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Species Staphylococcus lentus
Name: Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983
Basonym: Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: len’tus. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, pertaining to slow growth
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LEN-tus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 29070; CCUG 15599; CIP 81.63; DSM 20352; K21; NCTC 12102; NRRL B-14758; Roguinsky K21
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D83370
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Schleifer KH, Geyer U, Kilpper-Balz R, Devriese LA. Elevation of Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus (Kloos et al.) to Species Status: Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al.) comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:382-387. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 12. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:896-897.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mammaliicoccus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Madhaiyan et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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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, note = "ht+". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 150 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schleifer KH, Geyer U, Kilpper-Balz R, Devriese LA. Elevation of Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus (Kloos et al.) to Species Status: Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al.) comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:382-387. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 781201
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