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Cetobacterium ceti gen. nov., sp. nov., a new Gram‐negative obligate anaerobe from sea mammals
Author(s) -
Foster G.,
Ross H.M.,
Naylor R.D.,
Collins M.D.,
Ramos C. Pascual,
Garayzabal F. Fernandez,
Reid R.J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1995.tb01041.x
Subject(s) - biology , obligate anaerobe , phylogenetic tree , 16s ribosomal rna , obligate , fusobacteria , bacteria , phylogenetics , microbiology and biotechnology , taxonomy (biology) , genetics , zoology , gene , botany , bacteroidetes
Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on a Gram‐negative obligately anaerobic rod‐shaped bacterium isolated from two sea mammals. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown line of descent peripherally associated to the fusobacteria and low G + C relatives. Based on the result of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, it is proposed that the bacterium should be assigned to a new genus, Cetobacterium ceti gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Cetobacterium ceti sp. nov. is NCFB 3026.