Vagococcus fessus sp. nov., isolated from a seal and a harbour porpoise

L Hoyles; PA Lawson; G Foster; E Falsen; M Ohlen; JM Grainger; MD Collins

doi:10.1099/00207713-50-3-1151

Vagococcus fessus sp. nov., isolated from a seal and a harbour porpoise

L Hoyles, PA Lawson, G Foster, E Falsen, M Ohlen, JM Grainger, MD Collins

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A polyphasic taxonomic study was performed on two strains of an unknown Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from a dead seal and a harbour porpoise. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated that the unknown bacterium represents a new subline within the genus Vagococcus close to, but distinct from, Vagococcus fluvialis, Vagococcus lutrae and Vagococcus salmoninarum. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from the three currently recognized Vagococcus species 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 a new species, Vagococcus fessus. The type strain of Vagococcus fessus is CCUG 41755T.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1151 - 1154
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-3-1151
Publication status	First published - 2000

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16S rRNA
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
Vagococcus fessus sp. nov.

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