staphylococcus
/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/
noun1
- A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
- This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended. — 2012
forms
staphylococci · staphylococcuses