What is 'spp' in Staphylococcus spp?

Staphylococcus is a bacterial genus. It has several species, e.g. Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus warneri, etc. When we refer to only one species of any genus (not only Staphylococcus), we use ‘sp.’ and ‘spp.’ is used while referring to many species of any genus. sp. = singular. spp. = plural. read more

Other species are Epomidiostomum unicinatum, Capillaria spp. Migratory birds - another culprit behind spread of gastrointestinal parasites The most important plant-parasitic nematodes detected, in order decreasing frequency of infestation (percentage of samples), were spiral nematodes Helicotylenchus spp. read more