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Transfer of Bacteroides splanchnicus to Odoribacter gen. nov. as Odoribacter splanchnicus comb. nov., and description of Odoribacter denticanis sp. nov., isolated from the crevicular spaces of canine periodontitis patients.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Hardham John M, King Kendall W, Dreier Kimberly, Wong Jason, Strietzel Catherine, Eversole Rob R, Sfintescu Cornelia, Evans Richard T
Abstract excerpt
Numerous novel anaerobic bacteria were isolated from the crevicular spaces of dogs with periodontitis. The phenotypic characteristics of these bacterial isolates indicated that they were similar to members of the genus Porphyromonas. However, comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of the isolates indicated that they were related to members of the Bacteroides splanchnicus subgroup. A representative of the novel...
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