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Subspecies Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens
Name: Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens Place et al. 2003
Etymology: li’nens. L. masc. part. adj. linens, smearing, named because the organism was isolated from the surface of a smeared red cheese
Pronunciation, gender: LI-nens, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 49024; CIP 107656; DSM 15097; RP29
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF527483
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Place RB, Hiestand D, Gallmann HR, Teuber M. Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens, subsp. nov., a starter culture component for surface ripened semi-hard cheeses. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:30-37. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 93. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1219-1220.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10082 (N = 5).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🙆 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus equorum Schleifer et al. 1985
Assigned by:
Place RB, Hiestand D, Gallmann HR, Teuber M. Staphylococcus equorum subsp. linens, subsp. nov., a starter culture component for surface ripened semi-hard cheeses. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:30-37.
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Record number: 781188
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