Name: Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: len’tus. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, pertaining to slow growth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LEN-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29070; CCUG 15599; CIP 81.63; DSM 20352; K21; NCTC 12102; NRRL B-14758; Roguinsky K21

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D83370 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kloos WE, Schleifer KH, Smith RF. Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri sp. nov. and its subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:22-37.

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 lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mammaliicoccus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Madhaiyan et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus 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 sciuri 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: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 = 1, 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus sciuri Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kloos WE, Schleifer KH, Smith RF. Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri sp. nov. and its subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:22-37.

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Record number: 781218