Name: Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius De La Fuente et al. 1985

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: an.ae.ro’bi.us. Gr. pref. an-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. adj. anaerobius, not living in air

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35844; CCUG 37246; CIP 103780; DSM 20714; MVF-7

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16S rRNA gene: D83355 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De La Fuente R, Suarez G, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius subsp. nov., the causal agent of abscess disease of sheep. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:99-102.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)	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 aureus subsp. anaerobius 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 aureus within a separate genus Staphylococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - human: T - 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 = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: De La Fuente R, Suarez G, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius subsp. nov., the causal agent of abscess disease of sheep. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:99-102.

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