aureus
Americannoun
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aurei
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of aureus
1600–10; < Latin: literally, golden
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There is no licensed vaccine for staph aureus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The team showed the vaccine also protects against two species of bacteria - Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Vaccines currently in development for Staphylococcus aureus infections, including MRSA, might have the side effect of fighting atopic dermatitis, cellulitis and impetigo — maybe even acne.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
"We wanted to know: Was there a best combination to improve Staph aureus vaccine efficiency, and does the arrangement matter?"
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Remarks.—T. b. howelli most closely resembles T. b. aureus; however, since only one adult specimen of T. b. howelli is known, it is impossible to appraise adequately its characters.
From Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado by Phillip M. Youngman
The purse filled with great aurei seemed to him much easier of acquisition through the aid of Croton.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin
A front tooth is worth 16s., solidi aurei; their loss being a disfigurement; but a back tooth is worth only 8s.
From Roman and the Teuton by Charles Kingsley
Nay! an thy daughter hath so many perfections, thou'lt not purchase her for twenty aurei.
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
"There are scrupula," said he; "when Lygia shall be in my house, thou wilt get the same full of aurei."
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin
The following is an example of a conditional sale: 'If Stichus meets with your approval within a certain time, he shall be purchased by you for so many aurei.'
From The Institutes of Justinian by John Baron Moyle
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