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Corynebacterium caspium sp. nov., from a Caspian seal (Phoca caspica).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2004
Collins Matthew D, Hoyles Lesley, Foster Geoffrey, Falsen Enevold
Abstract excerpt
A previously unknown Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, non-lipophilic, catalase-positive, irregular rod-shaped bacterium (M/106/00/5(T)) was isolated, in mixed culture, from the penis of a Caspian seal (Phoca caspica). The strain was a facultative anaerobe that was able to grow at 22 and 42 degrees C. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the organism formed a hitherto unknown subline within the genus...
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