Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Cacoepistic

👉 In the context of microbiology, "cacoepic" refers to a specific type of bacterial cell. This term is used in microbiology and genomics to describe a bacterium with a single cation (Ca2+ or Mg2+) ion per cell wall, which is characteristic of certain species of bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). Cacoepic bacteria are often identified by

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