title: Assignment of human-derived CDC group 1 coryneform bacteria and CDC group 1-like coryneform bacteria to the genus Actinomyces as Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii sp. nov., subsp. nov., and Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus subsp. nov.
abstract: Almost the entire 16S rRNA gene sequences of some strains of CDC group 1 and group 1-like coryneform bacteria, isolated from human sources, were determined. Comparative analysis of the rRNA sequence data revealed that both groups of coryneforms belong to the genus Actinomyces. On the basis of the present molecular findings and previous biochemical studies, we propose a new Actinomyces species, Actinomyces neuii sp. nov., containing Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii subsp. nov. for CDC group 1 coryneform bacteria and Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus subsp. nov. for CDC group 1-like coryneform bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Funke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stubbs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Graevenitz
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S