title: Reclassification of Oribaculum catoniae (Moore and Moore 1994) as Porphyromonas catoniae comb. nov. and emendation of the genus Porphyromonas.
abstract: A partial 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain of Oribaculum catoniae was determined by using PCR direct sequencing. A comparative sequence analysis demonstrated that this species, although saccharolytic, is phylogenetically a member of the genus Porphyromonas. On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic distinctiveness of O. catoniae, we formally propose that this species should be reclassified in the genus Porphyromonas catoniae comb. nov. An emended description of the genus Porphyromonas is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Food Research, Earley Gate, Reading, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001438:Bacteroidaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017861:Porphyromonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S