Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.
- Funke G Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Switzerland. funke@immv.unizh.ch
- Alvarez N
- Pascual C
- Falsen E
- Akervall E
- Sabbe L
- Schouls L
- Weiss N
- Collins MD
- 1997-07-01
Published in:
- International journal of systematic bacteriology. - 1997
Actinomyces
Actinomycosis
Adult
Bacterial Proteins
Fatty Acids
Female
Fermentation
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Penicillins
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
English
Ten strains of a hitherto undescribed catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, coryneform bacterium were isolated or collected by workers at three European clinical bacteriology laboratories or reference centers. These strains were isolated from humans, and most came from abscess material. Biochemical and chemotaxonomic characterization revealed that the strains belonged to the genus Actinomyces. The phenotypic features of the 10 strains were incompatible with the descriptions of the previously established Actinomyces species. A comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that the previously undescribed strains constitute a new line in the genus Actinomyces. The name Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov. is proposed for these clinical isolates. The type strain is CCUG 32789A.
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- DOI 10.1099/00207713-47-3-687
- PMID 9226901
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/60668
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