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Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (1997), 687-692; DOI 10.1099/00207713-47-3-687
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Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens

Guido Funke1,*, Nerea Alvarez2, Cristina Pascual2, Enevold Falsen3, Eva Akervall3, Luc Sabbe4, Leo Schouls5, Norbert Weiss6 and Matthew D. Collins2

1Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, CH-8028 Zürich, Switzerl
2Department of Microbiology, BBSRC Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, Reading RG6 6BZ, United Kingdom
3Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, S-41346 Göteborg, Sweden
4Stichting Streeklaboratorium ‘Zeeland,’ NL-4460 AA Goes, The Netherlands
5National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
6German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Gloriastrasse 32, CH-8028 Zürich, Switzerland. Phone: 41-1-257-2700. Fax: 41-1-252-8107. E-mail: funke{at}immv.unizh.ch.

ABSTRACT

Ten strains of a hitherto undescribed catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, coryneform bacterium were isolated or collected by workers at three European clinical bacteriology laboratories or reference centers. These strains were isolated from humans, and most came from abscess material. Biochemical and chemotaxonomic characterization revealed that the strains belonged to the genus Actinomyces. The phenotypic features of the 10 strains were incompatible with the descriptions of the previously established Actinomyces species. A comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that the previously undescribed strains constitute a new line in the genus Actinomyces. The name Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov. is proposed for these clinical isolates. The type strain is CCUG 32789A.




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