Species ***Staphylococcus* *petrasii***

Name: Staphylococcus petrasii Pantůček et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.tra’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. petrasii, of Petras, named in honor of Mr Petr Petráš, a Czech microbiologist, for his contribution to the taxonomy of staphylococci

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus pe-TRA-si-i, masculine

Type strain: CCM 8418; CCUG 62727; NCTC 13835; NRL/St 10/1050

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16S rRNA gene: JX139845 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pantucek R, Svec P, Dajcs JJ, Machova I, Cernohlavkova J, Sedo O, Gelbicova T, Maslanova I, Doskar J, Zdrahal Z, et al. Staphylococcus petrasii sp. nov. including S. petrasii subsp. petrasii subsp. nov. and S. petrasii subsp. croceilyticus subsp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens and human ear infections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:90-95. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis (De Bel et al. 2013) De Bel et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Emendations:
- De Bel et al. 2014 De Bel A, Svec P, Petras P, Sedlacek I, Pantucek R, Echahidi F, Pierard D, Vandamme P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013 as Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Staphylococcus petrasii Pantucek et al. 2013. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4198-4201. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.
- Madhaiyan et al. 2020 Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013. Publication: Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936. 🇮🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 15 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. croceilyticus Pantůček et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis (De Bel et al. 2013) De Bel et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. petrasii (Pantůček et al. 2013) Pantůček et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. pragensis Švec et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pantucek R, Svec P, Dajcs JJ, Machova I, Cernohlavkova J, Sedo O, Gelbicova T, Maslanova I, Doskar J, Zdrahal Z, et al. Staphylococcus petrasii sp. nov. including S. petrasii subsp. petrasii subsp. nov. and S. petrasii subsp. croceilyticus subsp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens and human ear infections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:90-95. 🇨🇿

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Species ***Staphylococcus* *petrasii***