Medical Dictionary
peptococcus
noun pep·to·coc·cus \ˌpep-tə-ˈkäk-əs\
Medical Definition of PEPTOCOCCUS
1
capitalized : a genus of anaerobic gram-positive coccal bacteria that do not form spores and are now considered to comprise a single species (P. niger)
2
plural pep·to·coc·ci \-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī\ : any bacterium of the genus Peptococcus
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