International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Vol 51, 683-686, Copyright © 2001 by Society for General Microbiology

Aerococcus urinaehominis sp. nov., isolated from human urine

PA Lawson, E Falsen, M Ohlen and MD Collins
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AP, UK

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on an unknown Gram-positive catalase-negative coccus isolated from human urine. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated that the organism represents a new subline within the genus Aerococcus. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from the three currently recognized Aerococcus species, Aerococcus christensenii, Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus viridans, by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium from urine be classified as Aerococcus urinaehominis sp. nov. The type strain of Aerococcus urinaehominis is CCUG 42038b(T) (=CIP 106675(T)).

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