title: Description of Gemella sanguinis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.
abstract: Six strains of a hitherto undescribed gram-positive, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccus isolated from human sources were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the unknown strains were genealogically identical and constitute a new subline within the genus Gemella. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from Gemella haemolysans, Gemella bergeriae, and Gemella morbillorum by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Gemella sanguinis sp. nov. The type strain is CCUG 37820(T).
authors.affiliation: BBSRC Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, Reading, RG6 6BZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sjöden
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Facklam
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S