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Actinomyces denticolens Dent & Williams sp. nov: a new species from the dental plaque of cattle
Author(s) -
Dent V.E.,
Williams R.A.D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1984.tb01338.x
Subject(s) - actinomyces , peptidoglycan , biology , dental plaque , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteriology , bacteria , genetics
D ent , V.E. & W illiams , R.A.D. 1984. Actinomyces denticolens Dent & Williams sp. nov: a new species from the dental plaque of cattle. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 56 , 183–192. Six strains of actinomyces isolated from the dental plaque of cattle were assigned presumptively to the genus Actinomyces on the basis of Gram reaction, cellular and colony morphology and acid end‐products of metabolism. This assignment was confirmed by the peptidoglycan composition which is shared with Actinomyces species from dental plaque. These cattle strains formed a homogeneous group on the basis of cell wall carbohydrate components, DNA base composition, polypep‐tide molecular weight distribution and physiological reactions but could not be classified with any recognised species of Actinomyces . A new taxon Actinomyces denticolens is proposed for these strains.