Species ***Staphylococcus* *delphini***

Name: Staphylococcus delphini Varaldo et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: del.phi’ni. L. gen. masc. n. delphini, of a dolphin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus del-P^HI-ni, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49171; CCUG 30107; CIP 103732; DSM 20771; Heidy; NBIMCC 8960; NCTC 12225; NRRL B-14767

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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)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- 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.

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 2026-08-13. 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 48 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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: 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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Species Staphylococcus delphini

Species ***Staphylococcus* *delphini***