Buchananella felis sp. nov. isolated from feline pyothorax
We here describe a novel, Gram-stain positive, catalase positive and oxidase negative bacterium isolated from pyothorax samples of cats. The four described strains 14KM1171, 17KM0085, 22MD1345 and 22MD1512<sup>T</sup> have a genome size of 2.35-2.40 Mb and a DNA G+C content of 68.3-68.4 mol%. They are genetically most closely related to <i>Buchananella hordeovulneris</i> with a 16S rRNA similarity of 96.9%, digital DNA-DNA hybridization value of 15% and an average nucleotide identity of 73.5%, all clearly below the species threshold. The major cellular fatty acids (C<sub>16:0</sub>, C<sub>15:0</sub> anteiso and C<sub>14:0</sub>) are the same as in <i>B. hordeovulneris</i> supporting classification in that genus. We therefore propose that our isolates represent a novel species with the name <i>Buchananella felis</i> sp. nov. with type strain 22MD1512<sup>T</sup> (=CCOS 2118<sup>T</sup>=DSM 117562<sup>T</sup>).
Authors
- Sonja Kittl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-9069)
- Simon Feyer
- Stephen P. Fuss
- Isabelle Brodard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-1792)
- Norma Gross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-1297)
- Sandra Zumwald
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006723
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.80