New Microbes and New Infections (May 2019)

Genome sequence and description of Traorella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial genus isolated from human left colon

  • M. Bonnet,
  • M. Mailhe,
  • D. Ricaboni,
  • N. Labas,
  • M. Richez,
  • V. Vitton,
  • A. Benezech,
  • P.-E. Fournier,
  • M. Million,
  • D. Raoult,
  • S. Khelaifia

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29

Abstract

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A strictly anaerobic, motile, non–spore-forming, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium designated Marseille-P3110T was isolated from the left colon cleansing of a 76-year-old Frenchwoman. Its 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene showed a 93.2% similarity level with the 16S rRNA of Dielma fastidiosa strain JC13, the closest species with a validly published name. The genome of Marseille-P3110T is 2 607 061 bp long with 35.99% G+C content. Of the 2642 predicted genes, 2582 were protein-coding genes and 60 were RNAs, including five 16S rRNA genes. Keywords: Culturomics, genome, gut microbiota, taxonogenomics, Traorella massiliensis