Meaning of ovococcus | Babel Free
Definitions
An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“This review⟳ summarizes recent advances in understanding the mechanisms and regulation of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis that result⟳ in ellipsoid-shaped, ovococcus Streptococcus cells.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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