staphylococcus

/staf-uh-luh-kok-uhs/US // ˌstæf ə ləˈkɒk əs //UK // (ˌstæfɪləʊˈkɒkəs) //

葡萄球菌,金黄色葡萄球菌,葡萄孢菌,葡萄菌

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plural staph·y·lo·coc·ci [staf-uh-luh-kok-sahy]. /ˌstæf ə ləˈkɒk saɪ/. Bacteriology.
- : any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.

Discharges which have continued for some time are practically always contaminated with the staphylococcus.
The staphylococcus, bacillus of Friedlnder, colon bacillus, and Bacillus pyocyaneus may be met in chronic middle-ear disease.
The bacterial infection was proved by culture from the eyes and nose, usually yielding the staphylococcus.
From the softened parts Mr. Somerville Hastings succeeded in obtaining staphylococcus pyogenes aureus in pure culture.
The administration of staphylococcus vaccine causes only temporary improvement in most instances.