Dermabacter jinjuensis sp. Nov., a novel species of the genus Dermabacter isolated from a clinical specimen

A Gram-stain-positive, catalase-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, coryneform bacterium, designated strain 32^T, was isolated from a closed pus sample from a patient having finger necrosis in Korea. Strain 32^T was considered as representing a novel species according to its initial identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight MS. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain 32^T belonged to the genus Dermabacter and was closely related to Dermabacter hominis DSM 7083^T (=ATCC 49369^T) (98.34 % similarity). Optimal growth was observed at 30–40^∘ C and pH 7. Growth occurred in the presence of 0–6 % (w/v) NaCl. Menaquinones MK-8, MK-7 and MK-9 were the major respiratory quinones. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, glycolipid and two unknown lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C_{17: 0}, anteiso-C_{15: 0}, iso-C_{16: 0} and iso-C_{15: 0}. The DNA G+C content of strain 32^T was 62.58 mol%, and the mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain 32^T and D. hominis ATCC 49369^T was 49±1.6 %. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain 32^T is confirmed to represent a novel species of the genus Dermabacter, for which the name Dermabacter jinjuensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 32^T (=NCCP 16133^T =DSM 101003^T).