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

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus S͡HLE͡I-fe-ri ko-A-gu-lans, 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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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". — 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 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