Name: Staphylococcus capitis subsp. urealyticus corrig. Bannerman and Kloos 1991

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: u.re.a.ly.ti.cus. Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. urealyticus, urea dissolving [probably better: ureilyticus]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49326; CCUG 35142; CIP 104192; DSM 6717; MAW 8436

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF678868 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bannerman TL, Kloos WE. Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus subsp. nov. from human skin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:144-147.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus Bannerman and Kloos 1991	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2".
  • 🧍 Listed as ureolyticus in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus (sic), has been corrected by Sneath 1992. Publication: Sneath PH. Correction of orthography of epithets in Pasteurella and some problems with recommendations on latinization. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:658-659.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus capitis Kloos and Schleifer 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bannerman TL, Kloos WE. Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus subsp. nov. from human skin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:144-147.

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Record number: 781173