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Actinomyces bowdenii sp. nov., isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens
Author(s) -
Cristina Pascual,
Geoffrey Foster,
Enevold Falsen,
Karin Bergström,
Christina Greko,
Matthew D. Collins
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1873
Subject(s) - actinomyces , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , actinomycetaceae , actinomycosis , bacteria , phylogenetic tree , serotype , actinomycetales , gene , genetics , streptomyces
Four strains of a previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium were isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens. Phenotypic studies indicated the strains were members of the genus Actinomyces, and most closely resembled Actinomyces viscosus serotype I and Actinomyces slackii. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated the unknown bacterium constitutes a new subline within a group of Actinomyces species, which includes Actinomyces bovis, the type species of the genus. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Actinomyces bowdenii sp. nov. The type strain of Actinomyces bowdenii is CCUG 37421T.

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