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Abstract

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 () and designated strain JLB-1. Physiological and biochemical testing suggested that this homofermentative, lactic-acid-producing bacterium could belong to the genus or the genus . Comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain JLB-1 with other 16S rDNA sequences in the GenBank database by analysis showed that its closest relatives are , and . Strain JLB-1 may be differentiated from these species by the fact that it does not produce acid from lactose, -mannitol, (+)-melezitose or -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-1 is a novel member of the enterococci, for which the name sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JLB-1 (=ATCC BAA-412=DSM 14726).

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