Abstract
A strain of lactic acid bacteria, designated 159469T, isolated from a facial abscess in a sugar glider, was characterized genetically and phenotypically. Cells of the strain were Gram-stain-positive, coccoid and catalase-negative. Morphological, physiological and phylogenetic data indicated that the isolate belongs to the genus Lactococcus. Strain 159469T was closely related to Lactococcus garvieae ATCC 43921T, showing 95.86 and 98.08 % sequence similarity in 16S rRNA gene and rpoB gene sequences, respectively. Furthermore, a pairwise average nucleotide identity blast (ANIb) value of 93.54 % and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization value of 50.7 % were determined for the genome of strain 159469T, when compared with the genome of the type strain of Lactococcus garvieae. Based on the data presented here, the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Lactococcus, for which the name Lactococcus petauri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 159469T (=LMG 30040T=DSM 104842T).
Highlights
A strain of lactic acid bacteria, designated 159469T, isolated from a facial abscess in a sugar glider, was characterized genetically and phenotypically
Sugar gliders are susceptible to a number of bacterial and parasitic infections including Pasteurella multocida and Toxoplasma gondii [3], but are typically not associated with infections caused by members of the genus Lactococcus
The genus Lactococcus is a member of the family Streptococcaceae composed of lactic acid fermenters
Summary
Goodman et al, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017;67:4397–4404 DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.002303 Laura B. Goodman,1 Marie R. Lawton,2 Rebecca J. Franklin-Guild,1 Renee R. Anderson,1 Lynn Schaan,3 Anil J. Thachil,1 Martin Wiedmann,2 Claire B. Miller,3† Samuel D. Alcaine2,* and Jasna Kovac2,*‡
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