Open AccessStaphylococcus cornubiensis sp. nov., a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group (SIG)
Author(s) -
Aimee K. Murray,
John Lee,
Richard Bendall,
Lihong Zhang,
Marianne Sunde,
Jannice Schau Slettemeås,
William H. Gaze,
Andrew J. Page,
Michiel Vos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.002992
Subject(s) - biology , staphylococcus intermedius , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , virulence , staphylococcus pseudintermedius , staphylococcus aureus , streptococcus intermedius , gene , genetics , bacteria , streptococcus
We here describe a novel species in the Staphylococcus intermedius Group (SIG) which is phenotypically similar to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius but is genomically distinct from it and other SIG members, with an average nucleotide identity of 90.2 % with its closest relative S. intermedius. The description of Staphylococcus cornubiensis sp. nov. is based on strain NW1 T (=NCTC 13950 T =DSM 105366 T ) isolated from a human skin infection in Cornwall, UK. Although pathogenic, NW1 T carries no known virulence genes or mobilizable antibiotic resistance genes and further studies are required to assess the prevalence of this species in humans as well as its potential presence in companion animals.