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Lactobacillus ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
Vela A I, Fernandez A, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Goyache J, Herraez P, Tames B, Cruz F, Domínguez L, Fernández-Garayzábal J F
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Biochemical and molecular genetic studies were performed on three isolates of an unknown Gram-positive, catalase-negative and rod-shaped organism isolated from the lungs and liver of two beaked whales. The organisms were tentatively identified as Lactobacillus spp. based on cellular morphology and biochemical tests. 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed the provisional identification of the novel isolates as...
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