micrococcus

Questions

What does micrococcus mean?

Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.

Where does micrococcus come from?

From micro- + -coccus.

How to pronounce micrococcus

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