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MICROCOCCUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- micrococcus
1, record 1, English, micrococcus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of gram-positive, catalase-positive, strictly aerobic cocci of the micrococcaceae; species occur as saprophytes and as parasites of animals, including man. 2, record 1, English, - micrococcus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Medical bacteriologists often reserve the name staphylococcus for the potentially pathogenic Gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci, and use micrococcus for the saprophytes and commensals. This may be convenient but it is a practice to be avoided; the distinction between staphylococci and micrococci should be made (if at all) on scientific grounds, such as differences in the characters of the organisms, rather than on hypothetical pathogenicity or otherwise. 3, record 1, English, - micrococcus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plural: micrococci. 4, record 1, English, - micrococcus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microcoque
1, record 1, French, microcoque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- micrococcus 2, record 1, French, micrococcus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bactérie de forme ronde, non ciliée et immobile, Gram positif, proche de staphylococcus. 2, record 1, French, - microcoque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- micrococo
1, record 1, Spanish, micrococo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- micrococcus 1, record 2, English, micrococcus
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- microcoque
1, record 2, French, microcoque
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- microco
1, record 2, Spanish, microco
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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