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Species Staphylococcus lutrae

Name: Staphylococcus lutrae Foster et al. 1997

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lu’trae. N.L. gen. fem. n. lutrae, of an otter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-phy-lo-KOK-kus LU-tra͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700373; CCUG 38494; CIP 105399; DSM 10244; M340/94/1

16S rRNA gene: MF678890 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Foster G, Ross HM, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Staphylococcus lutrae sp. nov., a new coagulase-positive species isolated from otters. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:724-726. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 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 risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Foster G, Ross HM, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Staphylococcus lutrae sp. nov., a new coagulase-positive species isolated from otters. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:724-726. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 781203