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Neisseria zalophi sp. nov., isolated from oral cavity of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
Archives of microbiology - 1 Jul 2018
Volokhov Dmitriy V, Amselle Megan, Bodeis-Jones Sonya, Delmonte Pierluigi, Zhang Shuping, Davidson Maureen K, Gulland Frances M, Chizhikov Vladimir E
Abstract excerpt
Three independent strains of Neisseria sp. were isolated from the oral cavity of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) that were admitted to The Marine Mammal Center facilities in California, USA. The strains were isolated from oral swabs by cultivation on Trypticase Soy agar with 5% sheep blood under aerobic conditions. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of these three strains shared 99% similarity, but...
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