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Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus (frae the Greek: σταφυλή, staphylē, "grape" an κόκκος, kókkos, "granule") is a genus o Gram-positive bacteria.
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Staphylococcus | |
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SEM micrograph o S. aureus colonies; note the grape-lik clusterin common tae Staphylococcus species. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Cless: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Faimily: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 |
Species | |
S. arlettae |