Alloscardovia theropitheci sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of gelada baboon, the 'bleeding heart' monkey (Theropithecus gelada)

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 69; no. 10; pp. 3041 - 3048
• Main Authors: Modesto, Monica, Satti, Maria, Watanabe, Koichi, Sciavilla, Piero, Felis, Giovanna E., Sandri, Camillo, Spiezio, Caterina, Arita, Masanori, Mattarelli, Paola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Bifidobacteriaceae; Theropithecus gelada; New species; gelada baboon; Alloscardovia therophiteci
• ISSN: 1466-5026; 1466-5034; 1466-5034
• DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003584

A novel irregularly shaped and slightly curved rod bacterial strain, GLDI4/2 , showing activity of fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase was isolated from a faecal sample of an adult gelada baboon ( ). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA genes as well as multilocus sequences (representing , and genes) and the core genome revealed that GLDI4/2 exhibited phylogenetic relatedness to DSM 21503 and to DSM 24762 . Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences confirmed the phylogenetic results showing the highest gene sequence identity with strain DSM 21503 (96.0 %). Activities of α- and β-gluco(galacto)sidases were detected in strain GLDI4/2 , which is characteristic for almost all members of the family . Compared to other species its DNA G+C content (43.8 mol%) was very low. Phylogenetic studies and the evaluation of phenotypic characteristics, including the results of biochemical, physiological and chemotaxonomic analyses, confirmed the novel species status for strain GLDI4/2 , for which the name sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GLDI4/2 (=DSM 106019 =JCM 32430 ).