family Micrococcaceae

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family Micrococcaceae - spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytesMicrococcaceaebacteria family - a family of bacteriadivision Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagellagenus Micrococcus, Micrococcus - type genus of the family Micrococcaceaegenus Staphylococcus - includes many pathogenic species