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  1. coccobacillusnoun

    a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus

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  1. coccobacillusnoun

    any bacillus that has a short oval shape

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  1. Coccobacillus

    A coccobacillus (plural coccobacilli), or bacilluscocco, is a type of bacterium with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical bacteria) and bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria). Coccobacilli, then, are very short rods which may be mistaken for cocci.Haemophilus influenzae, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Chlamydia trachomatis are coccobacilli. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative coccobacillus prevalent in subgingival plaques. Acinetobacter strains may grow on solid media as coccobacilli. Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus responsible for causing whooping cough. Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, is also coccobacillus.Coxiella burnetii is also a coccobacillus. Bacteria from the genus Brucella are medically important coccobacilli that cause brucellosis. Haemophilus ducreyi, another medically important Gram-negative coccobacillus, is observed in sexually transmitted disease, chancroid, of Third World countries.

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  1. coccobacillus

    A coccobacillus is a type of bacteria that has an elliptical, oval, or rod shape, with a morphology that is intermediate between a coccus (round) and a bacillus (rod). These bacteria are gram-negative and can occur singularly, in pairs, or in short chains. Some species can cause diseases in humans.

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  1. Coccobacillus

    A coccobacillus is a type of bacterium with a shape that is intermediate between cocci and bacilli. Coccobacilli are therefore in essence very short rods which may be mistaken for cocci. Haemophilus influenzae, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Chlamydia trachomatis are coccobacilli. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a gram-negative coccobacillus that is prevalent in subgingival plaques. Acinetobacter strains may grow on solid media as coccobacilli. Bordetella pertussis is a gram-negative coccobacillus responsible for causing whooping cough. Coxiella burnetti is also a coccobacillus. Bacteria from the Brucellae genus are medically important coccobacilli that cause brucellosis. Haemophilus ducreyi is another medically important gram-negative coccobacillus and is observed in sexually transmitted disease, chancroid, of third-world countries.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coccobacillus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coccobacillus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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