Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Pseudocitrobacter using whole genome sequencing: Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis and description of Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov. Issue 2 (20th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kämpfer, Peter; Fuglsang-Damgaard, David; Overballe-Petersen, Søren; Hasman, Henrik; Hammerum, Anette M.; Fuursted, Kurt; Blom, Jochen; Glaeser, Stefanie P.; Hansen, Frank
• Is Part Of: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. Volume 70:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 1315
• Page End: 1320
• Publication Date: 2019-12-20
• Subjects: Pseudocitrobacter -- faecalis -- anthropi -- genome-based taxonomy; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Classification -- Periodicals; 579
• DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003918
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-5026

Abstract

Abstract : The taxonomic status of all Pseudocitrobacter species was re-evaluated by comparative genomics based on whole genome sequencing. As a result, it is obvious that Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis . In addition, genome-based analysis of strain CPO20170097 T, isolated from a patient in northern Denmark was allocated to the genus Pseudocitrobacter . This strain showed significant genotypic and phenotypic differences from P. faecalis and it is proposed that this strain represents a novel species of the genus, for which the name Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain CPO20170097 T (=CCUG 73096 T =LMG 31042 T ).