staphylococci
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- noun
- /ˌstæfɪləˈkɑːkaɪ/
- Specialized
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estafilococos
- In the meat, the staphylococci component was largest in Abattoir D and smallest in Abattoir C.
- coagulase-negative staphylococci
- airborne staphylococci
- staphylococci counts
Examples
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In findings similar to those of the present study, coagulase-negative staphylococci were the predominant bacteria.
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Less frequently isolated organisms were Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus pyogenes, Peptostreptococcus spp., and coagulase-negative staphylococci (a combined 22% of cases).
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most frequently isolated organisms in our study, as in many other studies.
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The authors make suggestions about the role of the air environment as a vector of staphylococci contamination.
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What is the contribution of staphylococci to the total microbial population of the meat in the deboning room?
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci were found in 22 of the 48 patients (45.8%).
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Our study is consistent with Hoyt's results, which demonstrated a preponderance of coagulase-negative staphylococci.
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Culture grew 2+ coagulase-negative staphylococci and 1+ multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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Overall, S. aureus was seen in 43.5% of cases, P. aeruginosa in 28.8%, coagulase-negative staphylococci in 7.3%, and Enterobacter species in 3.4%.
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Infected wounds commonly show the presence of staphylococci, leading to complications.
Synonyms
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7.6
A type of bacteria that can cause skin or blood infections and can be hard to treat with antibiotics
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7.9
A kind of bacteria that lives on skin and can cause infections like boils
A group of round bacteria, many of which cause skin infections, pneumonia and food poisoning
Surface Forms
Morphology
staphylococci = staphylococcus (opaque) = staphylo + coccus + i
The plural is formed with a Latin scientific plural '-i' and the components are specialised Greek/Latin combining forms unfamiliar to average learners, so the meaning is not predictable from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Staphylococci comes from Greek parts staphylo- meaning 'bunch of grapes' and -cocci meaning 'round cells', like 'berries'. That's why these bacteria look like grape-like clusters of round cells under a microscope and why some can cause skin or blood infections.