title: Corynebacterium ulceribovis sp. nov., isolated from the skin of the udder of a cow with a profound ulceration.
abstract: A coryneform bacterium isolated from a cow with a profound ulceration was characterized by using phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Chemotaxonomic investigations revealed the presence of cell-wall chemotype IV and short-chain mycolic acids consistent with the genus Corynebacterium. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the organism formed a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Corynebacterium. Sequence divergence values of greater than 3.6 % from recognized Corynebacterium species, together with phenotypic differences, showed that the unidentified bacterium represents a new member of this genus. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic considerations, it is proposed that the novel bacterium be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Corynebacterium, with the name Corynebacterium ulceribovis sp. nov. The type strain is IMMIB L-1395T (=DSM 45146T=CCUG 55727T).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie der Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany. yassin@mibi03.meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Yassin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S