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Suttonella ornithocola sp. nov., from birds of the tit families, and emended description of the genus Suttonella

¹ SAC Veterinary Services, Drummondhill, Stratherrick Road, Inverness IV2 4JZ, UK
² Laboratory of Healthcare Associated Infection, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London NW9 5HT, UK
³ Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-0245, USA
⁴ Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
⁵ School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AP, UK

Correspondence
Geoffrey Foster
Geoffrey.Foster{at}sac.co.uk

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on three strains of Gram-negative, rod-shaped organisms recovered from dead birds of the tit families (blue tit, coal tit and long-tailed tit). Morphological, cultural and biochemical studies indicated that the organisms were related to the family Cardiobacteriaceae in the gamma-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed these findings and demonstrated that the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown subline within this family. The closest phylogenetic relative of the strains isolated from the birds was found to be Suttonella indologenes, although a sequence divergence of approximately 5 % demonstrated that the unknown bacterium represented a novel species. On the basis of the results of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, it is proposed that the bacteria recovered from the diseased birds represent a novel species, Suttonella ornithocola sp. nov., with strain B6/99/2^T (=CCUG 49457^T=NCTC 13337^T) as the type strain.