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Diplococcus
UK
/ˌdɪpləˈkɒkəs/
US
/ˌdɪpləˈkɑkəs/
Translation of "diplococcus" into Russian
diplococcus
Noun
UK
/ˌdɪpləˈkɒkəs/
US
/ˌdɪpləˈkɑkəs/
diplococcus
diplococci pl
The scientist observed the diplococcus under the microscope.
Учёный наблюдал диплококк под микроскопом.
Definitions
diplococcus
Noun
UK
/ˌdɪpləˈkɒkəs/
US
/ˌdɪpləˈkɑkəs/
A type of bacterium that occurs in pairs of spherical cells.
The laboratory identified the presence of diplococcus in the patient's throat culture.
Any bacterium formerly classified in the genus Diplococcus, now typically assigned to genera such as Streptococcus or Neisseria, characterized by its paired, spherical morphology.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative diplococcus responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.