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Abstract

Ten strains of a hitherto undescribed catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, coryneform bacterium were isolated or collected by workers at three European clinical bacteriology laboratories or reference centers. These strains were isolated from humans, and most came from abscess material. Biochemical and chemotaxonomic characterization revealed that the strains belonged to the genus . The phenotypic features of the 10 strains were incompatible with the descriptions of the previously established species. A comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that the previously undescribed strains constitute a new line in the genus . The name sp. nov. is proposed for these clinical isolates. The type strain is CCUG 32789A.

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