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genus Staphylococcus

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Noun1.genus Staphylococcus - includes many pathogenic species
bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria
family Micrococcaceae, Micrococcaceae - spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes
staph, staphylococci, staphylococcus - spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections


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Currently, the genus Staphylococcus is divided into 36 species and 21 subspecies.
Sequencing and staphylococci identification by Harmsen, Dag / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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