| staphylococcus succinus sp. nov., isolated from dominican amber. | two bacterial isolates, designated amg-d1t and amg-d2, were recovered from 25-35-million-year-old dominican amber. amg-d1t and amg-d2 biochemically most closely resemble staphylococcus xylosus; they differ physiologically from other staphylococci. fatty acid analysis and comparisons with extensive databases were unable to show relatedness to any specific taxon. moreover, amg-d1t and amg-d2 contain tuberculostearic acid and meso-diaminopimelic acid, characteristic of the g + c-rich coryneform bac ... | 1998 | 9731292 |