Allofustis seminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from pig semen
Collins, Matthew D. and Higgins, Robert and Messier, Serge and Fortin, Madeleine and Hutson, Roger A. and Lawson, Paul A. and Falsen, Enevold,, 53, 811-814 (2003),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02484-0,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 1466-5026,
abstract= An unknown Gram-positive, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium originating from semen of a pig was characterized using phenotypic, molecular chemical and molecular phylogenetic methods. Chemical studies revealed the presence of a directly cross-linked cell wall murein based on l-lysine and a DNA G+C content of 39 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the unidentified rod-shaped organism formed a hitherto unknown subline related, albeit loosely, to Alkalibacterium olivapovliticus, Alloiococcus otitis, Dolosigranulum pigrum and related organisms, in the low-G+C-content Gram-positive bacteria. However, sequence divergence values of >11 % from these recognized taxa clearly indicated that the novel bacterium represents a separate genus. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic considerations, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium from pig semen be classified as a new genus and species, Allofustis seminis gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is strain 01-570-1T (=CCUG 45438T=CIP 107425T).,
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