title: Streptococcus minor sp. nov., from faecal samples and tonsils of domestic animals.
abstract: Nine isolates, which were obtained from tonsils, anal swabs and faeces of dogs and from tonsils of a cat and a calf, constituted a homogeneous but unidentified taxon after screening with tRNA intergenic length polymorphism analysis and whole-cell protein fingerprinting. 16S rDNA sequence analysis classified representative strains in the genus Streptococcus. Highest sequence similarity (95.9 %) was obtained with Streptococcus ovis. Growth characteristics, biochemical features, DNA-DNA hybridization and DNA G+C contents of selected strains demonstrated that they represent a single, novel streptococcal species. The name Streptococcus minor sp. nov. is proposed for the novel species; the type strain (ON59(T)=LMG 21734(T)=CCUG 47487(T)) was isolated from a dog tonsil.
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vancanneyt
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: De Graef
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baele
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Snauwaert
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.|BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swings
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haesebrouck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D001482:Base Composition; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial