| actinomyces gaoshouyii sp. nov., isolated from plateau pika (ochotona curzoniae). | two strains (pika_113t and pika_114) of a previously undescribed actinomyces-like bacterium were recovered from the intestinal contents of plateau pika (ochotona curzoniae) on the tibet-qinghai plateau, china. results from biochemical characterization indicated that the two strains were phenotypically homogeneous and distinct from other previously described species of the genus actinomyces. based on the comparison of 16s rrna gene sequences and genome analysis, the bacteria were determined to be ... | 2017 | 28857023 |