sp. nov., nom. rev. Free

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Abstract

A total of 46 glutamate-degrading strains of the genus , including 36 new isolates, were examined for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-DNA homology, protein patterns produced by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and physiological characteristics in order to determine the differences between and “” Thirty-four newly isolated strains could be assigned to the “” group; two strains were classified as nontoxigenic strains. The levels of DNA-DNA homology between and “” were only 10 to 19%, and the protein patterns showed that there were great differences between both groups and other glutamate-degrading species. Biochemical tests supported these results. In contrast to , all “”, strains fermented carbohydrates (at least glucose and maltose); they also produced lipase and degraded ethanolamine. Moreover, , like other glutamate-degrading species, needed a higher concentration of yeast extract than “ when it was grown on glutamate. On the basis of our results we propose sp. nov., nom. rev. The type strain is strain NCTC 543 (= DSM 4474).

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