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Species Staphylococcus equorum
Name: Staphylococcus equorum Schleifer et al. 1985
Etymology: e.quo’rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. equorum, of horses
Type strain: ATCC 43958; CCUG 30109; CIP 103502; DSM 20674; NCTC 12414; NRRL B-14765; PA231
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB009939
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Balz R, Devriese LA. Staphylococcus arlettae sp. nov., S. equorum sp. nov. and S. kloosii sp. nov. : three New coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant species from animals. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:501-509. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Jeong et al. 2013
Jeong DW, Kim HR, Han S, Jeon CO, Lee JH. A proposal to unify two subspecies of Staphylococcus equorum: Staphylococcus equorum subsp. equorum and Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1049-1062.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 20. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2191-2192.
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Jeong et al. 2013
Jeong DW, Kim HR, Han S, Jeon CO, Lee JH. A proposal to unify two subspecies of Staphylococcus equorum: Staphylococcus equorum subsp. equorum and Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1049-1062.
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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 176 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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.
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🧍 In Validation List no. 17, the year of the effective publication is erroneously cited as 1985. — Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Staphylococcus equorum subsp. equorum (Schleifer et al. 1985) Place et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP correct name Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens Place et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Balz R, Devriese LA. Staphylococcus arlettae sp. nov., S. equorum sp. nov. and S. kloosii sp. nov. : three New coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant species from animals. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:501-509.
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Record number: 781186
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