Abstract
Serratia glossinae DSM 22080(T) was compared with Serratia fonticola ATCC 29844(T) to clarify the taxonomic relationship of both species. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons demonstrated that these species share 99.6% sequence similarity. Investigation of substrate utilization profiles displayed no striking differences from the type strains of both species. DNA-DNA hybridizations between both strains showed 100% (99.9%) similarity. Therefore, the reclassification of S. glossinae as a later synonym of S. fonticola is proposed, based upon the estimated phylogenetic position derived from 16S rRNA gene sequence data, biochemical data and DNA-DNA hybridization results.
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