Systematic 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Atypical Clinical Isolates Identified 27 New Bacterial Species Associated with Humans
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- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (5) , 2197-2202
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.5.2197-2202.2004
Abstract
Clinical microorganisms isolated during a 5-year study in our hospital that could not be identified by conventional criteria were studied by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Each isolate yielded a ≥1,400-bp sequence containing Actinobaculum massiliae,” “CandidatusActinobaculum timonae,”Paenibacillus sanguinis, “CandidatusBacteroides massiliae,”Chryseobacterium massiliae, “CandidatusChryseobacterium timonae,”Paenibacillus massiliensis, “CandidatusPeptostreptococcus massiliae,” “CandidatusPrevotella massiliensis,”Rhodobacter massiliensis, and “CandidatusVeillonella atypica” were identified. Sixteen species were obtained from humans for the first time. Our results show the important role that 16S rRNA gene sequence-based bacterial identification currently plays in recognizing unusual and emerging bacterial diseases.Keywords
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