PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF SOME AEROCOCCUS-LIKE ORGANISMS FROM CLINICAL SOURCES - DESCRIPTION OF HELCOCOCCUS-KUNZII GEN-NOV, SP-NOV

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COLLINS, MD
FACKLAM, RR
RODRIGUES, UM
RUOFF, KL
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[1] MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP, BOSTON, MA 02114 USA
[2] INST FOOD RES, READING LAB, READING RG6 2EF, ENGLAND
[3] CTR DIS CONTROL, ATLANTA, GA 30333 USA
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10.1099/00207713-43-3-425
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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16S rRNA gene sequencing studies were performed on some unusual gram-positive catalase-negative cocci of unknown taxonomic position isolated from human clinical sources. Comparative analysis of the sequence data demonstrated that the clinical isolates represent a hitherto-unknown line of descent within the low-G+C-content gram-positive bacteria. On the basis of the phylogenetic findings and the phenotypic distinctiveness of the organisms, it is proposed that they be classified in a new genus, Helcococcus, as Helcococcus kunzii sp. nov. The type strain of H. kunzii is NCFB 2900.
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