title: Phylogenetic evidence for reclassification of Calymmatobacterium granulomatis as Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov.
abstract: By sequencing a total of 2089 bp of the 16S rRNA and phoE genes it was demonstrated that Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (the causative organism of donovanosis) shows a high level of identity with Klebsiella species pathogenic to humans (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis). It is proposed that C. granulomatis should be reclassified as Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov. An emended description of the genus Klebsiella is given.
authors.affiliation: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bastian
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sriprakash
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kemp
mesh_terms: D002157:Calymmatobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D018272:Porins / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018272:Porins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C082922:PhoE protein, E coli