staphylococcus

See also: Staphylococcus

English

Etymology

staphylo (Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ)) + coccus

Noun

Wikispecies staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)

  1. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections

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