Staphylococcus singaporensis

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Staphylococcus singaporensis
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species:
S. singaporensis
Binomial name
Staphylococcus singaporensis
Chew et al., 2021

Staphylococcus singaporensis is a member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex that shares the complex with Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri. [1] The species was discovered in 2021 and published in the journal, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology on 26 October. Staphylococcus singaporensis was named after Singapore.

References

  1. Chew, Ka Lip; Octavia, Sophie; Lai, Deborah; Lin, Raymond T. P.; Teo, Jeanette W. P. (1 October 2021). "Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov., a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, isolated from human clinical specimens". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 71 (10). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005067. ISSN   1466-5034. PMID   34698625. S2CID   239887165.