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Eight strains of an unknown thermotolerant species were isolated from the caecal contents of rabbits (). All strains were initially identified as belonging to the genus by means of genus-specific PCR, but none were identified using species-specific PCR for known thermophilic species. Cells were spiral shaped with bipolar unsheathed flagella, with no periplasmic fibres, and appeared coccoid after 10–12 days of incubation. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene, and sequences revealed that all strains formed a robust clade that was very distinct from recognized species. 16S rRNA gene sequence pairwise comparisons of strain 150B with the type strains of other species revealed that the nearest phylogenetic neighbour was NCTC 12470, with 96.6 % similarity. The uniqueness of these rabbit isolates was confirmed by whole-cell protein electrophoresis. Taken together, these data indicate that the strains belong to a novel species for which the name sp. nov. is proposed, with 150B (=LMG 24588 =CCUG 56289) as the type strain.

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