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We report the isolation of a novel bacterium, strain C1(T), from the midgut of the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis, one of the vector insects responsible for transmission of the trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness in sub-Saharan African countries. Strain C1(T) is a motile, facultatively anaerobic, rod-like bacterium (0.8-1.0 microm in diameter; 2-6 microm long) that grows as single cells or in chains. Optimum growth occurred at 25-35 degrees C, at pH 6.7-8.4 and in medium containing 5-20 g NaCl l(-1). The bacterium hydrolysed urea and used L-lysine, L-ornithine, citrate, pyruvate, D-glucose, D-mannitol, inositol, D-sorbitol, melibiose, amygdalin, L-arabinose, arbutin, aesculin, D-fructose, D-galactose, glycerol, maltose, D-mannose, raffinose, trehalose and d-xylose; it produced acetoin, reduced nitrate to nitrite and was positive for beta-galactosidase and catalase. The DNA G+C content was 53.6 mol%. It was related phylogenetically to members of the genus Serratia, family Enterobacteriaceae, the type strain of Serratia fonticola being its closest relative (99 % similarity between 16S rRNA gene sequences). However, DNA-DNA relatedness between strain C1(T) and S. fonticola DSM 4576(T) was only 37.15 %. Therefore, on the basis of morphological, nutritional, physiological and fatty acid analysis and genetic criteria, strain C1(T) is proposed to be assigned to a novel Serratia species, Serratia glossinae sp. nov. (type strain C1(T) =DSM 22080(T) =CCUG 57457(T)).
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PMID:Serratia glossinae sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis. 1966 82

Three Gram-negative, rod-shaped, catalase- and oxidase-positive, facultatively anaerobic and motile bacteria, strains WS 4538, WS 4539T and WS 4540, were isolated from the surfaces of two fully ripened French red smear soft cheeses. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, all three strains were shown to belong to the genus Vibrio. They are most closely related to Vibrio rumoiensis S-1T (96.3% similarity) and Vibrio litoralis MANO22DT (95.9%). DNA-DNA hybridization confirmed that all three isolates belong to the same species and clearly separated strain WS 4539T from V. rumoiensis DSM 19141T (38-42% relatedness) and V. litoralis DSM 17657(T) (28-37%). In contrast to their nearest relatives, the strains exhibited beta-galactosidase and aesculin hydrolase activities. A 14 bp insertion in the 16S rRNA gene sequence forms an elongated structure at helix 10 in the rRNA molecule and provides a tool for PCR-based identification of the novel species. Partial sequences of the housekeeping genes atpA, recA, rpoA and pyrH supported the conclusion that the three isolates constitute a separate species within the genus Vibrio. The name Vibrio casei sp. nov. is proposed for the novel taxon. Strain WS 4539T (=DSM 22364T =LMG 25240T; DNA G+C content 41.8 mol%) is the type strain and WS 4540 (=DSM 22378 =LMG 25241) is a reference strain.
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PMID:Vibrio casei sp. nov., isolated from the surfaces of two French red smear soft cheeses. 1974 36


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