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2024
staphyloxanthin
staphyloxanthin
English
Culture of
Staphylococcus aureus
, showing the characteristic golden pigment.
Noun
staphyloxanthin
(
uncountable
)
A
carotenoid
pigment
produced by some
strains
of
Staphylococcus aureus
, which acts as a virulence factor.
Etymology
staphylo-
+
xanthin
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