Name: Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. croceilyticus Pantůček et al. 2013

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: cro.ce.i.ly’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. croceus, saffron-colored, yellow, golden; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon; N.L. masc. adj. croceilyticus, yellow and able to dissolve host cells

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus pe-TRA-si-i kro-ke-i-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCM 8421; CCUG 62728; DSM 17225; MCC 10046

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY953148 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pantucek R, Svec P, Dajcs JJ, Machova I, Cernohlavkova J, Sedo O, Gelbicova T, Maslanova I, Doskar J, Zdrahal Z, et al. Staphylococcus petrasii sp. nov. including S. petrasii subsp. petrasii subsp. nov. and S. petrasii subsp. croceilyticus subsp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens and human ear infections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:90-95. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Staphylococcus croceilyticus (Pantůček et al. 2013) Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus croceilyticus (Pantůček et al. 2013) Madhaiyan et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. croceilyticus 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 petrasii within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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 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 petrasii Pantůček et al. 2013

Assigned by: Pantucek R, Svec P, Dajcs JJ, Machova I, Cernohlavkova J, Sedo O, Gelbicova T, Maslanova I, Doskar J, Zdrahal Z, et al. Staphylococcus petrasii sp. nov. including S. petrasii subsp. petrasii subsp. nov. and S. petrasii subsp. croceilyticus subsp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens and human ear infections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:90-95. 🇨🇿

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