Medical Dictionary

myxococcus

noun myxo·coc·cus \-ˈkäk-əs\

Medical Definition of MYXOCOCCUS

1
capitalized :  a genus of myxobacteria in which the rod-shaped vegetative cells are transformed into ovoid to spherical spores
2
plural myxo·coc·ci \-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī\ :  any myxobacterium of the genus Myxococcus

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