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Ruminococcus gauvreauii sp. nov., a glycopeptide-resistant species isolated from a human faecal specimen.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jun 2008
Domingo M-C, Huletsky A, Boissinot M, Bernard K A, Picard F J, Bergeron M G
Abstract excerpt
A novel strictly anaerobic, vancomycin-resistant, Gram-positive coccus (strain CCRI-16,110(T)) was isolated from a human faecal specimen. This strain was characterized using morphological, biochemical and molecular taxonomic methods. The organism was unable to hydrolyse aesculin and failed to produce acid from cellobiose, d-lactose and alpha-raffinose. Acetic acid was the sole product of glucose fermentation by...
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