'Bacteroides cutis,' a new bacterial species isolated from human skin.

S. Belkacemi , N. Cassir (1) , J. Delerce (2, 1) , F. Cadoret (2, 1) , B. La Scola (2, 1)

1 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
2 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections

We report the main characteristics of 'Bacteroides cutis' sp. nov., strain Marseille-P4118(T) (= CSUR P4118), a new species within the genus Bacteroides. This strain was isolated from a skin sample of a 75-year-old man from Marseille.

Keywords: taxonogenomics; Bacteroides cutis; culturomics; intensive care unit patient; skin microbiota

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Biodiversity; Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy

S. Belkacemi, N. Cassir, J. Delerce, F. Cadoret, B. La Scola. 'Bacteroides cutis,' a new bacterial species isolated from human skin.. New Microbes and New Infections, 2018, 22, pp.17-18. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2017.12.007⟩. ⟨hal-01795913⟩