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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.