Name: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus Bannerman and Kloos 1991

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Pronunciation, gender: u-re-o-LY-ti-kus, 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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus corrig. Bannerman and Kloos 1991

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus corrig. Bannerman and Kloos 1991	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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: 784963