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coccobacillus [¦kä·kō·ba′sil·əs] (microbiology) A short, thick, oval bacillus, midway between the coccus and the bacillus in appearance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To the Editor: Moraxella osloensis is an aerobic, gram-negative, lactose-nonfermenting coccobacillus. 7 mm), aerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus that exists in vivo as a facultative intracellular pathogen. In 2 published outbreaks, the Brucella isolate resisted decoloration and appeared as a gram-positive or gram-variable coccobacillus and thus was misidentified as micrococcus or a coryneform bacillus (14,29). |
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