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Volume 75, Issue 5

Reclassification of atypical ATCC 23246 as sp. nov. No Access

Abstract

Whole-genome sequencing of cultures at the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is ongoing, with reference-quality genome sequences for our microbial strains added to the ATCC Genome Portal on a quarterly basis. Following genome assembly, authentication and taxonomy verification are needed for taxonomic updates based on the circumscription of genomic metrics for a species. sp. ATCC 23246 was originally identified as an atypical ; however, an analysis of the complete and closed genome of this strain indicates that it represents a novel species within the genus. We propose the name of sp. nov. for this long-mischaracterized strain as whole-genome sequencing was used to uncover the truth of this strain’s identity. The type strain is ATCC 23246 (=NCTC 4103).

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Keyword(s): phylogenomics , American Type Culture Collection , ATCC , Moraxella , Moraxella catarrhalis , Moraxella veridica and sequencing
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Reclassification of atypical Moraxella catarrhalis ATCC 23246 as Moraxella veridica sp. nov.
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