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ovococcus en · NOUN

Etymology

From ovo- + -coccus; cf. ovoid (“oval; egg-shaped”).

Meanings

1. An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium
   • According to the authors of recent research from Bloomington, Indiana, “The connection between peptidoglycan remodeling and cell division is poorly understood in ellipsoid-shaped ovococcus bacteria, such as the human respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. 2012, Streptococcal Infections—Advances in Research and Treatment, →ISBN:
   • The architecture in Gram-positive cocci and ovococci is largely uncharacterised, In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) of purified sacculi of three species of ovococcus was combined with biochemical analysis and super resolution fluorescence microscopy. 2012, Richard Wheeler, Peptidoglycan architecture and dynamics in Gram-positive bacteria (thesis, University of Sheffield):
   • This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the mechanisms and regulation of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis that result in ellipsoid-shaped, ovococcus Streptococcus cells. 2013, Mucoproteins—Advances in Research and Application, →ISBN:

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Relateds

ovococcal · ovococcoid