Title | Corynebacterium capitovis sp. nov., from a sheep |
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Authors | Collins, M.D., Hoyles, L., Foster, G., Sjoden, B. and Falsen, E. |
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Abstract | An unknown Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from skin scrapings from the infected head of a sheep and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic analysis. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of straight-chain and monounsaturated fatty acids and short-chain (C32-C36) mycolic acids consistent with the genus Corynebacterium. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing confirmed that the unknown rod was a member of the genus Corynebacterium, with the organism forming a distinct sub-line and displaying greater than 3% sequence divergence with established species. The unknown Corynebacterium isolate was readily distinguished from recognized species of the genus by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium from a sheep be classified in the genus Corynebacterium, as Corynebacterium capitovis sp. nov. The type strain of Corynebacterium capitovis is CCUG 39779T (= CIP 106739T). |
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Journal | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
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Journal citation | 51 (3), pp. 857-860 |
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Year | 2001 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-51-3-857 |
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