Open AccessNOTE
Author(s) -
Matthew D. Collins,
Roger A. Hutson,
Enevold Falsen,
Berit Sjödén
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/00207713-49-2-635
Subject(s) - biology , 16s ribosomal rna , phylogenetic tree , coccus (insect) , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , phenotype , strain (injury) , gene , ribosomal rna , phylogenetics , genetics , ecology , anatomy
Two strains of a Gram-positive catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccus originating from human sources were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. The strains were found to be identical to each other based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and constitute a new subline within the genus Facklamia. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from Facklamis hominis and Facklamia ignava by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Facklamia sourekii sp. nov., the type strain of which is CCUG 28783AT.