All original research and writing can be found on pages 13 for Part I, and 23 for Part II, of the black sketchbook.
Part I (Pg. 13)
'Staphylococcus' literally translates to 'bunch of grapes' ('Staphlo-') and spherical bacterium ('-Coccus') due to its appearance under a microscope, where it looks like a cluster of berries.
Staphylococcus' host range ranges from:
Humans
Chickens
Goats
Deer
Dogs
Dolphins
Cattle
Horses
Cats
Pheasants
Pigs
Rabbits
Sheep
Otters
Voles
South-American Squirrel Monkeys
It inhabits large areas of the skin or nose where it remains innocuous.
It is treated with anti-biotics.
Part II (Pg. 23)
'Staphylococcus' literally translates to 'bunch of grapes' ('Staphlo-') and spherical bacterium ('-Coccus') due to its appearance under a microscope.
It was given this name by Sir Alexander Ogston, and is usually found in the upper respiratory tract and on the skin, and can grow without the need for oxygen.
(https://en.Wikipedia.org/Wiki/Staphylococcus_aureus)
It can act as an opportunistic pathogen, being a common cause of skin infections including abscesses, respiratory infections such as sinusitis and food poisoning.
It is anti-biotic AND vaccine resistant (there is no current vaccine for it) despite intense medical research and development.
Linked with pneumonia are sepsis, meningitis, toxic shock syndrome and bacteremia.
It resides, docile, in the skin flora, nostrils, and lower reproductive tract of women. It can also cause minor skin infections.
It is one of the five most common causes of hospital-acquired infections and is often the cause of wound infections following surgery.
Penicillin, during the 1930s-40s, was used to combat S. aureus, but unfortunately it learned how to become resistant and the outbreaks of the resistant strain began to occur.
This seems like an extremely resilient and resistant bacterium that is quick to learn how to overcome anything that is used to destroy it. It has conquered penicillin, anti-biotics, and there is no vaccine.
It is quick to evolve. In humans, it is a colonisation on skin and in the gut mucosa.
N.B. Some bacterium remains harmless unless it colonises or spreads to another part of the body - can there be a design where a bacteria or bacterium can turn hostile?
S. aureus, along with similar species, can colonise and act symbiotically but can cause disease if they begin to take over the tissues they have colonised or invade other tissues, have been called 'pathobionts'.
health.answers.com/Q/What_does_Staphylococcus_aureus_do_to_the_body (13/12/2018)
Found on the body at any given time, Staphylococcus is harmless unless it is colonised. This occurs when the bacteria enters the body and begins to replicate itself. Then it takes on a life of its own and begins to feed on the body.
It then becomes a parasite, needing its host to stay alive. If left untreated, it can grow exponentially and stays together in colonies unless the nutrients on its host are depleted.
However, it can become very dangerous when it colonises other parts of the body and attaches itself to major organs causing havoc, leading to the death of its host.
It can be docile, only causing minor skin and soft tissue infections, but it can also be deadly.
It replicates itself.
It begins to feed on the body, like a parasite.
It stays in large colonies.
Part I: 28/11/2018
Part II: 10/12/2018, 13/12/2018