Name: Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. chromogenes Devriese et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: chro.mo.ge.nes. Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce; N.L. part. adj. chromogenes, producing color

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 1462; A.C. Baird Parker CBCC 1462; ATCC 43764; CCM 3387; CCUG 4319; CIP 81.59; DSM 20454; NCTC 10530; NRRL B-14759

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16S rRNA gene: D83360 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Devriese LA, Hajek V, Oeding P, Meyer SA, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus hyicus (Sompolinsky 1953) comb. nov. and Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. chromogenes subsp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:482-490.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Staphylococcus chromogenes (Devriese et al. 1978) Hájek et al. 1987

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus chromogenes (Devriese et al. 1978) Hájek et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. chromogenes is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Staphylococcus hyicus within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus hyicus (Sompolinsky 1953) Devriese et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Devriese LA, Hajek V, Oeding P, Meyer SA, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus hyicus (Sompolinsky 1953) comb. nov. and Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. chromogenes subsp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:482-490.

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Record number: 781197