Is Micrococcus a Word?

noun, plural mi·cro·coc·ci [mahy-kruh-kok-sahy, -see]. any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic. ...

What does micrococcus mean?

: a small spherical bacterium especially : any of a genus (Micrococcus) of gram-positive chiefly harmless bacteria that typically occur in irregular clusters.

What diseases does micrococcus cause?

Micrococci have occasionally been reported as the cause of pneumonia, meningitis associated with ventricular shunts, septic arthritis, bacteremia, peritonitis, endophthalmitis, CR-BSI and endocarditis.