Ignavigranum ruoffiae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens

Two strains of a hitherto undescribed Gram-positive catalase-negative, facu ltatively anaerobic coccus isolated from human sources were characterized b y phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods, Comparative 16S rRNA gene seq uencing studies demonstrated the unknown strains were genealogically identi cal, and constitute a new line close to, but distinct from, the genera Fack lamia and Globicatella, The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished fro m Facklamia species and Globicatella sanguinus by biochemical tests and ele ctrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins, Based on phylogenetic and phe notypic evidence it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Ignavigranum ruoffiae gen, nov., sp, nov. The type strain of Ignavigranum ruoffiae is CCUG 37658(T).