staphylococcus

staphylococcus

See also: Staphylococcus

English

a scanning electron micrograph of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Etymology

New Latin, from staphylo- +‎ -coccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/, /ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs/

Noun

staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)

1. 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

• staph
• staphylococcal
• staphylococcin

Related terms

• coccus

Translations

bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus

Catalan: estafilococ m Chinese: Mandarin: 葡萄球菌 (zh) (pútao qiújūn) Finnish: stafylokokki French: staphylocoque (fr) Galician: estafilococo (gl) m Italian: stafilococco (it) m Japanese: 葡萄球菌 (ぶどうきゅうきん, budōkyūkin) Korean: 포도상구균(葡萄狀球菌) (ko) (podosanggugyun) Polish: gronkowiec m Russian: стафилоко́кк (ru) m (stafilokókk) Spanish: estafilococo (es) m Swedish: stafylokock (sv) c Tagalog: estapilokoko

References

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