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Species Staphylococcus delphini
Name: Staphylococcus delphini Varaldo et al. 1988
Etymology: del.phi.ni. L. gen. masc. n. delphini, of a dolphin
Type strain: ATCC 49171; CCUG 30107; CIP 103732; DSM 20771; Heidy; NBIMCC 8960; NCTC 12225; NRRL B-14767
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB009938
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Varaldo PE, Kilpper-Bälz R, Biavasco F, Satta G, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus delphini sp. nov., a coagulase-positive species isolated from dolphins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:436-439. 
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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Vrbovská et al. 2020
Vrbovska V, Sedlacek I, Zeman M, Svec P, Kovarovic V, Sedo O, Laichmanova M, Doskar J, Pantucek R. Characterization of Staphylococcus intermedius Group Isolates Associated with Animals from Antarctica and Emended Description of Staphylococcus delphini. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0.
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
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Vrbovská et al. 2020
Vrbovska V, Sedlacek I, Zeman M, Svec P, Kovarovic V, Sedo O, Laichmanova M, Doskar J, Pantucek R. Characterization of Staphylococcus intermedius Group Isolates Associated with Animals from Antarctica and Emended Description of Staphylococcus delphini. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0.
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Notes:
- 😷 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. — 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 45 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 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 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Varaldo PE, Kilpper-Bälz R, Biavasco F, Satta G, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus delphini sp. nov., a coagulase-positive species isolated from dolphins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:436-439.
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Record number: 781184
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