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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59 (2009), 1727-1732; DOI  10.1099/ijs.0.001909-0
© 2009 International Union of Microbiological Societies

Porphyromonas bennonis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens

Paula H. Summanen1, Paul A. Lawson2 and Sydney M. Finegold3,4,5

1 Research Service, Anaerobe Laboratory, Building 304, Room E3-237, Veterans Affairs (VA) West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
2 Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
3 Infectious Diseases Section, VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
4 Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
5 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Correspondence
Paula H. Summanen
carlsonph{at}aol.com

During our investigation of the bacteriology of human wound infections and abscesses, a novel anaerobic, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacillus was frequently isolated. On the basis of morphological and biochemical criteria, the strains were tentatively identified as belonging to the family Bacteroidaceae, but they did not appear to correspond to any recognized species of this family. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the 14 novel strains were genotypically homogeneous and confirmed their placement in the genus Porphyromonas. Sequence divergence values >10 % with respect to reference Porphyromonas species demonstrated that the strains isolated represent a novel species. On the basis of biochemical criteria and phylogenetic considerations, it is proposed that these strains isolated from human sources should be assigned to a novel species of the genus Porphyromonas, named Porphyromonas bennonis sp. nov., with WAL 1926CT (=ATCC BAA-1629T =CCUG 55979T) as the type strain.

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain WAL 1926CT is EU414673.






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