Agrococcus casei sp. nov., isolated from the surfaces of smear-ripened cheeses.
Seven Gram-positive, coryneform bacteria with virtually identical whole-organism protein patterns were isolated from the surface of smear-ripened cheeses. Representatives of these strains were the subject of a polyphasic study designed to establish their taxonomic status. The organisms formed a distinct branch in the Microbacteriaceae 16S rRNA gene tree and were most closely related to members of the genus Agrococcus, sharing sequence similarities of 95.4-98.7 %. The chemotaxonomic profiles of the strains were consistent with their classification in the genus Agrococcus. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data show that the isolates should be classified in the genus Agrococcus as representatives of a novel species. The name Agrococcus casei sp. nov. is proposed for this taxon. Isolate R-17892t2(T) (=DSM 18061(T)=LMG 22410(T)) is the type strain of Agrococcus casei sp. nov.
Bora
Nagamani
N
Division of Biology, King George VIth Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Vancanneyt
Marc
M
BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Gelsomino
Roberto
R
BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Swings
Jean
J
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.|BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Brennan
Noelle
N
Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland.
Cogan
Timothy M
TM
Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland.
Larpin
Sandra
S
Laboratoire de Microbiologie Alimentaire, Université de Caen Basse - Normandie, esplanade de-la-paix, 14032 Caen cedex, France.
Desmasures
Nathalie
N
Laboratoire de Microbiologie Alimentaire, Université de Caen Basse - Normandie, esplanade de-la-paix, 14032 Caen cedex, France.
Lechner
Frieda Eliskases
FE
Bundesanstalt für Alpenländische Milchwirtschaft, Rotholz 50a, 6200 Rotholz, Austria.
Kroppenstedt
Reiner M
RM
DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
Ward
Alan C
AC
Division of Biology, King George VIth Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Goodfellow
Michael
M
Division of Biology, King George VIth Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S