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Abstract

An aerobic endospore-forming bacillus (NVH 391-98) was isolated during a severe food poisoning outbreak in France in 1998, and four other similar strains have since been isolated, also mostly from food poisoning cases. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, these strains were shown to belong to the Group (over 97 % similarity with the current Group species) and phylogenetic distance from other validly described species of the genus was less than 95 %. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and MLST data, these novel strains were shown to form a robust and well-separated cluster in the Group, and constituted the most distant cluster from species of this Group. Major fatty acids (iso-C, C, iso-C, anteiso-C, iso-C, iso-C) supported the affiliation of these strains to the genus , and more specifically to the Group. NVH 391-98 taxon was more specifically characterized by an abundance of iso-C and low amounts of iso-C compared with other members of the Group. Genome similarity together with DNA–DNA hybridization values and physiological and biochemical tests made it possible to genotypically and phenotypically differentiate NVH 391-98 taxon from the six current Group species. NVH 391-98 therefore represents a novel species, for which the name sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain NVH 391-98 ( = DSM 22905 = CIP 110041)

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • French National Research Agency (Award ANR-05-PNRA-013)
  • INRA’s MICA department
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