Abstract
We report the isolation and characterization of a hitherto unknown gram-negative, rod-shaped Neisseria-like organism from an infected wound resulting from a bite from a kinkajou. Based on both phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown organism be classified as a new species, Kingella potus sp. nov.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bites and Stings*
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Carnivora*
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DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
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Genes, rRNA
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Kingella / classification*
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Kingella / genetics
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Kingella / isolation & purification
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Phenotype
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Wound Infection / microbiology*
Substances
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S