What Is Staphylococcus Aureus?

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Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacterium. This organism belongs to the Kingdom Eubacteria. This bacterium is in the Bacilli class. Staphylococcus aureus is a member of Firmicutes. S. aureus appearances is a grape like clusters when observed with a microscope. The organism forms white, raised, organized colonies when left to cultivate. The bacterium is a facultative aerobe. Staphylococcus aureus is a catalase positive. The organism is coagulase negative. Staphylococcus aureus is found on the: skin, hair, and respiratory track of humans and animals. S. aureus has the potential to be pathogenic, but not always. The bacteria can be the culprit of boils and furuncles to more severe infections such as Meningitis

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