RRC ID 50888
Author Meng X, Lu S, Wang Y, Lai XH, Wen Y, Jin D, Yang J, Bai X, Zhang G, Pu J, Lan R, Xu J.
Title Actinomyces vulturis sp. nov., isolated from Gyps himalayensis.
Journal Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
Abstract Two strains of Gram-stain-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming short rods (VUL7T and VUL8) were isolated from rectal swabs of Old World vultures, namely Gyps himalayensis, in Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, China. Optimal growth occurred at 37 °C, pH 6-7, with 1 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences classified the two strains to the genus Actinomyces, with highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (95 %) to type strains of Actinomyces haliotis, Actinomyces radicidentis and Actinomyces urogenitalis. The major cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0. MK-10(H4) was the major respiratory quinone. The genomic DNA G+C content of the isolate was 54.4 mol%. DNA-DNA hybridization values with the most closely related species ofthe genusActinomyces was 24.6 %. The two strains can be differentiated from the most closely related species such as A. haliotis, A. radicidentis, A. graevenitzii and A. urogenitalis by a list of carbohydrate fermentations and enzyme activities. On the basis of physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic analysis, strains VUL7T and VUL8 represent novel species of the genus Actinomyces, for which the name Actinomyces vulturis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is VUL7T (=CGMCC 4.7366T=DSM 103437T).
Volume 67(6)
Pages 1720-1726
Published 2017-6-1
DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.001851
PMID 28629509
MeSH Actinomyces / classification* Actinomyces / genetics Actinomyces / isolation & purification Animals Bacterial Typing Techniques Base Composition DNA, Bacterial / genetics Falconiformes / microbiology* Fatty Acids / chemistry Nucleic Acid Hybridization Phylogeny* RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics Rectum / microbiology Sequence Analysis, DNA Tibet Ubiquinone / chemistry
IF 2.415
Times Cited 11
Resource
General Microbes JCM 18848