RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Law-Brown, Janette A1 Meyers, Paul R.YR 2003 T1 Enterococcus phoeniculicola sp. nov., a novel member of the enterococci isolated from the uropygial gland of the Red-billed Woodhoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 53 IS 3 SP 683 OP 685 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02334-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, coccoid, non-spore-forming, non-motile, catalase-negative bacterium was isolated from the uropygial (preen) gland of wild Red-billed Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculus purpureus) and designated strain JLB-1T. Physiological and biochemical testing suggested that this homofermentative, lactic-acid-producing bacterium could belong to the genus Enterococcus or the genus Streptococcus. Comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain JLB-1T with other 16S rDNA sequences in the GenBank database by blast analysis showed that its closest relatives are Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus avium and Enterococcus asini. Strain JLB-1T may be differentiated from these species by the fact that it does not produce acid from lactose, d-mannitol, d(+)-melezitose or d-sorbitol. Furthermore, it does not hydrolyse arginine or hippurate and cannot grow in the presence of 6·5 % NaCl or 40 % bile. It differs from the streptococci in that it does not lyse erythrocytes. Strain JLB-1T is a novel member of the enterococci, for which the name Enterococcus phoeniculicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JLB-1T (=ATCC BAA-412T=DSM 14726T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02334-0