How to Use staphylococcus in a Sentence

staphylococcus

noun
  • Also, some of the bacteria under nails can be found on the skin like staphylococcus which can lead to an infection.
    — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Some, such as botulinum and staphylococcus, produce a potent toxin that does the damage.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
  • Studies show that people with staphylococcus and variovorax present on their skin will likely suffer more mosquito bites.
    — John Pacenti, ajc, 21 June 2017
  • Food left out too long provides ideal conditions for bacteria such as listeria and staphylococcus to multiply rapidly.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Some the bacteria identified in the study include staphylococcus, corynebacterium, haemophilus and neisseria.
    — Don Sweeney, miamiherald, 4 Aug. 2017
  • To back up, staphylococcus typically isn’t a concern for the general population, says Reynolds.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 5 June 2019
  • The immunologist also ordered a sputum test, which revealed a strain of staphylococcus bacteria in Mimi's lungs.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The immunologist also ordered a sputum test, which revealed a strain of staphylococcus bacteria in Mimi’s lungs.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Staph infections form when a type of staphylococcus bacteria infects some part of the body, the Mayo Clinic explains, most commonly causing boils that form in oil glands or hair follicles.
    — Lynsey Eidell, SELF, 20 June 2018
  • But potentially even more concerning are the pathogens that might cause pandemics because of their drug-resistant status, such as tuberculosis and staphylococcus, which are already widespread in many parts of the world.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 9 May 2022
  • There have been several reports of people developing staphylococcus or myobacterium infections after getting fish pedicures, for starters.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 5 July 2018
  • Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium which is at the root of many hard-to-treat infections.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2017
  • For example, the implants may have been contaminated with antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus, herpes B virus, and other pathogens.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Staph infections, caused by staphylococcus bacteria, can develop life-threatening complications.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 Oct. 2018
  • As early as 1947, penicillin-resistant staphylococcus bacteria were found in hospitals in England, but few heeded Fleming’s warning.
    — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • That physician failed to identify a dangerous staphylococcus bacterial infection on Ed Palent's arm, which was later diagnosed by a dermatologist.
    — Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Peering through a microscope at bacteria taken from Treacy’s wound and grown in a lab dish, Johnson noticed that some staphylococcus germs were being killed off by another type of microbe, an unusual strain of the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
    — Peter Andrey Smith, Smithsonian, 23 May 2017
  • Peering through a microscope at bacteria taken from Treacy’s wound and grown in a lab dish, Johnson noticed that some staphylococcus germs were being killed off by another type of microbe, an unusual strain of the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
    — Peter Andrey Smith, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • Bacterial infections can include cat scratch disease, campylobacter, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and salmonella.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The Risk Of Bacteria Growth The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns that the presence of air can help potentially dangerous bacteria such as staphylococcus (staph) and Bacillus cereus, which can thrive in the conditions created by tinfoil storage, grow faster.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025

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