Staphylococcus

See also: staphylococcus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “a bunch of grapes”) + -o- + coccus.

Proper noun

Staphylococcus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – the staphylococcus bacteria.

Hypernyms

(genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Firmicutes - phylum; Bacilli - class; Bacillales - order; Staphylococcaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Staphylococcus aureus - selected species. For other species see Staphylococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

See also

MRSA
VRSA

Further reading

Staphylococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Staphylococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Staphylococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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