staphylococcus

Noun
  1. Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies;
    Some cause boils or septicemia or infections (synset 101382030)
    is a type of: cocci, coccus - any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
    belongs to: genus staphylococcus - includes many pathogenic species
    same as: staph, staphylococci

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