Open AccessAureobacterium resistens sp. nov., exhibiting vancomycin resistance and teicoplanin susceptibility
Author(s) -
Funke Guido,
Lawson Paul A,
Nolte Frederick S,
Weiss Norbert,
Collins Matthew D
Publication year - 1998
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.1574-6968.1998.tb12805.x
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , vancomycin , strain (injury) , genetics , staphylococcus aureus , anatomy
Two similar strains of a coryneform bacterium were isolated from human clinical material. Both strains were resistant to vancomycin but susceptible to teicoplanin. Detailed biochemical, chemotaxonomical, and molecular genetic investigations revealed that both isolates were members of a hitherto undescribed species of the genus Aureobacterium . The name Aureobacterium resistens sp. nov. is proposed for the new bacterium and the type strain is CCUG 38312.