Article
Staphylococcus pettenkoferi sp. nov., a novel coagulase-negative staphylococcal species isolated from human clinical specimens.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2007
Trülzsch Konrad, Grabein Béatrice, Schumann Peter, Mellmann Alexander, Antonenka Uladzimir, Heesemann Jürgen, Becker Karsten
Abstract excerpt
Five coagulase-negative, novobiocin-susceptible staphylococcal strains were isolated from human blood cultures in different German and Belgian medical facilities. A novel species, 'Staphylococcus pettenkoferi' was proposed recently to accommodate two of these strains (B3117(T) and A6664), although the name was not validly published. All five strains belonged to the genus Staphylococcus because they were...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacteremia
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Belgium
- Cluster Analysis
- Coagulase
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Ribosomal
- DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
- Fatty Acids
- Genes, rRNA
- Genotype
- Germany