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Species Staphylococcus pettenkoferi

Name: Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Trülzsch et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pet.ten.ko’fe.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. pettenkoferi, of Pettenkofer, honouring Max von Pettenkofer, 1818-1901, a German pioneer in the field of hygiene and public health

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-phy-lo-KOK-kus pet-ten-KO-fe-ri, masculine

Type strain: B 3117; CCUG 51270; CIP 107711; DSM 19554; no type strain designated originally

16S rRNA gene: AF322002 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Trulzsch K, Grabein B, Schumann P, Mellmann A, Antonenka U, Heesemann J, Becker K. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi sp. nov., a novel coagulase-negative staphylococcal species isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1543-1548. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

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 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 46 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.
    • 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Trülzsch et al. 2007 was previously known as "Staphylococcus pettenkoferi" Trülzsch et al. 2002. Publication: Trulzsch K, Rinder H, Trcek J, Bader L, Wilhelm U, Heesemann J. "Staphylococcus pettenkoferi," a novel staphylococcal species isolated from clinical specimens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2002; 43:175-182. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Trulzsch K, Grabein B, Schumann P, Mellmann A, Antonenka U, Heesemann J, Becker K. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi sp. nov., a novel coagulase-negative staphylococcal species isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1543-1548. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 786500