Investigation published in International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

October 1^st, 1999

Two strains of a hitherto undescribed Gram-positive, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccus isolated from sheep were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the unknown strains were genealogically highly related and constitute a new line close to, but distinct from, Helcococcus kunzii. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from H. kunzii by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Helcococcus ovis sp. nov. The type strain of Helcococcus ovis is CCUG 37441T

Collins MD., Falsen E., Foster G., Monasterio LR., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF..

Helcococcus ovis sp. nov., a gram-positive organism from sheep

Helcococcus ovis sp. nov., a gram-positive organism from sheep

	Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Servicio de Identificación y Caracterización Microbiana (ICM). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	School of Food Biosciences. University of Reading.
	Department of Clinical Bacteriology. University of Gothenburg.
	SAC Veterinary Services. Scotland’s Rural College (SRC).