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Arthrobacter nasiphocae sp. nov., from the common seal (Phoca vitulina).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Mar 2002
Collins Matthew D, Hoyles Lesley, Foster Geoffrey, Falsen Enevold, Weiss Norbert
Abstract excerpt
An unknown gram-positive, catalase-positive, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from the nasal cavities of two common seals. Chemical analysis revealed the presence in the bacterium of a hitherto unknown cell-wall murein [type: L-Lys-L-Ala2-Gly(2-3)-L-Ala (Gly)]. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the unidentified rod was related to the Arthrobacter group of organisms, although...
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