Species Mammaliicoccus vitulinus

Name: Mammaliicoccus vitulinus (Webster et al. 1994) Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994

Etymology: vi.tu.li’nus. L. masc. adj. vitulinus, of a calf

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mam-ma-li-i-KOK-kus wi-tu-LI-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51145; CCM 4511; CCUG 33636; CIP 104850; DD 756; DSM 15615

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB009946 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus vitulus Webster et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Svec et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995. Publication: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Sedlacek I, Engelbeen K, Stetina V, Swings J, Petras P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2213-2215. 🇨🇿
  • ❗ Mammaliicoccus vitulinus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mammaliicoccus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Mammaliicoccus Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Assigned by: Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936. 🇮🇳

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