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Pneumococcus vs Meningococcus - What's the difference?

pneumococcus | meningococcus |

As nouns the difference between pneumococcus and meningococcus

is that pneumococcus is a gram-positive bacterium, streptococcus pneumoniae , that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases while meningococcus is a pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.

pneumococcus

English

Noun

(pneumococci)
  • A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae , that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

    • Related terms

    * coccus

    Derived terms

    *pneumococcal

    meningococcus

    English

    Noun

    (meningococci)
  • A pathogenic bacterium, , that causes cerebrospinal meningitis

    • Derived terms

    *meningococcal

    Related terms

    * coccus