title: Anaerococcus degenerii sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.
abstract: Four clinical isolates of gram-positive strict anaerobic cocci were isolated from four different human mixed anaerobic infections. The taxonomical status of the four strains could not be established using standard identification techniques. The biochemical features of the strains were established and their taxonomic position was determined using 16S rRNA sequencing. The four strains form a homogeneous phenotypical and genotypical cluster. A new Anaerococcus species is proposed for these isolates: Anaerococcus degenerii sp. nov. The type strain is UMCG-104(T) = DSM29674(T) (accession number AM176528).
authors: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.c.m.veloo@umcg.nl.
authors: A C M
authors: AC
authors: Veloo
authors: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, The Netherlands.
authors: P E
authors: PE
authors: Elgersma
authors: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, The Netherlands.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: van Winkelhoff
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny
keywords: Anaerococcus; Human pathogen; Novel species