Determination of 16S rRNA Sequences of Enterococci and Application to Species Identification of Nonmotile Enterococcus gallinarum Isolates |
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| Authors: | Robin Patel Kerryl E. Piper Mark S. Rouse James M. Steckelberg Jim R. Uhl Peggy Kohner Marlene K. Hopkins Franklin R. Cockerill III Bruce C. Kline |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine,1. Division of Clinical Microbiology,2. and Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,3. Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55902 |
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| Abstract: | The 16S rRNA sequences of enterococcal species E. faecium, E. faecalis, E. gallinarum, E. casseliflavus/flavescens, E. dispar, E. pseudoavium, E. sulfureus, E. malodoratus, E. raffinosus, E. cecorum, E. hirae, E. saccharolyticus, E. seriolicida, E. mundtii, E. avium, E. durans, E. columbae, and E. solitarius are presented herein. These data were utilized to confirm the species identification of two nonmotile E. gallinarum isolates which had been previously phenotypically identified as E. faecium. The implications of this finding are discussed. |
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