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In 1928, while experimenting with common staphylococcal bacteria, Fleming spotted a ring of mold in a petri dish he had left by an open window while he was off on vacation.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Ji, G., Beavis, R. C. & Novick, R. P. Cell density control of staphylococcal virulence mediated by an octapeptide pheromone.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

For this reason, staphylococcal disease has been a constant problem in the hospital environment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The estate could grow even bigger if malpractice is proved in a current investigation of his death�attributed to shock resulting from staphylococcal septicemia. pneumonitis and bone-marrow depression�particularly in California, where the tall damage claims grow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Diagnosis.—Before the stage of cold abscess is reached, the localised swelling is to be differentiated from a gumma, from chronic forms of staphylococcal osteomyelitis, from enlarged bursa or ganglion, from sub-periosteal lipoma, and from sarcoma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis