Open AccessTaxonomic reassessment of the genus Pseudocitrobacter using whole genome sequencing: Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis and description of Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov.
Author(s) -
Peter Kämpfer,
David Fuglsang-Damgaard,
Søren OverballePetersen,
Henrik Hasman,
Anette M. Hammerum,
Kurt Fuursted,
Jochen Blom,
Stefanie P. Glaeser,
Frank Hansen
Publication year - 2020
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/ijsem.0.003918
Subject(s) - biology , synonym (taxonomy) , whole genome sequencing , strain (injury) , genome , genus , taxonomy (biology) , dna sequencing , comparative genomics , genetics , genomics , zoology , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , anatomy
The taxonomic status of all Pseudocitrobacter species was re-evaluated by comparative genomics based on whole genome sequencing. As a result, it is obvious that Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis . In addition, genome-based analysis of strain CPO20170097 T , isolated from a patient in northern Denmark was allocated to the genus Pseudocitrobacter . This strain showed significant genotypic and phenotypic differences from P. faecalis and it is proposed that this strain represents a novel species of the genus, for which the name Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain CPO20170097 T (=CCUG 73096 T =LMG 31042 T ).