Staphylococcus

See also: staphylococcus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “a bunch of grapes”) + -o- + coccus.

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
• staphylococcin

See also

• MRSA
• VRSA

References

• Staphylococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Staphylococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Staphylococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons