Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus
Scanning electron micrograph o S. aureus; false color addit.
Scientific classification
Domain:Bacteria
Kinrick:Eubacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Cless:Coccus
Order:Bacillales
Faimily:Staphylococcaceae
Genus:Staphylococcus
Species:S. aureus
Binomial name
Staphylococcus aureus
Rosenbach 1884


Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive coccal bacterium that is a memmer o the Firmicutes, an is aften foond in the human respiratory tract an on the skin.