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Staphylococcus

genus of Gram-positive bacteria
Taxon taxon Q199695
Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus

Summary

Staphylococcus is a taxon[1]. Staphylococcus ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,438 views/month, #1,159 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Staphylococcus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Staphylococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Staphylococcus belongs to the parent taxon Staphylococcaceae[5].
  • Staphylococcus's scientific name is Staphylococcus[6].
  • Staphylococcus's Commons category is recorded as Staphylococcus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Staphylococcus is Staphylococcus aureus[8].
  • Staphylococcus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Staphylococcus[9].
  • Staphylococcus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taxonomy/Staphylococcus[10].
  • Staphylococcus's has effect is recorded as bumblefoot[11].
  • Staphylococcus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/staphylococcus[12].
  • Staphylococcus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Staphylococcus is Staphylococcus[6]. Staphylococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Staphylococcus is classified within Staphylococcaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Staphylococcus is Staphylococcus aureus[8].

Identifiers

Staphylococcus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 337774[14]. Staphylococcus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1279[15]. Staphylococcus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 83232[16]. Staphylococcus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3227654[17]. Staphylococcus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 359[18].

Why It Matters

Staphylococcus ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,438 views/month, #1,159 of 195,241).[2] Staphylococcus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Staphylococcus is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxonomic type → Staphylococcus aureus
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