Species Staphylococcus vitulus

Name: Staphylococcus vitulus Webster et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus WI-tu-lus, masculine

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

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16S rRNA gene: AB009946 Analyse FASTA

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. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Staphylococcus vitulinus corrig. Webster et al. 1994	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Mammaliicoccus vitulinus (Webster et al. 1994) Madhaiyan et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwińska et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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:
- ⏰ 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. 🇨🇿
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Staphylococcus sciuri Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kloos WE, Schleifer KH, Smith RF. Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri sp. nov. and its subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:22-37. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙅 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 risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:615. 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. 🇩🇪

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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Species Staphylococcus vitulus