Species ***Staphylococcus* *gallinarum***

Name: Staphylococcus gallinarum Devriese et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. gallina, hen; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus gal-li-NA-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35539; CCM 3572; CCUG 15600; CIP 103504; DSM 20610; LMG 19121; NCTC 12195; NRRL B-14763; VIII1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OR485903 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Devriese LA, Poutrel B, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus gallinarum and Staphylococcus caprae, two new species from animals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:480-486. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 78 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 an established 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: Devriese LA, Poutrel B, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus gallinarum and Staphylococcus caprae, two new species from animals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:480-486. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 781191

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Species Staphylococcus gallinarum

Species ***Staphylococcus* *gallinarum***