
liàn链
zhuàng状
。
Streptococci often arrange themselves in chains.
Pú葡
táo萄
qiú球
jūn菌
zài在
xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
xià下
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
yī一
chuàn串
pú葡
táo萄
。
Staphylococci look like a bunch of grapes under a microscope.