- genus Staphylococcus
- nounincludes many pathogenic species• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Micrococcaceae, ↑family Micrococcaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑staphylococcus, ↑staphylococci, ↑staph
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genus Staphylococcus
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staphylococcus — [staf΄ə lō käk′əs] n. pl. staphylococci [staf΄ə lōkäk′sī΄] [ModL: see STAPHYLO & COCCUS] any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of spherical, Gram positive bacteria that generally occur in irregular clusters or short chains: the pathogenic species (esp … English World dictionary
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Staphylococcus aureus — Scanning electron micrograph of S. aureus, 20,000 times enlargement, false color added Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria … Wikipedia
Staphylococcus — A group of bacteria that cause a multitude of diseases. Under a microscope, Staphylococcus bacteria are round and bunched together. They can cause illness directly by infection, or indirectly through products they make, such as the toxins… … Medical dictionary
Staphylococcus epidermidis — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Staphylococcus epidermidis/epidermis image width = 240px image caption = Scanning electron image of S. epidermidis . regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Cocci ordo = Bacillales familia =… … Wikipedia
Staphylococcus xylosus — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Staphylococcus xylosus regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Cocci ordo = Bacillales familia = Staphylococcaceae genus = Staphylococcus species = S. xylosus binomial = Staphylococcus xylosus binomial… … Wikipedia
Staphylococcus haemolyticus — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Staphylococcus haemolyticus regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli order = Bacillales familia = Staphylococcaceae genus = Staphylococcus species = S. haemolyticus binomial = Staphylococcus… … Wikipedia
Staphylococcus pettenkoferi — Taxobox name = Staphylococcus pettenkoferi regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli ordo = Bacillales familia = Staphylococcaceae genus = Staphylococcus species = Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Staphylococcus pettenkoferi (honouring… … Wikipedia
staphylococcus — staphylococcal /staf euh leuh kok euhl/, staphylococcic /staf euh leuh kok sik/, adj. /staf euh leuh kok euhs/, n., pl. staphylococci / kok suy/. Bacteriol. any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs,… … Universalium
Staphylococcus caprae — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Staphylococcus caprae regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli ordo = Bacillales familia = Staphylococcaceae genus = Staphylococcus species = S. caprae binomial = Staphylococcus caprae binomial… … Wikipedia
