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Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an organism isolated from a wound caused by an animal bite.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2005
Lawson Paul A, Malnick Henry, Collins Matthew D, Shah Jayesh J, Chattaway Marie A, Bendall Richard, Hartley John W
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We report the isolation and characterization of a hitherto unknown gram-negative, rod-shaped Neisseria-like organism from an infected wound resulting from a bite from a kinkajou. Based on both phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown organism be classified as a new species, Kingella potus sp. nov.
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