Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Streptococcus varani sp. nov. (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bakour, S.; Rathored, J.; Lo, C.I.; Mediannikov, O.; Beye, M.; Ehounoud, C.B.; Biagini, P.; Raoult, D.; Fournier, P.-E.; Fenollar, F.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 11(2016)
• Page Start: 93
• Page End: 102
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: Culturomics -- genome -- Streptococcus varani -- taxonogenomics -- Varanus niloticus; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.03.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: Strain FF10 T (= CSUR P1489 = DSM 100884) was isolated from the oral cavity of a lizard ( Varanus niloticus ) in Dakar, Senegal. Here we used a polyphasic study including phenotypic and genomic analyses to describe the strain FF10 T . Results support strain FF10 T being a Gram-positive coccus, facultative anaerobic bacterium, catalase-negative, non-motile and non-spore forming. The sequenced genome counts 2.46 Mb with one chromosome but no plasmid. It exhibits a G+C content of 40.4% and contains 2471 protein-coding and 45 RNA genes. On the basis of these data, we propose the creation of Streptococcus varani sp. nov.