title: Arthrobacter nasiphocae sp. nov., from the common seal (Phoca vitulina).
abstract: An unknown gram-positive, catalase-positive, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from the nasal cavities of two common seals. Chemical analysis revealed the presence in the bacterium of a hitherto unknown cell-wall murein [type: L-Lys-L-Ala2-Gly(2-3)-L-Ala (Gly)]. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the unidentified rod was related to the Arthrobacter group of organisms, although sequence divergence values of >3% from established members of this genus indicated that it represents a novel species. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic considerations, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium from seals (Phoca vitulina) be classified as a novel species, Arthrobacter nasiphocae sp. nov. The type strain of Arthrobacter nasiphocae is CCUG 42953T.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoyles
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Enevold
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S