STAPHYLOCOCCUS


Meaning of STAPHYLOCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural staph·y·lo·coc·ci -ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē; -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes + New Latin -coccus

Date: 1887

: any of a genus ( Staphylococcus ) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)

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