New Microbes and New Infections (May 2018)

‘Citricoccus massiliensis’ sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human skin by culturomics

  • C. Ndiaye,
  • H. Bassène,
  • F. Cadoret,
  • D. Raoult,
  • J.C. Lagier,
  • C. Sokhna

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23
pp. 83 – 85

Abstract

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We report the main characteristics of ‘Citricoccus massiliensis’strain Marseille-P4330, a new species within the genus Citricoccus. This strain was isolated from the skin of a healthy human man living in Dielmo, Senegal, Western Africa. Keywords: Citricoccus massiliensis, culturomics, human microbiota, human skin