Name: Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis (De Bel et al. 2013) De Bel et al. 2014

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013

Etymology: jet.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. jettensis, from Jette, the municipality of Brussels-Capital region where most of these strains were isolated and where the medical campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is housed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus pe-TRA-si-i jet-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCM 8494; CCUG 62657; DSM 26618; LMG 26879; NCTC 13830; SEQ110

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF678896 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Bel A, Svec P, Petras P, Sedlacek I, Pantucek R, Echahidi F, Pierard D, Vandamme P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013 as Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Staphylococcus petrasii Pantucek et al. 2013. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4198-4201. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Staphylococcus petrasii Pantůček et al. 2013

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Staphylococcus petrasii Pantůček et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
  • ❗ Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis 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: De Bel A, Svec P, Petras P, Sedlacek I, Pantucek R, Echahidi F, Pierard D, Vandamme P. Reclassification of Staphylococcus jettensis De Bel et al. 2013 as Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Staphylococcus petrasii Pantucek et al. 2013. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4198-4201. 🇧🇪

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