International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Vol 51, 679-682, Copyright © 2001 by Society for General Microbiology

Actinomyces catuli sp. nov., from dogs

L Hoyles, E Falsen, C Pascual, B Sjoden, G Foster, D Henderson and MD Collins
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK

An Actinomyces-like bacterium was recovered from two dogs. Based on cellular morphology and biochemical criteria, the unknown bacterium resembled the genus Actinomyces but it did not appear to correspond to any of the currently recognized species of this genus. PAGE analysis of whole-cell proteins confirmed that the strain was phenotypically distinct from all other Actinomyces species and comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the bacterium represents an unknown sub-line within the genus. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed that the bacterium from dogs be classified as a new species of the genus Actinomyces, Actinomyces catuli. The type strain of Actinomyces catuli is CCUG 41709(T) (= CIP 106507(T)).

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