title: Turicibacter sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium.
abstract: An unknown, strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium (strain MOL361T) was isolated from a blood culture of a febrile patient with acute appendicitis and characterized using phenotypic and molecular methods. Fatty acid analysis and biochemical examination indicated that the isolate most closely resembles members of the Gram-positive bacteria with low DNA G+C content. 16S rDNA sequencing revealed a relatively high overall similarity (97%) to an uncultured bacterium, but these two strains both exhibit low (<87%) 16S rDNA similarity to other bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis with different treeing methods showed that this strain forms a novel line of descent within the Gram-positive bacteria with low G+C content. Strain MOL361T is described as the type strain of a novel species within a new genus, Turicibacter sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov.
authors.forename: Philipp P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bosshard
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zbinden
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altwegg
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001482:Base Composition; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S