%0 Journal Article %A Becker, Karsten %A Schumann, Peter %A Wüllenweber, Jörg %A Schulte, Martina %A Weil, Hans-Peter %A Stackebrandt, Erko %A Peters, Georg %A von Eiff, Christof %T Kytococcus schroeteri sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive actinobacterium isolated from a human clinical source. %D 2002 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 52 %N 5 %P 1609-1614 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-5-1609 %I Microbiology Society, %X A strain of a gram-positive, coccoid, yellow-pigmented bacterium was isolated from human blood. The bacterium was aerobic, non-encapsulated and non-motile. Phenotypically, the bacterium closely resembled Kytococcus sedentarius, but could be distinguished from this species by physiological tests and chemotaxonomic investigations. The peptidoglycan type is L-Lys-Glu2, variation A4alpha. The predominant menaquinones are MK-8 and MK-7. The major cellular fatty acids are iso-C17:1, iso-C17:0, iso-C15:0 and anteiso-C17:0. The strain contains catalase and does not produce acid from carbohydrates. The ability to hydrolyse Tween 80 and the lack of alpha-glucosidase activity are the most characteristic features. The results of comparative 16S rDNA analysis revealed that the strain represents a novel species within the genus Kytococcus, for which the name Kytococcus schroeteri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain Muenster 2000T (= DSM 13884T = CCM 4918T). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-52-5-1609