Name: Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans Igimi et al. 1990

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: co.a’gu.lans. L. part. adj. coagulans, curdling, coagulating

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49545; CCUG 37248; CIP 104370; DSM 6628; GA211; JCM 7470

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16S rRNA gene: AB009945 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Igimi S, Takahashi E, Mitsuoka T. Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans subsp. nov., isolated from the external auditory meatus of dogs with external ear otitis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:409-411.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Staphylococcus coagulans (Igimi et al. 1990) Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus coagulans (Igimi et al. 1990) Madhaiyan et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans 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 schleiferi within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus schleiferi Freney et al. 1988

Assigned by: Igimi S, Takahashi E, Mitsuoka T. Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans subsp. nov., isolated from the external auditory meatus of dogs with external ear otitis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:409-411.

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Record number: 781214