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Rhodococcus triatomae sp. nov., isolated from a blood-sucking bug.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2005
Yassin A F
Abstract excerpt
Two bacterial isolates, strains IMMIB RIV-085(T) and IMMIB RIV-095, isolated from a blood-sucking bug of the genus Triatoma, were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Chemotaxonomic investigations revealed the presence of cell-wall chemotype IV and mycolic acids consistent with the genus Rhodococcus. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the two isolates are genealogically...
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