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Species Staphylococcus nepalensis
Name: Staphylococcus nepalensis Spergser et al. 2003
Etymology: ne.pa.len’sis. N.L. masc. adj. nepalensis, pertaining to the kingdom of Nepal, where clinical samples for bacteriological examination were collected from local goats
Pronunciation, gender: ne-pa-LEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CCM 7045; CCUG 48991; CW1; DSM 15150; NCTC 13834
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF678894
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Spergser J, Wieser M, Taubel M, Rossello-Mora RA, Rosengarten R, Busse HJ. Staphylococcus nepalensis sp. nov., isolated from goats of the Himalayan region. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2007-2011. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.
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 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 27 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:
Spergser J, Wieser M, Taubel M, Rossello-Mora RA, Rosengarten R, Busse HJ. Staphylococcus nepalensis sp. nov., isolated from goats of the Himalayan region. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2007-2011. 🇦🇹
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Record number: 781205
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