Description of Prevotella rectalis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human rectum

S. Belkacemi; C.I. Lo; S. Khelaifia; D. Raoult; P.-E. Fournier; F. Fenollar

New Microbes and New Infections (Jul 2020)

Description of Prevotella rectalis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human rectum

S. Belkacemi,
C.I. Lo,
S. Khelaifia,
D. Raoult,
P.-E. Fournier,
F. Fenollar

Affiliations

S. Belkacemi: Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
C.I. Lo: IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France
S. Khelaifia: Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
D. Raoult: Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
P.-E. Fournier: IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France
F. Fenollar: IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; Corresponding author. F. Fenollar, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, 19–21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, Cedex 05. France.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36
p. 100703

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Using a taxonogenomics method, we describe here a Gram-negative bacterium named Prevotella rectalis sp. nov., strain Marseille-P4334T (= CSUR P4334) isolated from the rectum. Strain Marseille-P4334T has a genome that measure 3.03 Mbp with 43.3 mol% G + C content.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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