Publication details
Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from sea water
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/5/2183 |
| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov. |
| Description | Two enterococcal strains LMG 16607T and LMG 16612 originating from sea water were analysed in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Both strains, assigned as Enterococcus sp. in the BCCM/LMG culture collection, possessed analogous protein profiles, but these were different from all other enterococcal species. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of one strain showed the highest similarity, 96,9-96,1 %, with its closest phylogenetic neighbours Enterococcus saccharolyticus, Enterococcus sulfureus, Enterococcus saccharominimus and Enterococcus italicus. Further genomic analysis by (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting and sequence analysis of the housekeeping gene phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase (pheS) and distinct biochemical features confirmed that the two strains represent a novel enterococcal species for which the name Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LMG 16607T (=CCM 7283T). |
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