Look up: Staphylococcus

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   staphylococcus
   [n] - spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies
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   Staphylococcus
   A type of bacteria.
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   Staphylococcus
   Staphylococcus: A group of bacteria that cause a multitude of diseases. Under a microscope, Staphylococcus bacteria are round and bunched together. They can cause illness directly by infection, or indirectly through products they make, such as the toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. The best known member of the Staphyloc ...
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   staphylococcus
   a bacterial genus in the family Micrococcaceae Category: Medicine
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   Staphylococcus
   Genus of non-motile Gram positive bacteria that are found in clusters, and that produce important exotoxins (see Table E2). Staphylococcus aureus ( S. pyogenes ) is pyogenic, an opportunistic pathogen, and responsible for a range of infections. It has protein A on the surface of the cell wall. Coagulase production correlates with virulence: hyaluronidase, lipase, and staphylokinase are released in addition to the toxins.
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   Staphylococcus
   <bacteria> Genus of nonmotile gram-positive bacteria that are found in clusters and that produce important exotoxins. Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus pyogenes) is pyogenic, an opportunistic pathogen and responsible for a range of infections including severe sepsis, pneumonia, endocarditis and soft tissue infections. It has protein A on ...
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   staphylococcus
   staphylococci noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
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   Staphylococcus
   `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.
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   Staphylococcus
   (staf″ә-lo-kok´әs) a genus of gram-positive bacteria made up of spherical microorganisms, usually in grapelike clusters; they are constantly present on the skin and in the upper respiratory tract and are the most common cause of localized suppurating infections. Species that cause disease in huma...
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    staphylococcus
    (staf″ә-lo-kok´әs) any organism of the genus Staphylococcus. adj., staphylococ´cal, staphylococ´cic., adj.
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    staphylococcus
    group of spherical bacteria, the best known species of which are universally present in great numbers on the mucous membranes and skin of humans and ... [12 related articles]
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    Staphylococcus
    Staphylococcus (staf' uh loh KOK uhs) 1. A genus of Gram-positive spherical nonmotile bacteria. 2. A group of bacteria that cause a multitude of diseases. They are facultative anaerobes (those which can grow without oxygen) and do not form spores. Many species are parasites or pathogens of animals and some cause wound infections, abscesses, and ...
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    Staphylococcus
    A genus of nonmotile, nonspore-forming, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) containing Gram-positive, spherical cells, 0.5–1.5 m in diameter, which divide in more than one plane to form irregular clusters. These organisms are chemoorganotrophic, and their metabolism is respiratory and fermentative. Under anaerob...
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    staphylococcus
    A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Staphylococcus.
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    Staphylococcus
    A type of bacteria that may cause various types of infections of the skin or in any organ of the body.
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    staphylococcus
    staphylococcus (stăf"ulukok'us) , any of the pathogenic bacteria, parasitic to humans, that belong to the genus Staphylococcus. The spherical bacterial cells (cocci) typically occur in irregular clusters [Gr. staphyle=bunch of grapes]. The term staphylococcus is also sometimes used loo...
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