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Ruminococcus faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Jun 2011
Kim Min-Soo, Roh Seong Woon, Bae Jin-Woo
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial strain Eg2(T), an anaerobic, Gram-positive, non-motile, and non-spore-forming coccus, was isolated from human faeces. The optimal temperature for its growth was 37°C. Oxidase activity was negative, but catalase activity was positive. The strain was able to hydrolyze esculin and to produce acids from the fermentation of several substrates, including glucose. Lactic and acetic acids were the main products...
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