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Describe the disease caused by this organism if it is a pathogen, or the natural macroscopic "field guide" appearance and habitat of your organism if it is not. What is or has been the impact your organism on human history or our environment?. How does it do this? How have we harnessed this power, or tried to prevent it? In other words, how do you know it if you see it, and how does its presence influence humans in the present, and historically? | Describe the disease caused by this organism if it is a pathogen, or the natural macroscopic "field guide" appearance and habitat of your organism if it is not. What is or has been the impact your organism on human history or our environment?. How does it do this? How have we harnessed this power, or tried to prevent it? In other words, how do you know it if you see it, and how does its presence influence humans in the present, and historically? | ||
<i>Staphylococcus aureus: USA:300</i> is a strain of gram-positive coccus bacteria responsible for <i>Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus</i> | <i>Staphylococcus aureus: USA:300</i> is a strain of gram-positive coccus bacteria responsible for <i>Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA), or <i>Staph</i> infection in humans. <i>S. aureus: USA 300</i> is a facultative anerobe, which can be found in a wide variety of locations such as soil, human skin, and public places like hospitals and prisons. This strain of <i>S. aureus</i> was first identified in 1998, and is thought to be the primary causal strain of community-acquired <i>Staph</i> infections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. | ||
==Genome structure== | ==Genome structure== | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 26 October 2011
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Staphylococcus aureus: USA:300
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species: S. aureus
(Strain: USA:300)
Description and significance
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Staphylococcus aureus: USA:300 is a strain of gram-positive coccus bacteria responsible for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), or Staph infection in humans. S. aureus: USA 300 is a facultative anerobe, which can be found in a wide variety of locations such as soil, human skin, and public places like hospitals and prisons. This strain of S. aureus was first identified in 1998, and is thought to be the primary causal strain of community-acquired Staph infections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Genome structure
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Cell structure, metabolism & life cycle
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Ecology (including pathogenesis)
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Interesting feature
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