Gram-positive cocci, non-motile, facultative anaerobe, grows in clumps like grapes; causative agent of staph food poisoning, skin infections and toxic shock syndrome (Lecture: The Gram-Positive Cocci: Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, 3/7/02)
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterial species found on nasal mucous membranes and the skin (hair follicles). S. aureus causes pneumonia, endocarditis, and other infections, as well as food poisoning; it is also a main cause of infections in burn patients.
Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria responsible for Staphylococcal foodborne intoxication. Staphylococci are in the air, sewage, water, milk products and on food preparation surfaces and equipment. Animals and many healthy humans harbor the bacteria in their nasal passages, throats, skin and hair. Any food requiring substantial handling to prepare is often associated with Staphylococcus aureus.
a major human pathogen that commonly causes nosocomial and community-acquired infections
A bacteria that overgrows on the skin of people with atopic eczema and can lead to eczema flares and skin infections.
Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and peritoneum of warmblooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.
a species of staphylococcus responsible for abscesses, endocarditis, impetigo, osteomyelitis, pneumonia and septicaemia.
S. aureus): A gram-positive bacterial which grows in colonies that look like grapes; most S. aureus are sensitive to methicillin, cephalosporins, nafcillin and oxacillin.
Staphylococcus aureus, the most common cause of staph infections, is a spherical bacterium, frequently living on the skin or in the nose of a healthy person, that can cause a range of illnesses from minor skin infections (such as pimples, boils, and cellulitis) and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, Toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and septicemia. Abbreviated to S. aureus or Staph aureus in medical literature, S. aureus should not be confused with the similarly named (and also medically relevant) species of the genus Streptococcus.