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Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an Organism Isolated from a Wound Caused by an Animal Bite

Paul A. Lawson, Henry Malnick, Matthew D. Collins, Jayesh J. Shah, Marie A. Chattaway, Richard Bendall, John W. Hartley
Paul A. Lawson
1School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AP
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2Laboratory of HealthCare Associated Infection, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, NW9 5HT
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Jayesh J. Shah
2Laboratory of HealthCare Associated Infection, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, NW9 5HT
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Marie A. Chattaway
4National Collection of Type Cultures, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Richard Bendall
3Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Penventinnie Lane, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LQ
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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3526-3529.2005
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    Unrooted tree based on 16S rRNA showing the phylogenetic relationships of Kingella potus sp. nov. Bootstrap values (expressed as percentages of 1,000 replications) are given at the branching points. Bar, 1% sequence divergence.

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    Characteristics that differentiate Kingella potus sp. nov. from other Kingella and Neisseria speciesa

    SpeciesFinding
    CocciRods or coccobacilliPigmentGlucoseMaltoseFructoseSucroseNO3−NO2−DNaseCatβ-GAL
    K. potus sp. nov.−++−−−−−−+−−
    K. kingae −+−++−−−−−−−
    K. oralis −+−+−−−−−−−−
    K. denitrificans −+−+−−−VV−−−
    N. meningitidis +−−++−−−V−+−
    N. lactamica +−−++−−−V−++
    N. cinerea +−−−−−−−+−+−
    N. polysaccharea +−−++−−−V−+−
    N. kochii +−−+−−−−−−+−
    N. flavescens +−+−−−−−−−+−
    N. sicca +−V++++−+−+−
    N. subflava +−
        Biovar subflava+−+++−−−+−+−
        Biovar flava+−++++−−+−+−
        Biovar perflava+−+++++−+−+−
    N. mucosa +−+++++++−+−
    N. elongata
        subsp. elongata−++−−−−−+−V−
        subsp. glycolytica−++(+)−−−−+−+−
        subsp. nitroreducens−++V−−−++−+−
    N. animalis +−−+−(+)+−+−+−
    N. canis +−+−−−−+−(+)+−
    N. caviae +−−−−−−++(+)+−
    N. cuniculi +−−−−−−−−++−
    N. denitrificans +−V+−++−+++−
    N. macacae +−+++++−+++−
    N. ovis +−−−−−−+−++−
    N. weaveri −++−−ND−−+ND+−
    N. iguanae +−−(+)−−(+)+V−+−
    • ↵ a Data were obtained from references 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 20. Abbreviations: β-GAL, β-galactosidase; Cat, catalase; +, positive reaction; −, negative reaction; (+), weak positive; V, variable reaction; ND, not determined.

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Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an Organism Isolated from a Wound Caused by an Animal Bite
Paul A. Lawson, Henry Malnick, Matthew D. Collins, Jayesh J. Shah, Marie A. Chattaway, Richard Bendall, John W. Hartley
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Jul 2005, 43 (7) 3526-3529; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3526-3529.2005

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology Jul 2005, 43 (7) 3526-3529; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3526-3529.2005
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