RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Lambert, L. H. A1 Cox, T. A1 Mitchell, K. A1 Rosselló-Mora, R. A. A1 Del Cueto, C. A1 Dodge, D. E. A1 Orkand, P. A1 Cano, R. J.YR 1998 T1 Staphylococcus succinus sp. nov., isolated from Dominican amber JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 48 IS 2 SP 511 OP 518 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-48-2-511 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Two bacterial isolates, designated AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2, were recovered from 25·35-million-year-old Dominican amber. AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2 biochemically most closely resemble Staphylococcus xylosus; they differ physiologically from other staphylococci. Fatty acid analysis and comparisons with extensive databases were unable to show relatedness to any specific taxon. Moreover, AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2 contain tuberculostearic acid and meso-diaminopimelic acid, characteristic of the G+C-rich coryneform bacteria, as opposed to l-lysine characteristic of staphylococci. AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2 have a G+C ratio of 35 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis with the 16S rRNA gene indicated that AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2 were most closely related to Staphylococcus equorum, S. xylosus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus and other novobiocin-resistant staphylococci. Stringent DNA-DNA hybridization studies with AMG-D1Trevealed similarities of 38% with S. equorum, 23% with S. xylosus and 6% with S. saprophyticus. The results indicate that AMG-D1Tand AMG-D2 represent a novel species, which was named Staphylococcus succinus sp. nov. The type strain of the new species is AMG-D1 (ATCC 700337)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-48-2-511