coccobacillus

coccobacillus
A short, thick bacterial rod of the shape of an oval or slightly elongated coccus. [G. kokkos, berry]

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Coccobacillus n syn of PASTEURELLA

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n.
a rod-shaped bacterium (bacillus) that is so small that it resembles a spherical bacterium (coccus). Examples of such bacteria are Bacteroides and Brucella.

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coc·co·ba·cil·lus (kok″o-bə-silґəs) pl. coccobacilґli. An oval bacterial cell intermediate between the coccus and bacillus forms.

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