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Phylogenetic characterization of two novel species of the genus Bifidobacterium: Bifidobacterium saimiriisciurei sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium platyrrhinorum sp. nov.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2020
Modesto Monica, Satti Maria, Watanabe Koichi, Scarafile Donatella, Huang Chien-Hsun, Liou Jong-Shian, Tamura Tomohiko, Saito Satomi, Watanabe Mizuki, Mori Koji, Huang Lina, Sandri Camillo, Spiezio Caterina, Arita Masanori, Mattarelli Paola
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Three bifidobacterial Gram-stain-positive, non-spore forming and fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive strains, SMA1T, SMB2 and SMA15T were isolated from the faeces of two adult males of the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, the type strain of Bifidobacterium primatium DSM 100687T (99.3%; similarity) was the closest neighbour to strains SMA1T and...
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