title: Characterization of Actinomyces turicensis and Actinomyces radingae strains from human clinical samples.
abstract: Whole-organism protein electrophoresis was used to compare and group unidentified coryneform bacteria resembling Gardnerella vaginalis and various Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium species. The obtained clusters of strains were further characterized by whole-cell fatty acid analysis and a variety of biochemical tests. Species-specific oligonucleotide probes based on 16S rRNA gene sequences were designed. The results demonstrate that the majority of the isolates belonged to Actinomyces turicensis; the other strains belonged to Actinomyces radingae. The descriptions of both species are emended.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Belgium. Peter.Vandamme@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vancanneyt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Esbroeck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van de Merwe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergmans
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schouls
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sabbe
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S