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    Characterization of Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., isolated from a human blood culture
    (Elsevier, 2017-09) Roiko, Marijo; May, Meghan; Relich, Ryan F.; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    The genus Pontibacter is a recent addition to the family Cytophagaceae, phylum Bacteroidetes. Previous reports of its cultivation and molecular detection are from a variety of environmental sources, including marine and desert habitats. We report the first description of a Pontibacter sp., which was initially identified as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, isolated from a human clinical specimen. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, unique mass spectral profile and phenotypic characterization, this isolate represents a novel species within the genus Pontibacter that has been named Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., strain Grand Forks.