Chondrococcus

noun
Chon·​dro·​coc·​cus

Definition of Chondrococcus

: a genus of chiefly soil-inhabiting and dung-inhabiting myxobacteria including one (C. columnaris) causing columnaris disease of trout and salmon

History and Etymology for Chondrococcus

New Latin, from chondr- + -coccus

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