Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Research
Amoebae-resisting Bacteria Isolated from Human Nasal Swabs by Amoebal Coculture
Gilbert Greub*1
, Bernard La Scola*, and Didier Raoult*
, Bernard La Scola*, and Didier Raoult*
Table
Species and family names of 7 Gimenez-positive, gram-negative bacteria isolated from human noses by amoebal coculturea
| Nb. | Taxonomy of the isolated strainb | 16S rDNA homology of closest GenBank sequence | 16S rDNA homology of the closest published species | Species name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaproteobacteria |
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| Methylobacteriaceae |
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| 1 |
Candidatus Roseomonas massiliae (AF531769) |
99.9% (AF538712) |
98.8% (AF533352) |
Roseomonas gilardii |
(23) |
| 2 |
Methylobacterium extorquens (AF531770) |
100% (AF293375) |
100% (AF293375) |
M. extorquens |
(24–26) |
| Bradyrhizobiaceae |
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| 3 |
Bosea sp. strain 7F (AF531764) |
99.2% (AF288308) |
99.2% (AF288308) |
Bosea vestrii |
(27) |
| Rhizobiaceae |
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| 4 |
C. Rhizobium massiliae (AF531767) |
100% (AJ389908) |
98.7% (Z30542) |
R. larrymoorei |
(28,29) |
| Betaproteobacteria |
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| Alcaligenaceae |
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| 5 |
Achromobacter xylosoxidans (AF531768) |
99.5% (AF394171) |
99.5% (AF411021) |
Achromobacter xylosoxidans |
(30) |
| Bacteroidetes |
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| Flavobacteriaceae |
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| 6 |
Cs Amoebinatus massiliae (AF 531765) |
99.2% (AB035150) |
95.3 % (AJ271009) |
Chryseobacterium scophtalmum |
(31) |
| 7 | C. Chryseobacterium massiliae (AF531766) | 98.0% (AY043370) | 96.3 % (AJ271009) | Chryseobacterium scophtalmum | (31) |
aThe 16S rDNA homology of the closest GenBank sequence (BLAST analysis) and that of the closest published species with its name are also included. GenBank accession no. are shown in parenthesis. Nb., isolate number.
bOrder and family are given.
1G. Greub’s current affiliation is University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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