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Species Staphylococcus caseolyticus
Name: Staphylococcus caseolyticus (ex Evans 1916) Schleifer et al. 1982
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: ca.se.o.ly.ti.cus. L. masc. n. caseus, cheese; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. caseolyticus, casein-dissolving
Type strain: ATCC 13548; CCM 3540; CCUG 15606; CIP 100755; DD 4508; DSM 20597; NCTC 14061
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y15711
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R, Fischer U, Faller A, Endl J. Identification of "Micrococcus candidus" ATCC 14852 as a strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis and of "Micrococcus caseolyticus" ATCC 13548 and Micrococcus varians ATCC 29750 as members of a new species, Staphylococcus caseolyticus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:15-20. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Macrococcus caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Kloos et al. 1998
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Macrococcus caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Kloos et al. 1998 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Macrococcoides caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Macrococcoides caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Staphylococcus caseolyticus 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 Staphylococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙅 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: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R, Fischer U, Faller A, Endl J. Identification of "Micrococcus candidus" ATCC 14852 as a strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis and of "Micrococcus caseolyticus" ATCC 13548 and Micrococcus varians ATCC 29750 as members of a new species, Staphylococcus caseolyticus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:15-20.
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Record number: 781178
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