title: Tsukamurella pulmonis sp. nov.
abstract: Chemotaxonomic and 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analyses of an isolate from the sputum of a patient with a mycobacterial lung infection clearly delineated a new species of the genus Tsukamurella. This new species can be defined on the basis of genotypic and phenotypic data. The name Tsukamurella pulmonis sp. nov. is proposed for this organism; the type strain is IMMIB D-1321T (= DSM 44142T). This isolate shows 44.2 and 36.2% DNA relatedness to Tsukamurella paurometabola DSM 20162T (T = type strain) and Tsukamurella inchonensis DSM 44067T, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universität Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rainey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brzezinka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burghardt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rifai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Schaal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D003596:Cytosine / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006147:Guanine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008055:Lipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine