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Species Staphylococcus edaphicus
Name: Staphylococcus edaphicus Pantůček et al. 2018
Etymology: e.da’phi.cus. Gr. neut. n. edaphos, soil; N.L. masc. adj. edaphicus, belonging to soil
Pronunciation, gender: e-DA-phi-kus, masculine
Type strain: CCM 8730; DSM 104441; P5085
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY315825
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Pantucek R, Sedlacek I, Indrakova A, Vrbovska V, Maslanova I, Kovarovic V, Svec P, Kralova S, Kristofova L, Keklakova J, et al. Staphylococcus edaphicus sp. nov., Isolated in Antarctica, Harbors the mecC Gene and Genomic Islands with a Suspected Role in Adaptation to Extreme Environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:0. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 181. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1411-1417.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 11 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pantucek R, Sedlacek I, Indrakova A, Vrbovska V, Maslanova I, Kovarovic V, Svec P, Kralova S, Kristofova L, Keklakova J, et al. Staphylococcus edaphicus sp. nov., Isolated in Antarctica, Harbors the mecC Gene and Genomic Islands with a Suspected Role in Adaptation to Extreme Environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:0. 🇨🇿
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Record number: 797508
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