For 10 points, name this bacterial genus whose aureus species causes MRSA.
A member of this genus is the most common causative agent of necrotizing fasciitis; that member of this genus comes in the strain USA300. Members of this genus are classified based on their ability to produce coagulase, and they can become deadly if they acquire the cassette SCCmec. Members of this genus divide in irregular shapes, unlike their cousins that cause (*) strep throat. Diseases like toxic shock syndrome are caused by these gram-positive, round bacteria, which usually live on the skin. This genus includes the causative agent of the most common hospital-acquired infection. For 10 points, name this bacterial genus whose aureus species causes MRSA.
A member of this genus is the most common causative agent of necrotizing fasciitis; that member of this genus comes in the strain USA300.
Staphylococcus [accept Staphylococcus aureus] &lt;AF&gt;