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What is herptitis bacteria in group H strep?--Miguelferig (talk) 17:58, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What more can we know about the bacteriophages in regards to streptococcus --Dmancao7 (talk) 20:40, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article is very focused on the medical aspect and various pathogenic species and their effects. I think the cultural and commercial importance of the thermophilus species is worth mentioning; it's very widely used in the production of cheeses and yogurt. ZLump (talk) 14:57, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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That was an error caused by an automated bot edit. The issue has been addressed by an editor in the meantime. YuniToumei (talk) 19:27, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology (κόκκος)

@Iztwoz: I've made a series of edits relating to κόκκος today to remove suggestions that the word means 'sphere' in ancient Greek. It seems from the references that it primarily means kernel/seed (like that of a fruit) with a secondary meaning (among others) referring to a gall-like insect, Kermes, harvested for its red color in dyes. You reverted the edit to this article as unhelpful, and I wanted some clarification. Is this kind of info undue for inclusion (leaning to WP:TRIVIA?) or otherwise incomplete in some way? Thanks ⇌ Synpath 17:00, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Synpath the usual meaning given is for sphere, spherical particularly for the coccus bacterial shape the addition of Kermes insect is not at all relevant and reads like an aka. The insect is a parasite of the oak tree Quercus coccifera, coccifera - berry bearing and berries are usually spherical. Also meanings are already covered later on most of the pages.--Iztwoz (talk) 17:09, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My main issue is that the word κόκκος doesn't seem to mean 'sphere' when checking references, see ^[1] and ^[2]. I'm no expert though and the abbreviations and jargon in those passages are a little mysterious to me.

To be clear, I understand that the references are not referring to berries, but the mature female insects that are berry-like (image). Though I'm tending to agreement that mentioning the insect is extraneous. ⇌ Synpath 18:40, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is not trivia. Staphylococcus gives the kernel derivation, as does, I think Coconut. Graham Beards (talk) 17:11, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ Beekes, Robert; van Beek, Lucien (2010). Lubotsky, Alexander (ed.). Etymological Dictionary Of Greek. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 733. ISBN 978 90 04 17418 4.
^ κόκκος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

[1] Beekes, Robert; van Beek, Lucien (2010). Lubotsky, Alexander (ed.). Etymological Dictionary Of Greek. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 733. ISBN 978 90 04 17418 4.

[2] κόκκος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

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