Name: Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. masc. adj. vitulinus, of a calf

Type strains: ATCC 51145; CCM 4511; CCUG 33636; CIP 104850; DSM 15615; strain DD 756

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16S rRNA gene accession number: AB009946

Valid publication: Webster JA, Bannerman TL, Hubner RJ, Ballard DN, Cole EM, Bruce JL, Fiedler F, Schubert K, Kloos WE. Identification of the Staphylococcus sciuri species group with EcoRI fragments containing rRNA sequences and description of Staphylococcus vitulus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:454-460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus vitulus (sic) Webster et al. 1994	orthographically incorrect name, misspelling
    Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published

• Emendations:
  • Švec et al. 2004 Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Sedlacek I, Engelbeen K, Stetina V, Swings J, Petras P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2213-2215.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • According to Svec et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995. Publication: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Sedlacek I, Engelbeen K, Stetina V, Swings J, Petras P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2213-2215.
  • Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:615; Staphylococcus vitulus (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615.
  • Practically all characteristics of three strains (including the type strain) of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995 are in conformity with those described for the species Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994. The author supposes that these strains actually belong to the species Staphylococcus vitulinus. Publication: Petras P. Staphylococcus pulvereri = Staphylococcus vitulus? Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:617-618.
  • The original spelling of the specific epithet, vitulus (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1998. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615.
  • The ribotypes of Staphylococcus vitulinus strains were either similar or identical to those of strains Staphylococcus pulvereri. This observation suggests strongly that they belong to the same species. It is nevertheless, possible that they are different subspecies. Publication: Kloos WE, Hardie JM, Whiley RA. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of staphylococci and streptococci. Minutes of the meetings, 17 September 1996, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:717-718.
  • The synonymy between Staphylococcus vitulinus and Staphylococcus pulvereri is supported by the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of staphylococci and streptococci.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Webster JA, Bannerman TL, Hubner RJ, Ballard DN, Cole EM, Bruce JL, Fiedler F, Schubert K, Kloos WE. Identification of the Staphylococcus sciuri species group with EcoRI fragments containing rRNA sequences and description of Staphylococcus vitulus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:454-460.

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