Unknown sheep bacterium classified Named.

Recently Collins and coworkers at the Department of Food Science ansd Technology, detected an unknown Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium. The bacteria which was isolated from skin scrapings from the infected head of a sheep was analysed for family and groups.

16sRNA sequencing disclosed the identity of the unknown organism as one belonging to a member of the genus Corynebacterium. The investigators have named this unknown bacterium as Corynebacterium capitovis sp. nov. Any one who has similar or related information or isolated a similar bacteria from sheep or any other species may write to Collins and exchange notes on similarity and differences.

Reference for further reading
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001 May;51(Pt 3):857-60. Corynebacterium capitovis sp. nov., from a sheep. Collins MD, Hoyles L, Foster G, Sjoden B, Falsen E. Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, UK. m.d.collins@reading.ac.uk