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Int J Syst Bacteriol 43 (1993), 425-429; DOI 10.1099/00207713-43-3-425
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Some Aerococcus-Like Organisms from Clinical Sources: Description of Helcococcus kunzii gen. nov., sp. nov.

Matthew D. Collins1, Richard R. Facklam2, Ubaldina M. Rodrigues1 and Kathryn L. Ruoff3,*

1AFRC Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, Reading RG6 2EF, United Kingdom
2Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333
3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

* Corresponding author.

ABSTRACT

16S rRNA gene sequencing studies were performed on some unusual gram-positive catalase-negative cocci of unknown taxonomic position isolated from human clinical sources. Comparative analysis of the sequence data demonstrated that the clinical isolates represent a hitherto-unknown line of descent within the low-G+C-content gram-positive bacteria. On the basis of the phylogenetic findings and the phenotypic distinctiveness of the organisms, it is proposed that they be classified in a new genus, Helcococcus, as Helcococcus kunzii sp. nov. The type strain of H. kunzii is NCFB 2900.




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