Md. Collins et al., MOLECULAR TAXONOMIC STUDIES OF ACTINOMYCES-LIKE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM PURULENT LESIONS IN PIGS AND DESCRIPTION OF ACTINOMYCES-HYOVAGINALISSP-NOV, International journal of systematic bacteriology, 43(3), 1993, pp. 471-473
The 16S rRNA gene sequence of some Actinomyces-like bacteria isolated
from purulent lesions in pigs was determined. A comparative analysis o
f the rRNA sequence data revealed that the bacteria are members of the
genus Actinomyces, but are phylogenetically distinct from Actinomyces
suis. On the basis of our findings and the results of previous phenot
ypic studies it is formally proposed that the bacteria from pigs shoul
d be designated a new species, Actinomyces hyovaginalis.