title: Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces.
abstract: Morphological, biochemical and molecular genetic studies were carried out on an unknown non-spore-forming, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from dog faeces. The bacterium grew under strictly anaerobic conditions, was asaccharolytic, and possessed a relatively high G + C content of 61 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the unidentified bacterium was a member of the family Coriobacteriaceae and represents a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Slackia. Based on the presented findings, a novel species, Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., is described. The type strain of Slackia faecicanis is 5WC12(T) (= CCUG 48399(T) = CIP 108281(T)).
authors.affiliation: Food Microbial Sciences Unit, School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: Food Microbial Sciences Unit, School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK.
authors.forename: Hazel L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Greetham
authors.affiliation: Food Microbial Sciences Unit, School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK.
authors.forename: Glenn R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, UK.
authors.forename: Catriona
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giffard
authors.affiliation: Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Enevold
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
authors.affiliation: Food Microbial Sciences Unit, School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S