Discovery of a new species within Bacillus genus in a stool sample from Gabon: “Bacillus massiliogabonensis” sp. nov.

The discovery of new bacteria from the human gut using a culturomics method is a novel field of increasing interest in microbiology. Here the main characteristics of “Bacillus massiliogabonensis” strain Marseille P2639, a new Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the stool sample of a healthy 16-yea...

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Main Authors: G. Mourembou, A. Ndjoyi-Mbiguino, J.B. Lekana-Douki, P.-E. Fournier, D. Raoult, F. Bittar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516301032
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Summary:The discovery of new bacteria from the human gut using a culturomics method is a novel field of increasing interest in microbiology. Here the main characteristics of “Bacillus massiliogabonensis” strain Marseille P2639, a new Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the stool sample of a healthy 16-year-old Gabonese boy, are reported.
ISSN:2052-2975