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Also Known As	cocci

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staphylococcus streptococcus sarcina tetrad diplococcus bacteria Gram-negative bacterium rickettsia campylobacter Gram-positive bacterium nitrogen-fixing bacteria sulfur bacterium gliding bacterium eubacterium budding bacterium nitrifying bacterium