Name: "Staphylococcuspettenkoferi" Trülzsch et al. 2002
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:pet.ten.ko’fe.ri.N.L. gen. masc. n.pettenkoferi, named in honor of Max von Pettenkofer, 1818-1901, pioneer in the field of hygiene and public health in the former kingdom of Bavaria on the 100th anniversary of his death
Original 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. 🇩🇪
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
😷 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.