Species "Staphylococcus saprophyticus"

Name: "Staphylococcus saprophyticus" Fairbrother 1940

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.pro.phy’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. phyticus; N.L. masc. adj. saprophyticus, saprophytic, growing on dead tissues

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus sa-pro-P^HY-ti-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 01067; ATCC 15305; BCRC 10786; CCRC 10786; CCUG 3706; CIP 76.125; DSM 20229; IAM 12452; JCM 2427; LMG 13350; NBIMCC 3348; NBRC 102446; NCAIM B.01067; NCCB 73011; NCTC 7292; NRRL B-14751

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG988385 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Fairbrother RW. Coagulase production as a criterion for the classification of the staphylococci. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1940; 50:83-88.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Staphylococcus saprophyticus (Fairbrother 1940) Shaw et al. 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (Fairbrother 1940) Shaw et al. 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Staphylococcus saprophyticus subsp. bovis Hájek et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- 🏢 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11298 (N = 9).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Fairbrother RW. Coagulase production as a criterion for the classification of the staphylococci. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1940; 50:83-88.

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Species "Staphylococcus saprophyticus"