MeSH definition : 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.;
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.
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