Characterization of Staphylococcus roterodami sp. nov., a new species within the Staphylococcus aureus complex isolated from a human foot infection

Abstract

This article introduces a new <i>Staphylococcus</i> species cultivated from a human foot wound infection in a Dutch traveller returning from the island of Bali, Indonesia: <i>Staphylococcus roterodami</i> sp. nov. Based on the genomic sequence, there is strong molecular evidence for assigning the strain to a novel species within the <i>S. aureus</i> complex. Differences in cellular fatty acid spectrum and biochemical tests underline these findings. Its ecological niche and pathogenicity require further study. The type strain is DSM111914^T (JCM34415^T).