Name: Staphylococcus succinus subsp. casei Place et al. 2003

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ca’se.i. L. gen. neut. n. casei, of cheese, named because the organism was isolated from cheese

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 47674; CIP 107658; DSM 15096; SB72

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ320272 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Place RB, Hiestand D, Burri S, Teuber M. Staphylococcus succinus subsp. casei subsp. nov., a dominant isolate from a surface ripened cheese. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:353-359.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 89. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Staphylococcus casei (Place et al. 2003) Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus casei (Place et al. 2003) Madhaiyan et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Staphylococcus succinus subsp. casei 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 succinus within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🧍 The strain CIP 107658 has been designated by R.B. Place in a personal communication to the Lists Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 89. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1-2.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus succinus Lambert et al. 1998

Assigned by: Place RB, Hiestand D, Burri S, Teuber M. Staphylococcus succinus subsp. casei subsp. nov., a dominant isolate from a surface ripened cheese. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:353-359.

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