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Staphylococcus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Staphylococcus : (noun)
1: spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form
irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or
infections [syn: staphylococci, staph]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 Staphylococcus family is
Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus are the main culprit in hospital-acquired infections, and cause thousands of deaths every year.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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