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iSpecies is a test of E O Wilson's idea of a web page for each species. The data displayed are generated "on the fly" by querying other data sources (learn how it works ). Send comments to r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk, or visit the iSpecies blog.
Staphylococcus aureus
Wikipedia
Staphylococcus aureus (, literally the "golden cluster seed" or "the seed gold" and also known as golden staph and Oro staphira) is the most common cause of staph infections. It is a spherical bacterium, frequently part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. About 20% of the population are long-term carriers of S. aureus. S. aureus can cause a range of illnesses from minor skin infections, such as pimples, impetigo (may also be caused by Streptococcus pyogenes), boils (furuncles), cellulitis folliculitis, carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis,...
Genomics from NCBI
TaxId: 1280 Staphylococcus aureus [firmicutes] Sequences: 52775 nucleotide, 309001 protein
- The Sanger Centre
- Bacterial Nomenclature Up-to-date
- FDA Bad Bugs Book
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- The Institute for Genomic Research
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Fungal Databases
- Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Fungal Databases
- The Institute for Genomic Research
- The Institute for Genomic Research
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Approved Lists of Bacterial Names
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- NCBI Plasmid Genomes
- StrainInfo
- Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource
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