Staphylococcus aureus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Bacillales |
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Prokaryota |
Familia: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species: Staphylococcus aureus
Subspecies: Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius - Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus
Name
[edit]Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach, 1884
Infections
[edit]The most harmful of the numerous common staphylococcal bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus. These gram-positive, sphere-shaped (coccal) bacteria can cause pneumonia, heart valve infections, and bone infections and may be resistant to treatment with some medicines (see image How Bacteria Shape Up). They frequently cause skin infections.
References
[edit]- Staphylococcus aureus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- LPSN: Staphylococcus
- F. J. Rosenbach: Microorganismen bei den Wund-Infections-Krankheiten des Menschen. J. F. Bergmann, Wiesbaden, 1884, pp. 1-122.
Vernacular names
[edit]- català: Estafilococ daurat
- dansk: Gule stafylokokker
- English: Golden staph
- español: Estafilococo dorado
- français: Staphylocoque doré
- italiano: Stafilococco aureo
- 日本語: 黄色ブドウ球菌
- polski: Gronkowiec złocisty
- 中文: 金黃色葡萄球菌