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Note: Vagococcus lutrae sp. nov., isolated from the common otter (Lutra lutra)

¹ Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK
² SAC Veterinary Services, Inverness IV2 4JZ, UK
³ Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, S-41346 Göteborg, Sweden

ABSTRACT

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on an unknown Grampositive catalase-negative coccus isolated from a common otter (Lutra lutra). Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated that the unknown bacterium represents a new subline within the genus Vagococcus, close to, but distinct from, Vagococcus fluvialis and Vagococcus salmoninarum. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from the two currently recognized Vagococcus species 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 a new species, Vagococcus lutrae, the type strain of which is CCUG 39187^T.

Key Words: Vagococcus lutrae sp. nov. • phylogeny • taxonomy • 16S rRNA

The GenBank accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CCUG 39187^T is Y17152.

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