title: Streptococcus phocae sp. nov., a new species isolated from clinical specimens from seals.
abstract: 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 levels of DNA-DNA homology to the type strains of other streptococcal species. A simple scheme for the differentiation of S. phocae from other beta-hemolytic streptococci is presented. Strain 8399 H1 (= NCTC 12719) is the type strain of S. phocae.
authors.affiliation: Central Veterinary Laboratory, State Veterinary Laboratories of Norway, Oslo.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skaar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaustad
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tønjum
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stenwig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial