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Vagococcus lutrae sp. nov., isolated from the common otter (Lutra lutra).
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jul 1999
Lawson P A, Foster G, Falsen E, Ohlén M, Collins M D
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on an unknown Gram-positive catalase-negative coccus isolated from a common otter (Lutra lutra). 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 and Vagococcus salmoninarum. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from the...
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