title: Phocoenobacter uteri gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
abstract: Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium isolated from the uterus of a porpoise. Biochemical and physiological studies indicated that the bacterium was related to the family Pasteurellaceae. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed these findings and demonstrated that the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown subline within this family of organisms. Based on the results of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, it is proposed that the bacterium be assigned to a new genus, Phocoenobacter uteri gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Phocoenobacter uteri sp. nov. is NCTC 12872T.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malnick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015661:Pasteurellaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D019576:Porpoises / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S