Systematics

SYSTEMATICS
  • First discovered by Scottish surgeon Sir Alexander ogston (1880) in infected tissues. He named it as staphylococcus (Greek staphyle, bunch of grapes; KOKKAS, berry).

Domain Bacteria
Phylum Firmicutes
Class Bacilli
Order Bacillales
Family Staphylococcaceae
Genus Staphylococcus
Species
S. intermedius.
S. hyicus.

 
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