title: Prevotella bergensis sp. nov., isolated from human infections.
abstract: Eight strains of anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli isolated from infections of the skin and soft tissues were subjected to a comprehensive range of phenotypic and genotypic tests. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed the strains to constitute a homogeneous group, distinct from species with validly published names but related to a cluster including Prevotella buccae, Prevotella dentalis and Prevotella baroniae. A novel species, Prevotella bergensis sp. nov., is proposed to accommodate these strains. Prevotella bergensis is saccharolytic and produces acetic and succinic acids as end products of fermentation. The G + C content of the DNA of the type strain is 48 mol%. The type strain of Prevotella bergensis is 94067913T (= DSM 17361T = CCUG 51224T).
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, Infection Research Group, London SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downes
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
authors.forename: Iain C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.affiliation: The Gade Institute and Haukeland University Hospital, Section of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Bergen, Bergen N-5021, Norway.
authors.forename: Tor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hofstad
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, Infection Research Group, London SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Wade
mesh_terms: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D018720:Prevotella / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S