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See also: Staphylococcus
English
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from staphylo- + -coccus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)
- A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
- 2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 127:
- This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus
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References
[edit]Staphylococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Staphylococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Staphylococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons