genus staphylococcus

English Thesaurus

1. includes many pathogenic species (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bacteria genus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	staph, staphylococci, staphylococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family micrococcaceae, micrococcaceae,
definition	:	spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes (noun.animal)