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Species Staphylococcus argenteus
Name: Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015
Etymology: ar.gen’te.us. L. masc. adj. argenteus, silver, silvery
Pronunciation, gender: ar-GEN-te-us, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 70917; DSM 28299; MSHR1132; NCTC 13711; SSI 89.005
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF678863
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Tong SY, Schaumburg F, Ellington MJ, Corander J, Pichon B, Leendertz F, Bentley SD, Parkhill J, Holt DC, Peters G, et al. Novel staphylococcal species that form part of a Staphylococcus aureus-related complex: the non-pigmented Staphylococcus argenteus sp. nov. and the non-human primate-associated Staphylococcus schweitzeri sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:15-22. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Staphylococcus singaporensis Chew et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Committee (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus singaporensis Chew et al. 2021.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 113 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Rosenbach FJ. Microorganismen bei den Wund-Infections-Krankheiten des Menschen. J.F. Bergmann, Wiesbaden, 1884.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Rosenbach FJ. Microorganismen bei den Wund-Infections-Krankheiten des Menschen. J.F. Bergmann, Wiesbaden, 1884.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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⚠ This name is retained (and recommended for medical use. This will change in the future) instead of Staphylococcus singaporensis Chew et al. 2021.
Publication:
Chew KL, Octavia S, Lai D, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov., a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5067.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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⏰ According to Committee (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus singaporensis Chew et al. 2021.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tong SY, Schaumburg F, Ellington MJ, Corander J, Pichon B, Leendertz F, Bentley SD, Parkhill J, Holt DC, Peters G, et al. Novel staphylococcal species that form part of a Staphylococcus aureus-related complex: the non-pigmented Staphylococcus argenteus sp. nov. and the non-human primate-associated Staphylococcus schweitzeri sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:15-22.
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Record number: 792442
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