title: Lactobacillus uli sp. nov. and Lactobacillus rimae sp. nov. from the human gingival crevice and emended descriptions of lactobacillus minutus and Streptococcus parvulus.
abstract: Lactobacillus uli sp. nov. and Lactobacillus rimae sp. nov. are described. These organisms are short, gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that have DNA G+C contents of 53 and 45 mol%, respectively, produce major amounts of lactic acid, and have been isolated from human gingival crevices and periodontal pockets. The major cellular fatty acid derivatives for both species are C18:1 cis-9 fatty acid methyl ester and C18:1 cis-9 dimethylacetyl. The type strain of L. uli is strain VPI D76D-27C (= ATCC 49627), and the type strain of L. rimae is strain D140H-11A (= ATCC 49626). Emended descriptions of Lactobacillus minutus (based on selected strains) and Streptococcus parvulus (based on many additional strains) also are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids