Open AccessTaxonomic studies on some human cutaneous coryneform bacteria: Description of Dermabacter hominis gen.nov., sp.nov.
Author(s) -
Jones Dorothy,
Collins Matthew D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb02967.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , taxon , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , genus , botany , genetics
Taxonomic studies were performed on some Gram‐positive asporogeneous rod‐shaped bacteria isolated from human skin. On the basis of biochemical and chemical characteristics the cutaneous strains differ from all taxa described to date. It is proposed that these organisms be classified in a new genus Dermabacter , as Dermabacter hominis gen.nov., sp.nov.