Open AccessStreptococcus dentirousetti sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavities of bats
Author(s) -
Kazuhide Takada,
Masatomo Hirasawa
Publication year - 2008
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/ijs.0.65204-0
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , streptococcus salivarius , streptococcus , agar , phylogenetic tree , oral cavity , ribosomal rna , strain (injury) , bacteria , gene , genetics , anatomy , medicine , orthodontics
Seventy-three strains of streptococci were isolated from the bat oral cavity. The colonies of strains grown on mitis salivarius agar were similar in morphology to those of mutans-like streptococci. The novel strains were analysed biochemically using the Rapid ID32 Strep microsystem and were subjected to DNA-DNA hybridization with other oral streptococci and to 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that these isolates be classified as Streptococcus dentirousetti sp. nov. The type strain of Streptococcus dentirousetti sp. nov. is NUM 1303(T) (=JCM 14596(T)=DSM 18963(T)).
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