StaphWordNet Explorer

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noun

spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

Words in this synset: staphylococcus, staphylococci
noun

any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria

noun

includes many pathogenic species

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