| alistipes onderdonkii sp. nov. and alistipes shahii sp. nov., of human origin. | two groups of previously unknown gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, pigment-producing, rod-shaped bacteria, which phenotypically and phylogenetically displayed a close association with the recently described species alistipes finegoldii, were characterized using phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. a 16s rrna gene sequence divergence of approximately 3 % between the two unknown bacteria and a. finegoldii, as well as distinguishable biochemical characteristics, demonstrates that these orga ... | 2006 | 16902041 |