Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Pseudocitrobacter using whole genome sequencing: Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis and description of Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov

Peter Kämpfer, David Fuglsang-Damgaard, Søren Overballe-Petersen, Henrik Hasman, Anette M Hammerum, Kurt Fuursted, Jochen Blom, Stefanie P Glaeser, Frank Hansen

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Abstract

The taxonomic status of all Pseudocitrobacter species was re-evaluated by comparative genomics based on whole genome sequencing. As a result, it is obvious that Pseudocitrobacter anthropi is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudocitrobacter faecalis. In addition, genome-based analysis of strain CPO20170097T, isolated from a patient in northern Denmark was allocated to the genus Pseudocitrobacter. This strain showed significant genotypic and phenotypic differences from P. faecalis and it is proposed that this strain represents a novel species of the genus, for which the name Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain CPO20170097T (=CCUG 73096T=LMG 31042T).

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume70
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)1315–1320
Number of pages6
ISSN1466-5026
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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