sarcina

microbiology
Also known as: sarcinae

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coccus

  • In coccus

    …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 in bacteria. See also Staphylococcus; Streptococcus.

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