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Species Staphylococcus singaporensis
Name: Staphylococcus singaporensis Chew et al. 2021
Etymology: sin.ga.po.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. singaporensis, named after Singapore city, where its strains were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … sin-ga-po-REN-sis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 111408; NCTC 14419; SS21T
Valid publication:
Chew KL, Octavia S, Lai D, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov., a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5067. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (taxonomically suspended)
Correct name: Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Committee (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
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⏲ According to Committee (2025), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
- ❗ Staphylococcus singaporensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015.
Publication:
Tong SY, Schaumburg F, Ellington MJ, Corander J, Pichon B, Leendertz F, Bentley SD, Parkhill J, Holt DC, Peters G, et al. Novel staphylococcal species that form part of a Staphylococcus aureus-related complex: the non-pigmented Staphylococcus argenteus sp. nov. and the non-human primate-associated Staphylococcus schweitzeri sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:15-22. 🇦🇺
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.
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😴 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is taxonomically suspended (and therefore not recommended for medical use for now) until no later than 2026 in favour of Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015.
Publication:
Tong SY, Schaumburg F, Ellington MJ, Corander J, Pichon B, Leendertz F, Bentley SD, Parkhill J, Holt DC, Peters G, et al. Novel staphylococcal species that form part of a Staphylococcus aureus-related complex: the non-pigmented Staphylococcus argenteus sp. nov. and the non-human primate-associated Staphylococcus schweitzeri sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:15-22. 🇦🇺
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.
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⏲ According to Committee (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Chew KL, Octavia S, Lai D, Lin RTP, Teo JWP. Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov., a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5067. 🇸🇬
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Record number: 22899
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