Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Micrococcaceae
  1. 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
    - family Micrococcaceae

Type of: bacteria family

Part of: division Eubacteria

Encyclopedia: Micrococcaceae