RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Becker, Karsten A1 Schumann, Peter A1 Wüllenweber, Jörg A1 Schulte, Martina A1 Weil, Hans-Peter A1 Stackebrandt, Erko A1 Peters, Georg A1 von Eiff, ChristofYR 2002 T1 Kytococcus schroeteri sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive actinobacterium isolated from a human clinical source. JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 52 IS 5 SP 1609 OP 1614 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-5-1609 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB 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)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-52-5-1609