staphylococcal
adjective
staph·y·lo·coc·cal
ˌsta-f(ə-)lō-ˈkä-kəl 
variants
or less commonly staphylococcic
: of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus
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Around 30 percent of people have Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — the primary bacterial culprit behind staphylococcal infections — somewhere on their skin or in their nose.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Investigators at the Rockefeller University, for example, have purified an enzyme from a virus that kills bacteria found in patients who are struggling against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infection.
—David Pride, Scientific American, 7 Dec. 2020
Pinnacle Foods' ready-to-eat dried, sliced beef by Armour Star may have been tainted by staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin.
—Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pork page, eating uncooked or undercooked pork can lead to problems from trichinosis, E. coli, salmonella, listeria, yersiniosis and staphylococcal food poisoning.
—David J. Neal, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Investigators at the Rockefeller University, for example, have purified an enzyme from a virus that kills bacteria found in patients who are struggling against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infection.
—David Pride, Scientific American, 7 Dec. 2020
Pinnacle Foods' ready-to-eat dried, sliced beef by Armour Star may have been tainted by staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin.
—Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pork page, eating uncooked or undercooked pork can lead to problems from trichinosis, E. coli, salmonella, listeria, yersiniosis and staphylococcal food poisoning.
—David J. Neal, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
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“Staphylococcal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staphylococcal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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staphylococcal
adjective
staph·y·lo·coc·cal
ˌstaf-(ə-)lō-ˈkäk-əl
variants
also staphylococcic
: of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus
staphylococcal infection
a staphylococcal organism
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