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coccus

Spherical bacterium. Many species have characteristic arrangements that are useful in identification. Pairs of cocci are called diplococci; rows or chains, streptococci (see streptococcus); grapelike clusters, staphylococci (see staphylococcus); packets of eight or more cells, sarcinae; and groups of four cells in a square arrangement, tetrads. These characteristic groupings occur as a result of variations in the reproduction process.

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Mate searching in the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)
Jan 01, 2005; Key words. Dactylopius coccus, sex pheromone, chemical communication, Opuntia ficus indica Abstract. Dactylopius coccus is a...
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Direction of dispersion of cochineal (Dactylopius coccus Costa) within the Americas.
Mar 01, 2001; Introduction Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus Costa; Hemiptera: Dactylopidae) is a sessile parasitic insect living on cladodes of...
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coccus
Jan 01, 2004; coccus (pl. cocci) Any spherical bacterium. Cocci may occur singly, in pairs, in groups of four or more, in cubical packets, in...
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Dactylopius coccus
Jan 01, 1999; Dactylopius coccus See COCHINEAL .
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cocci
Jan 01, 1988; Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 coc|ci (kk'si) pl. of coccus Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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