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Bifidobacterium tsurumiense sp. nov., from hamster dental plaque.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Okamoto Masaaki, Benno Yoshimi, Leung Kai-P, Maeda Nobuko
Abstract excerpt
Three novel micro-organisms, designated strains OMB115(T), OMB118 and OMB120, were isolated from dental plaque from golden hamsters fed with a high-carbohydrate diet. The three strains were Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic rods that lacked catalase activity. Analysis of their partial 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that these isolates belonged to the genus Bifidobacterium. They grew under aerobic...
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