Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium,a common cause of skin infections. This spherical bacterium (coccus) is gram-positive. It is harmlessly present in most people on the skin and in the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. Infection occurs if bacteria are trapped within a blocked sweat or sebaceous gland,or when skin becomes broken. Infection can result in boils,pustules and internal abscesses. Magnification unknown | |
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