Staphylococcus debuckii sp. nov., a coagulase-negative species from bovine milk

A novel type strain, designated SDB 2975^T (=CECT 9737^T=DSM 105892^T), of the novel species Staphylococcus debuckii sp. nov. isolated from bovine milk is described. The novel species belongs to the genus Staphylococcus and showed resistance to tetracycline and was oxidase- and coagulase-negative, catalase-positive, and Gram-stain-positive. Phylogenetic relationships of Staphylococcus debuckii SDB 2975^T to other staphylococcal species were inferred from 16S rRNA gene and whole-genome-based phylogenetic reconstruction. The 16S rRNA gene comparisons showed that the strain is closely related to Staphylococcus condimenti (99.73 %), Staphylococcus piscifermentans (99.66 %), Staphylococcus carnosus (99.59 %) and Staphylococcus simulans (98.03 %). Average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between S.taphylococcus debuckii SDB 2975^T and its closely related Staphylococcus species were 83.96, 94.5, 84.03 and 78.09 %, respectively, and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values were 27.70, 58.02, 27.70 and 22.00 %, respectively. The genome of Staphylococcus debuckii SDB 2975^T was sequenced with PacBio and Illumina technologies and is 2 691 850 bp long, has a G+C content of 36.6 mol% and contains 2678 genes and 80 RNAs, including six copies of each5S rRNA, 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA genes. Biochemical profiling and a newly developed PCR assay enabled differentiation of Staphylococcus debuckii SDB 2975^T and three other SDB strains from its closest staphylococcal species. Differentiation was also achieved by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF). Genes unique to Staphylococcus debuckii were identified and a PCR-based assay was developed to differentiate Staphylococcus debuckii from other staphylococcal species. In conclusion, the results of phylogenetic analysis along with the ANI values <95 %, and dDDH values <70 % from closely related species along with the phenotypic and biochemical characteristics and specific MALDI-TOF profiles demonstrated that Staphylococcus debuckii SDB 2975^T represents a novel species within the genus Staphylococcus, named Staphylococcus debuckii sp. nov. (SDB 2975^T=CECT 9737^T=DSM 105892^T).