Translingual

Proper noun

Staphylococcus m

1. 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

• staph
• staphylococcal

See also

• MRSA
• VRSA

English

Noun

Wikispecies staphylococcus ‎(plural staphylococci)

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

Related terms

• coccus

Derived terms

• staph
• staphylococcal

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