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. masc. part. adj. chromogenes, producing color

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … k^hro-MO-ge-nes, 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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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". — 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 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