title: Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the genitourinary tract of women.
abstract: Streptococcus strains from animal and human sources identified biochemically as Streptococcus porcinus were investigated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The nine human strains isolated between 1997 and 2005 formed a single cluster with more than 2.1% dissimilarity with S. porcinus strains from animal sources. A novel species, Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, 20045, Chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada H9X 3R5.
authors.forename: Sadjia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bekal
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaudreau
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Laurence
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simoneau
authors.forename: Lélia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raynal
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S