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Species Staphylococcus caprae
Name: Staphylococcus caprae Devriese et al. 1983
Etymology: ca’prae. L. fem. n. capra, goat; L. gen. fem. n. caprae, of a goat
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KA-pra͡e, masculine
Type strain: 143.22; ATCC 35538; CCM 3573; CCUG 15604; CIP 104000; DSM 20608; NCTC 12196; NRRL B-14757
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF678869
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Devriese LA, Poutrel B, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus gallinarum and Staphylococcus caprae, two new species from animals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:480-486. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Kawamura et al. 1998
Kawamura Y, Hou XG, Sultana F, Hirose K, Miyake M, Shu SE, Ezaki T. Distribution of Staphylococcus species among human clinical specimens and emended description of Staphylococcus caprae. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2038-2042.
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Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 1. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:7-8.
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Kawamura et al. 1998
Kawamura Y, Hou XG, Sultana F, Hirose K, Miyake M, Shu SE, Ezaki T. Distribution of Staphylococcus species among human clinical specimens and emended description of Staphylococcus caprae. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2038-2042.
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 107 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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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. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Devriese LA, Poutrel B, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus gallinarum and Staphylococcus caprae, two new species from animals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:480-486. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 781174
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