Sir Alexander Ogston MD CM LLD was a British surgeon, famous for his discovery of Staphylococcus.
Alexander Ogston
Transmission electron micrograph of Staphylococcus aureus
Alexander Ogston
Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters. Staphylococcus species are facultative anaerobic organisms.
Staphylococcus
Unknown variety of Staphylococcus, Gram-stained – numbered ticks on the scale are 11 µm apart