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1Central Veterinary Laboratory, State Veterinary Laboratories of Norway, N-0033 Oslo, Norway
2Kaptein W. Wilhelmsen og Frues Bakteriologiske Institutt, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Central Veterinary Laboratory, State Veterinary Laboratories of Norway, Box 8156 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway. Phone: 47 22 96 45 00. Fax: 47 22 46 00 34.
ABSTRACT
A new beta-hemolytic streptococcal species, Streptococcus phocae, was isolated from organ specimens obtained from seals. This taxon is described on the basis of the results of a study of 22 strains. S. phocae was serologically somewhat heterogeneous (group antigen -/F/C). Strains belonging to this species exhibited high levels of DNA-DNA homology to each other, as determined by DNA-DNA hybridization, but low levels of DNA-DNA homology to the type strains of other streptococcal species. A simple scheme for the differentiation of S. phocae from other beta-hemolytic streptococci is presented. Strain 8399 H1 (= NCTC 12719) is the type strain of S. phocae.
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