Species ***Staphylococcus* *cornubiensis***

Name: Staphylococcus cornubiensis Murray et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cor.nu.bi.en’sis. M.L. fem. n. Cornubia, medieval name of Cornwall; M.L. masc. adj. cornubiensis, pertaining to Cornwall

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus kor-nu-bi-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 105366; NCTC 13950; NW1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FXUZ01000029 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Murray AK, Lee J, Bendall R, Zhang L, Sunde M, Schau Slettemeas J, Gaze W, Page AJ, Vos M. Staphylococcus cornubiensis sp. nov., a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group (SIG). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3404-3408. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Staphylococcus intermedius Hájek 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hájek V. Staphylococcus intermedius, a new species isolated from animals. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:401-408. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 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 pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Staphylococcus intermedius Hájek 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hájek V. Staphylococcus intermedius, a new species isolated from animals. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:401-408. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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: Murray AK, Lee J, Bendall R, Zhang L, Sunde M, Schau Slettemeas J, Gaze W, Page AJ, Vos M. Staphylococcus cornubiensis sp. nov., a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group (SIG). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3404-3408. 🇬🇧

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Species Staphylococcus cornubiensis

Species ***Staphylococcus* *cornubiensis***