Name: Staphylococcus xeri Belhout et al. 2026
Etymology: xe’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. xeri, of Xerus, the genus of the Cape ground squirrel
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-phy-lo-KOK-kus XE-ri, masculine
Type strain: 17KM0847; CCM 9521; CCOS 2136; DSM 120281
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PV749899
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Belhout C, Thomann A, Rossano A, Collaud A, Perreten V. Staphylococcus xeri sp. nov., a haemolytic bacterium isolated from the nasal cavity's discharge of a Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7253. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Belhout C, Thomann A, Rossano A, Collaud A, Perreten V. Staphylococcus xeri sp. nov., a haemolytic bacterium isolated from the nasal cavity's discharge of a Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7253. 🇨🇭
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