Neisseria chenwenguii sp. nov. isolated from the rectal contents of a plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae).

ABSTRACT: Two Gram-stain negative, catalase positive, coccus shaped bacteria, designated 10023^T and 10010, were isolated from the rectal contents of a plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, phylogenetic trees showed that these two isolates (10023^T, 10010) group with members of the genus Neisseria. Additionally, these two isolates exhibited high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Neisseria zalophi CSL 7565^T (96.98%), Neisseria wadsworthii WC 05-9715^T (96.92%) and Neisseria canis ATCC 14687^T (96.79%). Further phylogenetic analysis based on the rplF gene showed that these two novel strains can be easily discriminated from phylogenetically closely related species. Optimal grow

SUBMITTER: Zhang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature