Species ***Staphylococcus* *schleiferi***

Name: Staphylococcus schleiferi Freney et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: schlei’fe.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. schleiferi, of Schleifer, in honor of Karl Heinz Schleifer, German microbiologist, for his many contributions to the taxonomy of Gram-positive organisms

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus S͡HLE͡I-fe-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43808; CCUG 25351; CIP 103643; DSM 4807; LMG 13347; N850274; NCTC 12218; NRRL B-14775

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: S83568 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Freney J, Brun Y, Bes M, Meugnier H, Grimont F, Grimont PAD, Nervi C, Fleurette J. Staphylococcus lugdunensis sp. nov. and Staphylococcus schleiferi sp. nov., two species from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:168-172. 🇫🇷

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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 152 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. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans Igimi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. schleiferi (Freney et al. 1988) Igimi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Freney J, Brun Y, Bes M, Meugnier H, Grimont F, Grimont PAD, Nervi C, Fleurette J. Staphylococcus lugdunensis sp. nov. and Staphylococcus schleiferi sp. nov., two species from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:168-172. 🇫🇷

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Species Staphylococcus schleiferi

Species ***Staphylococcus* *schleiferi***