title: Cetobacterium ceti gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-negative obligate anaerobe from sea mammals.
abstract: Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on a Gram-negative obligately anaerobic rod-shaped bacterium isolated from two sea mammals. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown line of descent peripherally associated to the fusobacteria and low G+C relatives. Based on the result of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, it is proposed that the bacterium should be assigned to a new genus, Cetobacterium ceti gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Cetobacterium ceti sp. nov. is NCFB 3026.
authors.affiliation: SAC Veterinary Services, Drummondhill, Inverness, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernandez Garayzabal
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004289:Dolphins / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014907:Whales / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S