sarcina

[ sahr-suh-nuh ]

noun,plural sar·ci·nas, sar·ci·nae [sahr-suh-nee]. /ˈsɑr səˌni/. Bacteriology.
  1. any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.

Origin of sarcina

1
1835–45; <New Latin, Latin: bundle

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