genus staphylococcus

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   includes many pathogenic species

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofMicrococcaceae

Questions about genus staphylococcus

What does genus staphylococcus mean?

genus staphylococcus means "includes many pathogenic species".

Is genus staphylococcus a common word?

genus staphylococcus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.