different between coccus vs staphylococcus

coccus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kókkos, grain, seed)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?k??k?s]

Noun

coccus (plural cocci)

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

Derived terms

  • -coccus
  • -cocci

See also

  • Oxycoccus

Translations

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staphylococcus

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (staphul?, cluster of grapes) + -coccus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?stæf?l??k?k?s/

Noun

staphylococcus (plural staphylococci)

  1. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections

Derived terms

  • staph
  • staphylococcal
  • staphylococcin

Related terms

  • coccus

Translations

References

  • staphylococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • staphylococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • staphylococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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