staphylococcal
- a word derived from staphylococcus.
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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
Cleansers like pHisoHex are credited with checking virulent staphylococcal infections among newborn infants.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Horses and sheep provide blood for scientists anxious to study rabies and staphylococcal infections.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A more severe staphylococcal infection may give rise to a carbuncular swelling with great œdema, and lead to infective phlebitis of the facial vein and general septicæmia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander