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Species Staphylococcus auricularis
Name: Staphylococcus auricularis Kloos and Schleifer 1983
Etymology: au.ri.cu.la’ris. L. masc. adj. auricularis, pertaining to the ear
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-ri-ku-LA-ris, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 33753; CCUG 15601; CCUG 36974; CIP 103587; DSM 20609; NBIMCC 8964; NCTC 12101; NRRL B-14762; WK 811M
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D83358
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kloos WE, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus auricularis sp. nov.: an inhabitant of the human external ear. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:9-14. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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. — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 48 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kloos WE, Schleifer KH. Staphylococcus auricularis sp. nov.: an inhabitant of the human external ear. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:9-14. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 781171
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