English Explanatory Dictionary

staphyloxanthin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.

Word forms

staphyloxanthin

Etymology

From staphylo- + xanthin.

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