title: Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of cats and dogs.
abstract: Fourteen strains of Gram-negative, anaerobic, fluoroquinolone-resistant, non-sporulating rods were isolated from various infections in cats and dogs, as well as from wounds in humans after cat- or dog-bites. These strains were characterized by sequencing of the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, 16S rDNA, DNA-DNA hybridization, phylogenetic analysis, and phenotypic tests. The results indicate that the novel strains belong to a distinct species, closely related to Fusobacterium nucleatum. The species Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov. is proposed, with strain ATCC BAA 689T as the type strain.
authors.affiliation: R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica, California, USA. gconrads@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conrads
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Citron
authors.forename: Reinier
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mutters
authors.forename: Spencer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Ellie J C
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S