Abstract / Description of output
Two strains, H8/1T and H16/1AT, of Gram-stain-positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from separate healthy domestic dogs in Scotland. Both strains were genome sequenced and their inferred DNA-DNA hybridisation indicates that H8/1T and H16/1AT represent two novel Staphylococcus species. Based on genome sequence analysis (genome BLAST distance phylogeny and single nucleotide polymorphism analysis) H8/1T is most closely related to Staphylococcus devriesei and H16/1AT most closely related to Staphylococcus felis. Also, average nucleotide identity distinguishes H8/1T and H16/1AT from S. devriesei and S. felis as did minor phenotypic differences. Based on these results, it is proposed that H8/1T and H16/1AT are novel species with the respective names Staphylococcus caledonicus and Staphylococcus canis. The type strain of S. caledonicus is H8/1T (=NCTC 14452T=CCUG 74789T). The type strain of S. canis is H16/1AT (=NCTC 14451T=CCUG 74790T)
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 23 Jul 2021 |
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Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 23 Jul 2021 |