Staphylococcus pasteuri sp. nov., Isolated from Human, Animal, and Food Specimens

Olivier Chesneau (1) , A. Morvan (1) , F. Grimont (2) , H. Labischinski (3) , N. El Solh (1)

1 Staphylocoques et Streptocoques
2 Entérobactéries
3 RKI - Robert Koch Institute [Berlin]

A new novobiocin-susceptible species of the genus Staphylococcus, Staphylococcus pasteuri, is described on the basis of the results of a study of seven strains isolated from human, animal, and food specimens. DNA relatedness experiments (S1 nuclease method) showed that these strains form a homogeneous genomic species related at DNA homology levels of 2 to 13% to 27 type strains representing known Staphylococcus species. The use of a method based on rRNA gene restriction site polymorphism provides clear-cut distinction between this new species and Staphylococcus warneri, which is the most similar species phenotypically. The type strain of the new species is strain BM9357 (= ATCC 51129).

Domains: Bacteriology

Olivier Chesneau, A. Morvan, F. Grimont, H. Labischinski, N. El Solh. Staphylococcus pasteuri sp. nov., Isolated from Human, Animal, and Food Specimens. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1993, 43 (2), pp.237-244. ⟨10.1099/00207713-43-2-237⟩. ⟨pasteur-03082508⟩