NOUN | animal | Micrococcaceae, family Micrococcaceae | spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment |
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Meaning | Spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes. | |
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Synonym | family Micrococcaceae | |
Member of | division Eubacteria | one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella |
Members | Micrococcus, genus Micrococcus | type genus of the family Micrococcaceae |
genus Staphylococcus | Includes many pathogenic species | |
Broader | bacteria family | A family of bacteria |
Spanish | micrococcáceas | |
Catalan | micrococcàcies |
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