plural aurei
ˈȯr-ē-ˌī
: a gold coin of ancient Rome varying in weight from ¹/₃₀ to ¹/₇₀ libra
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Boils are most often caused by the bacteria S. aureus.
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Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
An analysis revealed Carter had developed a MRSA (or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 2024
Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus: The United States Experience.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
The cause was Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic resistant staph infection commonly known as MRSA, his aunt Carol Parsons told the Seattle Times, which first reported the death.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 May 2024
The stimuli included Escherichia coli and influenza, which trigger the immune system’s innate response, as well as agents such as the Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B superantigen (SEB) that directly activate cells in the adaptive immune system called T cells.
—Alejandra Manjarrez, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2024
But others, notably Staphylococcus aureus, cause a range of diseases, from pus-producing boils, carbuncles, and abscesses to food poisoning, osteomyelitis, and toxic shock syndrome.
—Mark Caldwell, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Researchers then took 20 mice and deliberately infected them with methicillin-resistant S. aureus, better known as MRSA.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In lab experiments, the honey protected against the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which causes a wide range of diseases in humans, but did not protect against other bacteria.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
An analysis revealed Carter had developed a MRSA (or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 2024
Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus: The United States Experience.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
The cause was Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic resistant staph infection commonly known as MRSA, his aunt Carol Parsons told the Seattle Times, which first reported the death.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 May 2024
The stimuli included Escherichia coli and influenza, which trigger the immune system’s innate response, as well as agents such as the Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B superantigen (SEB) that directly activate cells in the adaptive immune system called T cells.
—Alejandra Manjarrez, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2024
But others, notably Staphylococcus aureus, cause a range of diseases, from pus-producing boils, carbuncles, and abscesses to food poisoning, osteomyelitis, and toxic shock syndrome.
—Mark Caldwell, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Researchers then took 20 mice and deliberately infected them with methicillin-resistant S. aureus, better known as MRSA.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In lab experiments, the honey protected against the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which causes a wide range of diseases in humans, but did not protect against other bacteria.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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“Aureus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aureus. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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