‘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

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

Affiliations

C. Ndiaye: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD (Dakar, Marseille, Papeete), AP-HM, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, UMR Vecteurs—Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), France
H. Bassène: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD (Dakar, Marseille, Papeete), AP-HM, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, UMR Vecteurs—Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), France
F. Cadoret: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
D. Raoult: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
J.C. Lagier: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
C. Sokhna: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD (Dakar, Marseille, Papeete), AP-HM, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, UMR Vecteurs—Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), France; Corresponding author. C. Sokhna, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD (Dakar, Marseille, Papeete), AP-HM, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, UMR Vecteurs—Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, CP 13005, Marseille, France

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

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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