%0 Journal Article %A Foster, G. %A Ross, H. M. %A Hutson, R. A. %A Collins, M. D. %T Staphylococcus lutrae sp. nov., a New Coagulase-Positive Species Isolated from Otters %D 1997 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 47 %N 3 %P 724-726 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-47-3-724 %I Microbiology Society, %X Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed with three strains of a catalase-positive, gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from otters. The results of a 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that these strains represent a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Staphylococcus. Based on the results of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, we propose that these bacteria should be classified as members of a new species, Staphylococcus lutrae. The type strain of S. lutrae is DSM 10244. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-47-3-724