Staphylococci

n. type of spherical bacteria

Staphylococcus (in Greek staphyle means bunch of grapes and coccos means granule) is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope they appear round (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters.The Staphylococcus genus includes thirty-one species. Most are completely harmless, and reside normally on the skin and mucous membranes of humans and other organisms. Found worldwide, they are a small component of soil microbial flora.
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Noun
1. spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
(synonym) staphylococcus, staph
(hypernym) coccus, cocci
(member-holonym) genus Staphylococcus

Noun
1. spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
(synonym) staphylococci, staph
(hypernym) coccus, cocci
(member-holonym) genus Staphylococcus

staphylococci /,stæfilə'kɔkəs/
danh từ ((như) staphylococci) khuẩn cầu chùm, khuẩn tụ cầu
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