The Three Kinds of Micrococci

A dividing micrococcus assumes the exact appearance of a diplococcus during the transition stage of the fission. With the exception of several well-marked species of diplococci, this form is somewhat arbitrary. The third kind of microCoccus is that formed by a number of elements in a twisted chain named streptococcus. This form is produced by cells dividing in one axis, and remaining in contact with each other. It occurs in a number of different species, or what are supposed by many authorities to be different species, owing to their different effects.