Descriptor in English: | Staphylococcus |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Staphylococcus |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Staphylococcus |
Descriptor in French: | Staphylococcus |
Tree number(s): |
B03.300.390.400.800.750 B03.353.500.750.750 B03.510.100.750.750 B03.510.400.790.750 |
Scope note: | 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. |
Annotation: | infection = STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
DeCS UI: | 13595 |
Descriptor UI: | D013210 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2015/07/01 |
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Staphylococcus
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Concept UI |
M0020430 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Staphylococcus |
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