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- Title
Mycobacterium hippocampi sp. nov., a Rapidly Growing Scotochromogenic Species Isolated from a Seahorse with Tail Rot.
- Authors
Balcázar, José; Planas, Miquel; Pintado, José
- Abstract
A Gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, non-sporulating, acid-fast, and rod-shaped bacterium (BFLP-6), previously isolated from a seahorse ( Hippocampus guttulatus) with tail rot, was studied using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Growth occurred at 15-35 °C (optimum 25 °C), at pH 5.0-10.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and at NaCl concentrations between 0 and 6 % (w/v). The G+C content of DNA was 66.7 mol%. The predominant fatty acids were C ω9 c, C and C ω6 c. A mycolic acid pattern of alpha-mycolates and keto-mycolates was detected. Analysis of concatenated sequences (16S rRNA, rpoB, ssrA and tuf genes), and chemotaxonomic and phenotypic features indicated that strain BFLP-6 represents a novel species within the genus Mycobacterium, for which the name Mycobacterium hippocampi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BFLP-6 (=DSM 45391 =LMG 25372).
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL growth; SEA horses; MARINE fishes; MARINE fish microbiology; DISEASES
- Publication
Current Microbiology, 2014, Vol 69, Issue 3, p329
- ISSN
0343-8651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00284-014-0588-6