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Staphylococcaceae

Medical Definition: Family of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria, in the order Bacillales. Genera include Gemella, Macrococcus, Salinicoccus, and STAPHYLOCOCCUS.
Also Called: Gemella
Staphylococcaceae Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Staphylococcus - 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 membranes of warm-blooded animals. Some species are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals.

Staphylococcaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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