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Facklamia sourekii sp. nov., isolated from human sources

¹Department of Food science and Technology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, UK
²Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Sweden

Author for correspondence: Matthew D. Collins. Tel: +44 118 935 7226. Fax: +44 118 935 7222. e-mail: david.collins{at}bbsrc.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

Two strains of a Gram-positive catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccus originating from human sources were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. The strains were found to be identical to each other based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and constitute a new subline within the genus Facklamia. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from Facklamis hominis and Facklamia ignava by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Facklamia sourekii sp. nov., the type strain of which is CCUG 28783A^T.

Key Words: Facklamia sourekii • taxonomy • phylogeny • 16S rRNA

The GenBank accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of CCUG 28783^Tis Y17312.

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