Name: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus corrig. Bannerman and Kloos 1991

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: u.re.a.ly.ti.cus. Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. urealyticus, urea dissolving [probably better: ureilyticus]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49326; CCUG 35142; CIP 104192; DSM 6717; MAW 8436

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF678868 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bannerman TL, Kloos WE. Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus subsp. nov. from human skin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:144-147.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus Bannerman and Kloos 1991	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Listed as ureolyticus in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus (sic), has been corrected by Sneath 1992. Publication: Sneath PH. Correction of orthography of epithets in Pasteurella and some problems with recommendations on latinization. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:658-659.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus capitis Kloos and Schleifer 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bannerman TL, Kloos WE. Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus subsp. nov. from human skin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:144-147.

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Record number: 781173