Species Staphylococcus simulans
Name: Staphylococcus simulans Kloos and Schleifer 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: L. part. adj. simulans, imitating, named for having similarities to certain coagulase-positive staphylococci, including Staphylococcus aureus
Type strains: ATCC 27848; CCUG 7327 A; CIP 81.64; DSM 20322; HAMBI 2058; JCM 2424; NCTC 11046; NRRL B-14753
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16S rRNA gene accession number: D83373
Valid publication:
Kloos WE, Schleifer KH. Isolation and characterization of staphylococci from human skin. II. Description of four new species: Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus hominis, and Staphylococcus simulans. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:62-79. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kloos WE, Schleifer KH. Isolation and characterization of staphylococci from human skin. II. Description of four new species: Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus hominis, and Staphylococcus simulans. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:62-79.
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