title: Anaeroglobus geminatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Veillonellaceae.
abstract: A hitherto unknown anaerobic coccus isolated from a post-operative fluid collection was characterized by phenotypic and phylogenetic methods. 16S rDNA sequence analysis revealed an affiliation of this isolate to the family Veillonellaceae. Also, a high level of sequence similarity was observed to some oral clone sequences of Megasphaera spp. contained in the GenBank database under designations BB166, CS025 and BS073. These clones and the unknown bacterium form a well-separated phylogenetic branch that may represent a novel lineage within the family Veillonellaceae. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, a new genus, Anaeroglobus gen. nov., is proposed for the unknown bacterium, with one species, Anaeroglobus geminatus gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Anaeroglobus geminatus is strain AIP 313.00T (= CIP 106856T = CCUG 44773T). It is also suggested that the oral clones BB166, CS025 and BS073 belong to the genus Anaeroglobus.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchandin
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jumas-Bilak
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lorin
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrière
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jean-Pierre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D045854:Veillonellaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S