What is the shape of staphylococcus aureus?

Answer 1

Staphylococcus is a coccus and so indiviual cells are round in shape. Groups of cells typically form grape like clusters because they divide along two planes rather than the chains formed by Streptococcus which only divide along one plane.

Answer 2

a bacterial species named from Greek σταφυλόκοκκοςmeaning the "golden grape-cluster berry".

Answer 3

Staphylococcus epidermidis is coccoid (spherical) about 1.0μm diameter. It stains Gram Positive (Purple).

Answer 4

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a gram positive coccus (circular shaped).

Answer 5

cocci-spherical