CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTINOMYCES-TURICENSIS AND ACTINOMYCES-RADINGAE STRAINS FROM HUMAN CLINICAL-SAMPLES

Citation
P. Vandamme et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTINOMYCES-TURICENSIS AND ACTINOMYCES-RADINGAE STRAINS FROM HUMAN CLINICAL-SAMPLES, International journal of systematic bacteriology, 48, 1998, pp. 503-510
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
ISSN journal
00207713
Volume
48
Year of publication
1998
Part
2
Pages
503 - 510
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7713(1998)48:<503:COAAAS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Whole-organism protein electrophoresis was used to compare and group u nidentified coryneform bacteria resembling Gardnerella vaginalis and v arious Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium species. The obtained clusters of strains were further characterized by whole-cell fatty acid analysi s and a variety of biochemical tests. Species-specific oligonucleotide probes based on 16S rRNA gene sequences were designed. The results de monstrate that the majority of the isolates belonged to Actinomyces tu ricensis; the other strains belonged to Actinomyces radingae. The desc riptions of both species are emended.