| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2063745 | Systematic and Applied Microbiology | 2013 | 9 Pages |
The phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of seventeen Achromobacter strains representing MLST genogroups 2, 5, 7 and 14 were examined. Although genogroup 2 and 14 strains shared a DNA–DNA hybridization level of about 70%, the type strains of both genogroups differed in numerous biochemical characteristics and all genogroup 2 and 14 strains could by distinguished by nitrite reduction, denitrification and growth on acetamide. Given the MLST sequence divergence which identified genogroups 2 and 14 as clearly distinct populations, the availability of nrdA sequence analysis as a single locus identification tool for all Achromobacter species and genogroups, and the differential phenotypic characteristics, we propose to formally classify Achromobacter genogroups 2, 5, 7 and 14 as four novel Achromobacter species for which we propose the names Achromobacter insuavis sp. nov. (with strain LMG 26845T [= CCUG 62426T] as the type strain), Achromobacter aegrifaciens sp. nov. (with strain LMG 26852T [= CCUG 62438T] as the type strain), Achromobacter anxifer sp. nov. (with strain LMG 26857T [= CCUG 62444T] as the type strain), and Achromobacter dolens sp. nov. (with strain LMG 26840T [= CCUG 62421T] as the type strain).
