STAPHYLOCOCCI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does staphylococci mean? 

• STAPHYLOCOCCI (noun)
  The noun STAPHYLOCOCCI has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: STAPHYLOCOCCI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAPHYLOCOCCI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

staph; staphylococci; staphylococcus

Hypernyms ("staphylococci" is a kind of...):

cocci; coccus (any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria)

Holonyms ("staphylococci" is a member of...):

genus Staphylococcus (includes many pathogenic species)

 Context examples 

An antibiotic similar to flucloxacillin used in resistant staphylococci infections.

(Oxacillin Sodium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

With excellent activity against gram-positive staphylococci and streptococci, it is primarily used for treatment of primary and secondary skin disorders, nasal infections, and wound healing.

(Mupirocin, NCI Thesaurus)

Methicillin sodium is active against beta-lactamase producing staphylococci.

(Methicillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Fidaxomicin appears to be active against pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria, such as clostridia, enterococci, and staphylococci, but does not appear to be active against other beneficial intestinal bacteria.

(Fidaxomicin, NCI Thesaurus)