Vancanneyt M, Devriese L A, De Graef E M, Baele M, Lefebvre K, Snauwaert C, Vandamme P, Swings J, Haesebrouck F
BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2004 Mar;54(Pt 2):449-452. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02818-0.
Nine isolates, which were obtained from tonsils, anal swabs and faeces of dogs and from tonsils of a cat and a calf, constituted a homogeneous but unidentified taxon after screening with tRNA intergenic length polymorphism analysis and whole-cell protein fingerprinting. 16S rDNA sequence analysis classified representative strains in the genus Streptococcus. Highest sequence similarity (95.9 %) was obtained with Streptococcus ovis. Growth characteristics, biochemical features, DNA-DNA hybridization and DNA G+C contents of selected strains demonstrated that they represent a single, novel streptococcal species. The name Streptococcus minor sp. nov. is proposed for the novel species; the type strain (ON59(T)=LMG 21734(T)=CCUG 47487(T)) was isolated from a dog tonsil.
