Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an organism isolated from a wound caused by an animal bite.

ABSTRACT: We report the isolation and characterization of a hitherto unknown gram-negative, rod-shaped Neisseria-like organism from an infected wound resulting from a bite from a kinkajou. Based on both phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown organism be classified as a new species, Kingella potus sp. nov.

SUBMITTER: Lawson PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1169176 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature