cocci

American

[kok-sahy, -see] / ˈkɒk saɪ, -si /

noun

plural of coccus.
coccidioidomycosis.

cocci British

/ ˈkɒksaɪ /

noun

the plural of coccus

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Microbiology - High School

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These were the real experts in cocci, the patient told Azar.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

Coccidioides, the fungus that causes cocci, thrives in rain-soaked soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2022

Note that bacterial shape is not phylum-dependent; bacteria within a phylum may be cocci, rod-shaped, or spiral.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Part a: The micrograph shows ball-shaped cocci about 0.9 microns long.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Carpels which separate one from another in this manner are called cocci.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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