Corynebacterium thomssenii sp. nov., a Corynebacterium with N/acetyl- -glucosaminidase activity from human clinical specimens

• DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-2-489
• Publication Date: 2009-06-04T22:53:01Z
• Authors: O. Zimmermann; C. Sproer; R. M. Kroppenstedt; E. Fuchs; H. G. Kochel; G. Funke
• Keywords: Corynebacterium; Strain (injury)

A strain of a previously undescribed non-lipophilic coryneform bacterium was isolated from pleural fluids patient with chronic renal failure, stroke and pneumonia. Slow fermentative acid production glucose, maltose sucrose, strong N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase activity were the most characteristic features bacterium. Chemotaxonomic characterization unambiguously indicated that organism belonged to genus Corynebacterium. The results comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed isolate represented new species within genus, for which name Corynebacterium thomssenii sp. nov. is proposed. type DSM 44276.