staphylococcus

staphylococcus
    n 1: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to
         form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or
         infections [syn: {staphylococcus}, {staphylococci},
         {staph}]
    

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "staphylococcus":
      adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe,
      anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus,
      disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus,
      filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria,
      gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold,
      nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon,
      reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore,
      streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus