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Streptococcus gallinaceus sp. nov., from chickens.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2002
Collins Matthew D, Hutson Roger A, Falsen Enevold, Inganäs Elisabeth, Bisgaard Magne
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Three isolates of an unknown Gram-positive, catalase-negative, chain-forming, coccus-shaped organism isolated from an outbreak of septicaemia in a flock of adult broiler parents were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the bacterium represents a new subline within the genus Streptococcus, related to, albeit distinct from,...
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