title: Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994.
abstract: A polyphasic taxonomic approach was applied to strains of the species Staphylococcus vitulinus and Staphylococcus pulvereri in order to clarify their taxonomic relatedness. Four reference strains, representing both species, and seven strains isolated from human clinical material were characterized by biotyping, ribotyping and SDS-PAGE analysis of whole-cell proteins, and none of the screening approaches allowed the two taxa to be distinguished. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments between four selected representative strains, including the type strains, confirmed that Staphylococcus pulvereri is a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus.
authors.affiliation: Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Švec
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vancanneyt
authors.affiliation: Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sedláček
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Engelbeen
authors.affiliation: Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vlastimil
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Štětina
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swings
authors.affiliation: Reference Laboratory for Staphylococci, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42, Praha 10, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petráš
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000382:microbiology; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021521:Ribotyping; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D020543:Proteome; D012329:RNA, Bacterial