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Should staph be capitalized in this sentence? - Confuzzled

Posted: May 28, 2011

In this sentence, "The wound cultured staph aureus" should Staph be capitalized or not? Stedman's doesn't help. It has it both ways. Can't find in BOS.

Staph - MT OH

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Staph - the s is always capitalized, doesn't matter what comes after it.

BOS, sm - anon

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capitalization
Always capitalize genus names and their abbreviated forms when they are
accompanied by a species name.
Always lowercase species names.
Haemophilus influenzae
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Lowercase genus names used in plural and adjectival forms and when used in
the vernacular, for example, when they stand alone (without a species name).
staphylococcus
group B streptococcus
staphylococci
staphylococcal infection
staph infection
strep throat

that's useful info, didn't know... - thanks nm

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