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Jeotgalicoccus pinnipedialis sp. nov., from a southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2004
Hoyles Lesley, Collins Matthew D, Foster Geoffrey, Falsen Enevold, Schumann Peter
Abstract excerpt
A previously unknown Gram-positive, catalase-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming, coccus-shaped bacterium (A/G14/99/10(T)), originating from the mouth of a female southern elephant seal, was subjected to a taxonomic analysis. Comparative 16S rRNA gene-sequencing showed that the organism formed a hitherto unknown subline within the catalase-positive, low-G+C, Gram-positive cocci, exhibiting a...
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