Reclassification of 'Streptococcus pluton' (White) in a new genus Melissococcus, as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. |
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| Authors: | L. Bailey, M.D. Collins, &dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK;*Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK |
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| Abstract: | 'Streptococcus pluton' (White) differs to such an extent from the type species of Streptococcus, Strep. pyogenes (Rosenbach), that it cannot be retained in this genus. Culture, biochemical and chemical data indicate that ' Strep, pluton ' is a distinct taxon worthy of generic status. A new genus, Melissococcus , is described to contain one species Melissococcus pluton (White) nom. rev.; comb. nov. The type strain is M. pluton NCDO 2443. |
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