title: Actinomyces bowdenii sp. nov., isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens.
abstract: Four strains of a previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium were isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens. Phenotypic studies indicated the strains were members of the genus Actinomyces, and most closely resembled Actinomyces viscosus serotype I and Actinomyces slackii. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated the unknown bacterium constitutes a new subline within a group of Actinomyces species, which includes Actinomyces bovis, the type species of the genus. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Actinomyces bowdenii sp. nov. The type strain of Actinomyces bowdenii is CCUG 37421T.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Greko
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S