Cocci

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Different organizational types of cocci: (a) chain cocci, (b) diplococci, (c) tetrads, (d) packet cocci, (e) heap cocci
Diplococci (here pneumococci ) in the scanning electron microscope (picture colored)

Cocci (from ancient Greek κόκκος kókkos , German 'core, grain' ) are spherical bacteria ( called Coccobacteria by Theodor Billroth ). They can appear completely round or slightly elongated to ovoid in shape. The scientific spelling of the name of the bacteria is "Coccus".

If the cells do not separate after division , organizational patterns arise, depending on the division level, which can be typical for certain species. One distinguishes

However, several types of bacteria also have multiple division patterns, such as Lactococcus lactis , whose cells occur as pairs (diplococci) and short chains (streptococci).

Individual evidence

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