Streptococcus oricebi sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of tufted capuchin

M. Saito, N. Shinozaki-Kuwahara, M. Hirasawa, K. Takada

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Abstract

A Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped organism was isolated from the oral cavity of tufted capuchin (Cebus apella). Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis suggested classification of the organism within the genus Streptococcus. Strain M8T was related most closely to Streptococcus oralis ATCC 35037T (96.17 % similarity) followed by Streptococcus massiliensis CCUG 49690T (95.90 %) based on the 16S rRNA gene. Strain M8T was related most closely to S. massiliensis CCUG 49690T (86.58 %) based on the RNA polymerase β subunit-encoding gene (rpoB), and to Streptococcus tigurinus AZ_3aT (81.26 %) followed by S. massiliensis CCUG 49690T (80.45 %) based on the 60 kDa heat- shock protein gene (groEL). The phylogenetic trees of 16S rRNA, rpoB and groEL gene sequences showed that strain M8T was most closely related to S. massiliensis. Based on phenotypic characterization as well as 16S rRNA gene and housekeeping gene (rpoB and groEL) sequence data, a novel taxon, Streptococcus oricebi sp. nov. (type strain M8T=JCM 30719T=DSM 100101T), is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number000834
Pages (from-to)1063-1067
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume66
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2016

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