title: Actinomyces vaccimaxillae sp. nov., from the jaw of a cow.
abstract: A previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium was isolated from a lesion in the jaw of a cow. Based on its cellular morphology and the results of biochemical testing, the organism was tentatively identified as a member of the genus Actinomyces. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed that the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown species within the genus Actinomyces, and is related to a group of species that includes Actinomyces turicensis and its close relatives. It is proposed that the unknown organism be classified as Actinomyces vaccimaxillae sp. nov. (the type strain is CCUG 46091T =CIP 107423T).
authors.affiliation: Anaerobe Reference Unit, PHLS, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Val
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.affiliation: Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Inganäs
authors.affiliation: Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Enevold
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.affiliation: Anaerobe Reference Unit, PHLS, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Brian I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Duerden
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007568:Jaw / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S