Staphylococcus aureus: Béda antara owahan

'''''Staphylococcus aureus''''' (''S. aureus'') ya iku [[bakteri gram positif]] kang ngasilake pigmen kuning, asipat aerob fakultatif, ora ngasilake [[spora]] lan ora motil, umume urip kanthi pasang-pasangan lan klompok, kanthi diameter sekitar 0,8-1,0&nbsp;µm.<ref name="Madigan">Madigan MT, Martinko JM, Dunlap PV, Clark DP. 2008. Biology of Microorganisms 12th edition. San Francisco: Pearson.</ref><ref name="WHO">[WHO] World Health Organization. 2004. Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality 3rd Edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.</ref> ''S. aureus'' urip kanthi optimum ing suhu 37^oC kanthi wektu pambelahan 0,47 jam.<ref name="Prescott">{{en}} Prescott LM, Harley JP, Klein DA. 2002. Microbiology. 5th Ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.</ref> ''S. aureus'' minangka [[mikroflora normal manungsa]]<ref name="Prescott"/>. Bakteri iki biyasane ana ing saluran pernafasan dhuwur lan kulit<ref name="Madigan"/><ref name="Honeyman">Honeyman AL, Friedman H, Bendinelli M. 2001. Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Disease. New York: Plenum Publishers.</ref>. Anane ''S. aureus'' ing saluran pernafasan dhuwur lan kulit ing individu jarang nyebabake penyakit, individu séhat biyasane mung duweni peran minangka karier <ref name="Madigan"/>. Infeksi serius bakal kedaden nalika resistensi inang dadi loyo amarga anane owahing hormon; anane penyakit, tatu, utawa perlakuan nggunakake [[steroid]] utawa obat liya kang ngusadani imunitas saengga ndadekake loyoning inang<ref name="Madigan"/>.