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Species Staphylococcus epidermidis
Name: Staphylococcus epidermidis (Winslow and Winslow 1908) Evans 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Albococcus epidermidis" Winslow and Winslow 1908
Etymology: e.pi.der’mi.dis. Gr. neut. n. epiderma, the outer skin; N.L. gen. fem. n. epidermidis, of the epidermis
Type strain: ATCC 14990; CCM 2124; CCUG 18000; CCUG 18000 A; CCUG 39508; CIP 81.55; DSM 20044; JCM 2414; LMG 10474; NBIMCC 1093; NBRC 100911; NCAIM B.01066; NCTC 11047
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16S rRNA gene:
AB681292
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Evans AC. The bacteria of milk freshly drawn from normal udders. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1916; 18:437-476. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Albococcus epidermidis" Winslow and Winslow 1908 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2; albus: 1 animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ATCC 12228: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; albus: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; PCI 1200 (FDA strain, WHO 12): 1 Human classification RG: not given - Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 9999 times (maxed out) in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Evans AC. The bacteria of milk freshly drawn from normal udders. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1916; 18:437-476.
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Record number: 781185
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