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Species Staphylococcus felis
Name: Staphylococcus felis Igimi et al. 1989
Etymology: fe’lis. L. gen. fem. n. felis, of a cat
Type strain: ATCC 49168; CCUG 32418; CCUG 38440; CIP 103366; DSM 7377; GD521; JCM 7469; NRRL B-14779
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16S rRNA gene:
MF678879
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Igimi S, Kawamura S, Takahashi E, Mitsuoka T. Staphylococcus felis, a new species from clinical specimens from cats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:373-377. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 31 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Igimi S, Kawamura S, Takahashi E, Mitsuoka T. Staphylococcus felis, a new species from clinical specimens from cats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:373-377.
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Record number: 781189
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