Phylogenetic analysis of some LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacteria from human skin: description of Propionibacterium innocuum sp. nov

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1991 Dec 1;68(3):295-300. doi: 10.1016/0378-1097(91)90372-h.

Abstract

A new species, Propionibacterium innocuum, is proposed to accommodate strains of coryneform bacteria from human skin with phenotypic characters similar to those of the classical propionibacteria but differing in exhibiting primarily aerobic respiration and possessing a unique cell wall composition in which LL-diaminopimelic acid and arabinose occur together. The partial 16S rRNA sequence confirms an affinity with the genus Pro-pionibacterium and indicates that the species represents a distinct line within the genus. The type strain of Propionibacterium innocuum is NCTC 11082.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales / chemistry
  • Actinomycetales / classification*
  • Actinomycetales / genetics
  • Base Sequence
  • Biological Evolution
  • Diaminopimelic Acid / analysis
  • Humans
  • Isomerism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Propionibacterium / chemistry
  • Propionibacterium / classification*
  • Propionibacterium / genetics
  • Propionibacterium / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
  • Skin / microbiology*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Diaminopimelic Acid

Associated data

  • GENBANK/S70107
  • GENBANK/S70109
  • GENBANK/S70115
  • GENBANK/S70117
  • GENBANK/S70121
  • GENBANK/S70125
  • GENBANK/S70128
  • GENBANK/S70130
  • GENBANK/S76128
  • GENBANK/S93388