New Microbes and New Infections (Mar 2018)

‘Bacteroides cutis,’ a new bacterial species isolated from human skin

  • S. Belkacemi,
  • N. Cassir,
  • J. Delerce,
  • F. Cadoret,
  • B. La Scola

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22
pp. 17 – 18

Abstract

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We report the main characteristics of ‘Bacteroides cutis’ sp. nov., strain Marseille-P4118T (= CSUR P4118), a new species within the genus Bacteroides. This strain was isolated from a skin sample of a 75-year-old man from Marseille. Keywords: Bacteroides cutis, culturomics, intensive care unit patient, skin microbiota, taxonogenomics