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Characterization of Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., isolated from a human blood culture

The genus Pontibacter is a recent addition to the family Cytophagaceae, phylum Bacteroidetes. Previous reports of its cultivation and molecular detection are from a variety of environmental sources, including marine and desert habitats. We report the first description of a Pontibacter sp., which was...

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Autores principales: Roiko, M., May, M., Relich, R.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2017.05.016
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Sumario:The genus Pontibacter is a recent addition to the family Cytophagaceae, phylum Bacteroidetes. Previous reports of its cultivation and molecular detection are from a variety of environmental sources, including marine and desert habitats. We report the first description of a Pontibacter sp., which was initially identified as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, isolated from a human clinical specimen. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, unique mass spectral profile and phenotypic characterization, this isolate represents a novel species within the genus Pontibacter that has been named Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., strain Grand Forks.