Draft genome and description of Microvirga mediterraneensis strain Marseille-Q2068T sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human healthy skin. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boxberger, M.; Ben Khedher, M.; Magnien, S.; Cassir, N.; La Scola, B.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 40(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Bacteria -- culturomics -- genome -- Microvirga mediterraneensis, sp. nov. -- species -- taxonogenomics; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100839
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: In 2019, by culturing a skin swab from the forehead of a 70-year-old healthy woman via the culturomics method, we isolated the new bacterial strain Marseille-Q2068T (= CSUR-Q2068). Matrix-assisted desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) failed to identify this isolate. Analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene and genome-to-genome comparison suggested that this taxon belongs to a novel bacterial species within the family Methylobacteriaceae in the phylum Proteobacteria. We describe here its main phenotypic characteristics, genome sequence and annotation of Microvirga mediterraneensis strain Marseille-Q2068T, a new member of the Microvirga genus, which we propose as the type strain.