Mesh term Staphylococcus
Browse to parent terms:Staphylococcaceae
Description
A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, coccoid bacteria. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs, and in tetrads and characteristically divide in more than one plane to form irregular clusters. Natural populations of Staphylococcus are found on the skin and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. Some species are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals.Browse to child terms:
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus capitis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Staphylococcus hominis
Staphylococcus hyicus
Staphylococcus intermedius
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website
