title: Parabacteroides chinchillae sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chincilla lanigera) faeces.
abstract: Strains of Gram-stain-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria were isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces, and strain ST166(T) was investigated taxonomically. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain ST166(T) belonged to the genus Parabacteroides. Strain ST166(T) formed a distinct line of descent, and the highest sequence similarity to ST166(T) was found with Parabacteroides merdae JCM 9497(T) (95.6%) and Parabacteroides johnsonii JCM 13406(T) (95.0%). Analysis of hsp60 gene sequences also supported these relationships. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, the novel species Parabacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of P. chinchillae sp. nov. is ST166(T) ( = JCM 17104(T) =CCUG 62154(T)).
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of experimental animal science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Sayaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of experimental animal science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Koh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasumi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of experimental animal science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amao
authors.affiliation: Benno Laboratory, RIKEN Innovation Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Benno
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Moriya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001482:Base Composition; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D002682:Chinchilla / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2