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Streptococcus phocae sp. nov., a New Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens from Seals
1 Oct 1994
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A new beta-hemolytic streptococcal species, Streptococcus phocae, was isolated from organ specimens obtained from seals. This taxon is described on the basis of the results of a study of 22 strains. S. phocae was serologically somewhat heterogeneous (group antigen -/F/C). Strains belonging to this species exhibited high levels of DNA-DNA homology to each other, as determined by DNA-DNA hybridization, but low...
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