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How to pronounce staphylococci in English?

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Synonyms staph, staphylococcus
Type of cocci, coccus

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Lysostaphin is a staphylococcal enzyme that melts the cell walls of other staphylococci.
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Twort discovered the action of bacteriophages on staphylococci bacteria.
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Staphylococci are bacteria found in humans, animals and in our surrounding environment.
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The toxins produced by staphylococci are also known as superantigens.
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By 1927, Fleming was investigating the properties of staphylococci.
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For example, similar BOX fingerprints of staphylococci were identified on nearly all sampling sites.
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Before leaving, he had stacked all his cultures of staphylococci on a bench in a corner of his laboratory.
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Infection by pyogenic bacteria such as staphylococci is characteristic of this kind of inflammation.
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Richard Gallo and his coworkers found a mechanism by which staphylococci bacteria inhibit skin inflammation.
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  • Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
  • (staphylococcal) of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria; "a staphylococcal infection"
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  • A type of bacteria that cause various infections. Staphylococcus aureus is commonly present on the skin and mucous membranes, especially those of the nose and mouth; it can cause pus-containing lesions such as boils, carbuncles and abscesses. ...
  • Toxin produced by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus; often found in custard or cream-filled baked goods, ham, poultry, eggs, potato salad, cream sauces, sandwich fillings.
  • Found naturally on the skin. It may also cause infections in patients whose immune system has been compromised.
  • 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. ...
  • Any of several spherical bacteria of the genus staphylococcus occurring pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which can be pathogenic for man.
  • Staphylococci are gram-positive bacteria found as part of the normal flora of most individuals. S. aureus is the causative agent of many infections, including toxic shock syndrome (TSS), staphylococcal food poisoning, impetigo, and furuncles (boils). S. ...