RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Collins, Matthew D. A1 Hoyles, Lesley A1 Foster, Geoffrey A1 Falsen, EnevoldYR 2004 T1 Corynebacterium caspium sp. nov., from a Caspian seal (Phoca caspica) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 54 IS 3 SP 925 OP 928 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02950-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A previously unknown Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, non-lipophilic, catalase-positive, irregular rod-shaped bacterium (M/106/00/5T) was isolated, in mixed culture, from the penis of a Caspian seal (Phoca caspica). The strain was a facultative anaerobe that was able to grow at 22 and 42 °C. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the organism formed a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Corynebacterium. Sequence divergence values of more than 5 % from other described Corynebacterium species, together with phenotypic differences, showed that the unidentified bacterium represents a previously unrecognized member of this genus. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic considerations, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium isolated from a Caspian seal (strain M/106/00/5T=CCUG 44566T=CIP 107965T) be classified as the type strain of a novel species of the genus Corynebacterium, Corynebacterium caspium sp. nov., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02950-0