staphylococcus

See also: Staphylococcus

English

a scanning electron micrograph of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “cluster of grapes”) + coccus

Noun

staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections

Derived terms

Related terms

coccus

Translations

bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus

Catalan: estafilococ m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 葡萄球菌 (zh) (pútao qiújūn)
Finnish: stafylokokki
Italian: stafilococco (it) m
Japanese: 葡萄球菌 (ぶどうきゅうきん, budōkyūkin)

Korean: 포도상구균 (ko) (podosanggugyun) (葡萄狀球菌)
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

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