STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS SP-NOV - GALLATE DEGRADING ORGANISMS FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO STREPTOCOCCUS-BOVIS

Authors
OSAWA R FUJISAWA T SLY LI
Citation
R. Osawa et al., STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS SP-NOV - GALLATE DEGRADING ORGANISMS FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO STREPTOCOCCUS-BOVIS, Systematic and applied microbiology, 18(1), 1995, pp. 74-78
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Systematic and applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07232020
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
74 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0723-2020(1995)18:1<74:SGS-GD>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Phenotypic charcteristics including the abilites two hydrolyze tannin and to decarboxylate garlic acid in 31 strains of S. bovis and 3 strai ns of S. equinus were compared with their dexoyribonucleic acid (DNA) relatedness. It was found that the strains capable of decarboxylating gallic acid all belong to a single DNA homology group which does not i nclude either the type strain of S. bovis or the type strain of S. equ inus. Thus it was concluded that the gallate degrading strains of S. b ovis should be re-assigned to a new species, for which the name Strept ococcus gallolyticus sp. nov. is proposed.