Pseudoscardovia radai
| Pseudoscardovia radai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Bifidobacteriales |
| Family: | Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudoscardovia |
| Species: | P. radai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoscardovia radai Killer et al., 2014
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Pseudoscardovia radai is a species of Gram-positive, anaerobic, non-motile bacteria in the family Bifidobacteriaceae. It was first described in 2014 following isolation from the gastrointestinal tract of a wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) in the Czech Republic.[1]
Taxonomy
Pseudoscardovia radai was named and classified as part of a follow-up to the 2013 description of Pseudoscardovia suis. It shares many phenotypic traits with P. suis, but differs in specific fermentation and genomic properties.[1]
Morphology and physiology
Pseudoscardovia radai is a strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium. It ferments carbohydrates and produces lactic acid as the major metabolic end product. Colonies are similar in appearance to those of P. suis but can be distinguished biochemically.[1]
Ecology
Pseudoscardovia radai was originally recovered from the gut of a wild boar. A metagenomic study found that Pseudoscardovia species, including P. radai, were more abundant in pigs raised outdoors compared to those raised indoors, indicating a link to natural or pasture-based environments.[2]
Type strain
The type strain of Pseudoscardovia radai is DPVI-TET3 (= DSM 24742 = CCM 7943).
References
- ^ a b c Killer, J.; Havlík, J.; Bunešová, V.; Vlková, E.; Benada, O. (September 2014). "Pseudoscardovia radai sp. nov., another representative of a new genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of a wild pig (Sus scrofa scrofa)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (9): 2932–2938. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.063230-0. PMID 24867175.
- ^ Holman, D.B.; Gzyl, K.E.; Kommadath, A. (July 2023). "The gut microbiome and resistome of conventionally vs. pasture-raised pigs". Microbial Genomics. 9 (7): mgen001061. doi:10.1099/mgen.0.001061. PMC 10438820. PMID 37439777.