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Corynebacterium sphenisci sp. nov., isolated from wild penguins

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology publish this investigation article

July 1st, 2003

Six unidentified gram-positive, rod-shaped organisms recovered from the cloacae of apparently healthy wild penguins were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Chemotaxonomic investigations revealed the presence of a cell wall based on meso-diaminopimelic acid and long-chain cellular fatty acids of the straight-chain saturated and monounsaturated types, consistent with the genus Corynebacterium. Corynomycolic acids, which are characteristic of the genus, were also detected, albeit in small amounts. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed that the unidentified organisms were phylogenetically related to corynebacteria and represent a novel subline associated with a small subcluster of species that includes Corynebacterium xerosis, Corynebacterium amycolatum and Corynebacterium freneyi. The unknown isolates were readily distinguished from their closest phylogenetic relatives and all other Corynebacterium species with validly published names by using a combination of biochemical and chemotaxonomic criteria. Based on both phenotypic and 16S rRNA gene sequence considerations, it is proposed that the unknown isolates recovered from penguins be classified as a novel species in the genus Corynebacterium, Corynebacterium sphenisci sp. nov. The type strain is CECT 5990T (= CCUG 46398T)




Goyache J., Ballesteros C., Vela AI., Collins MD., Briones V., Hutson RA., Potti J., Garcia-Borboroglu P., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF..




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Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Identificación y Caracterización Microbiana (ICM). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).







International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
FACTOR YEAR Q
3.187 2003

NLMID: 100899600

PMID: 12892119

ISSN: 1466-5026



TITLE: Corynebacterium sphenisci sp. nov., isolated from wild penguins


JOURNAL: Int J Syst Evol Microbiol


NUMERACIÓN: 53(Pt 4):1009-12


AÑO: 2003


PUBLISHER: Society for General Microbiology


AUTHORS: Goyache J., Ballesteros C., Vela AI., Collins MD., Briones V., Hutson RA., Potti J., Garcia-Borboroglu P., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF..


First
Joaquín Goyache Goñi
3rd
Ana Isabel Vela Alonso
5th
Víctor Briones Dieste
9th
Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez
Last
José Francisco Fernández-Garayzabal Fernández

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02502-0


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Goyache J., Ballesteros C., Vela AI., Collins MD., Briones V., Hutson RA., Potti J., Garcia-Borboroglu P., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Corynebacterium sphenisci sp. nov., isolated from wild penguins. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53(Pt 4):1009-12. 2003. (A). ISSN: 1466-5026. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02502-0


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