Staphylococcus aureus (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Staphylococcus aureus

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- here grown on a culture plate - is a skin bacterium that can cause severe wound infections and, moreover, quickly becomes resistant to antibiotics.

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Photo: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn

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