Staphylococcus

Staphylococcus, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ), meaning "bunch of grapes", and (kókkos), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes", is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters. Staphylococcus species are facultative anaerobic organisms (capable of growth both aerobically and anaerobically).

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Staphylococcus is a genus of spherical bacteria that form grape-like clusters and can survive with or without oxygen. These Gram-positive bacteria are important to understand because certain species can cause infections in humans, though the context provided does not specify which ones or what diseases they cause.

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Species

staph aureus

Staphylococcus

GENUS

KingdomBacteria
PhylumFirmicutes
ClassBacilli
OrderStaphylococcales
FamilyStaphylococcaceae

Observations71

Observations recorded92,947

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Research

219,655 papers

[Staphylococcus].ReviewNihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2003Hisata K, Hiramatsu K
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology · 2018Natsis NE, Cohen PRDOI: 10.1007/s40257-018-0362-9
Staphylococcus research.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2003Dyke KGHDOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26676-0
[The genus Staphylococcus].ReviewBacteriologia, virusologia, parazitologia, epidemiologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) · 1993Codiţă I
Staphylococcus aureus and related staphylococci in foods: ecology, proliferation, toxinogenesis, control and monitoring.ReviewSociety for Applied Bacteriology symposium series · 1990Mossel DA, van Netten PDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1990.tb01804.x
[Staphylococcus epidermidis: a saprophyte?].ReviewRecenti progressi in medicina · 1976Del Piano M
[Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a unique coagulase-negative staphylococcus].Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica · 2009Cercenado EDOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2009.01.001
Prevention and treatment of Staphylococcus biofilms.ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry · 2008Speziale P, Visai L, Rindi S et al.DOI: 10.2174/092986708786848442

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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Staphylococcus
Commons category: Staphylococcus
LPSN URL: lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/staphylococcus

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Taxonomy
Groups
Notes
Biochemical identification
Coagulase production
Genomics and molecular biology
Host range
Populations at risk for ''Staphylococcus aureus'' infection
Clinical
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The name was coined in 1880 by Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist Alexander Ogston (1844–1929), following the pattern established five years earlier with the naming of Streptococcus. It combines the prefix "staphylo-" (from ), and suffixed by the (from ).