<I>Staphylococcus simiae </I>sp. nov., isolated from South American squirrel monkeys
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
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| Field | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Keywords | Staphylococcus simiae sp. nov.; taxonomy; non-human primates; New World Monkeys; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus piscifermentans |
| Description | Eight coagulase-negative, oxidase-negative and novobiocin-susceptible staphylococcal strains were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of South American squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus L.). These strains were differentiated from known staphylococcal species on the basis of 16S rRNA gene and hsp60 gene sequencing, and from the most closely related species using DNA-DNA hybridization, ribotyping, whole cell protein profiles and biotyping. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence confirmed that these strains are members of the Staphylococcus aureus species group (99 % similarity) but are similar in biochemical characteristics to Staphylococcus piscifermentans from which they can be phenotypically distinguished by resistance to polymyxin B, acid production from D-mannitol, negative hydrolysis of esculin and DNA, and negative production of beta-glucosidase. Based on the results, a novel species of the genus Staphylococcus is described, for which the name Staphylococcus simiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain has been deposited in the Czech Collection of Microorganisms under accession number CCM 7213T (= LMG 22723T). |
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