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Anaerostipes butyraticus sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium from Clostridium cluster XIVa isolated from broiler chicken caecal content, and emended description of the genus Anaerostipes.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2010
Eeckhaut Venessa, Van Immerseel Filip, Pasmans Frank, De Brandt Evie, Haesebrouck Freddy, Ducatelle Richard, Vandamme Peter
Abstract excerpt
Four butyrate-producing isolates were obtained from the caecal content of a 4-week-old broiler chicken. The 16S rRNA gene sequences were determined and confirmed the close relatedness of the four isolates, which suggested that they were derived from a single bacterial clone. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that its closest relatives were members of cluster XIVa of the Clostridium...
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