Abstract
A micro-organism resembling members of the genus Dermatophilus, strain W254(T), which was isolated from the submandibular lymph node of a pig, and an additional 16 strains isolated from swine tonsils, were studied to establish their taxonomic status. Although all 17 strains were isolated anaerobically under an atmosphere of 100 % CO2, all of them were aerotolerant anaerobes. The micro-organisms showed at least five cellular morphologies: (i) a radially protrusive thallus, which proliferated into tuber-like cells; (ii) segmentation in both tubers and thallus followed by multilocule formation, (iii) development of coccoid forms in the locules; (iv) a change from the coccoid forms to zoospores; (v) resting cells, which were able to develop into protrusive thalli again. The micro-organisms were positive for nitrate reduction, but negative for catalase, indole production, hydrolysis of urea and gelatin liquefaction. Milk was not decomposed and none of the strains was haemolytic. A total of 16 compounds, including glucose, were utilized as sole carbon sources and seven compounds, including l-arabinose, were not utilized. Three out of the 17 strains were subjected to further studies. The micro-organisms had meso-diaminopimelic acid in their peptidoglycan and galactose, glucose, madurose and a trace of mannose in their whole-cell sugar patterns. The major phospholipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol.Cellular fatty acids were C15 : 0 (35.7-23.1 %), C16 : 0 (5.9-2.4 %) C17 : 0 (62.9-39.5 %), C17 : 1 (24.4-0 %) and C18 : 0 (3-1.6 %). The predominant menaquinone was MK-8 (H4). The G+C content of the DNA was 69.6-71.8 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strains clustered with the type strains of members of the family Dermatophilaceae. Based on the polyphasic taxonomic characterization carried out, all 17 strains are considered to belong to a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Tonsilliphilus suis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is W254(T) ( = ATCC 35846(T) = CCM 3774(T) = DSM 21880(T) = JCM 15727(T)).
Highlights
A micro-organism resembling members of the genus Dermatophilus, strain W254T, which was isolated from the submandibular lymph node of a pig, and an additional strains isolated from swine tonsils, were studied to establish their taxonomic status
In 1978 and 1979, we isolated 10 strains from infected swine tonsils in Korea and their similarity to strain W254T was inferred from their morphological resemblance to this strain (Bak & Azuma, 1980, 1991)
Strain W254T was isolated from an infected swine submandibular lymph node in Japan in 1971 and the other strains were isolated from swine tonsils in Korea and Japan from 1978 to 1988
Summary
A micro-organism resembling members of the genus Dermatophilus, strain W254T, which was isolated from the submandibular lymph node of a pig, and an additional strains isolated from swine tonsils, were studied to establish their taxonomic status. Based on the polyphasic taxonomic characterization carried out, all 17 strains are considered to belong to a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Tonsilliphilus suis gen. In 1971, a micro-organism resembling members of the genus Dermatophilus, strain W254T, was isolated from an infected submandibular lymph node of a pig in Japan (Azuma & Bak 1980). In 1978 and 1979, we isolated 10 strains from infected swine tonsils in Korea and their similarity to strain W254T was inferred from their morphological resemblance to this strain (Bak & Azuma, 1980, 1991).
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