@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-43-3-425, author = "Collins, Matthew D. and Facklam, Richard R. and Rodrigues, Ubaldina M. and Ruoff, Kathryn L.", title = "Phylogenetic Analysis of Some Aerococcus-Like Organisms from Clinical Sources: Description of Helcococcus kunzii gen. nov., sp. nov.", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "1993", volume = "43", number = "3", pages = "425-429", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-43-3-425", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-43-3-425", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Abstract 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies were performed on some unusual gram-positive catalase-negative cocci of unknown taxonomic position isolated from human clinical sources. Comparative analysis of the sequence data demonstrated that the clinical isolates represent a hitherto-unknown line of descent within the low-G+C- content gram-positive bacteria. On the basis of the phylogenetic findings and the phenotypic distinctiveness of the organisms, it is proposed that they be classified in a new genus, Helcococcus, as Helcococcus kunzii sp. nov. The type strain of H. kunzii is NCFB 2900.", }