Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-26-2021
Publication Title
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
1-5
Publisher Name
Oxford University Press
Abstract
While the gram-positive bacterium Vagococcus fluvialis has been isolated from the environment as well as fish, birds, and mammals, very little is known about the species. V. fluvialis is believed to be a probiotic in fishes. However, within mammals, it is more frequently isolated from infectious tissue, including on rare occasions human and livestock lesions. Prior to the study described here, V. fluvialis had never been found in healthy bovine animals. Here, we present the complete genomes of V. fluvialis UFMG-H6, UFMG-H6B, and UFMG-H7, novel strains isolated from urine samples from healthy bovine females. These are the first genomes of mammalian isolates and the first description of V. fluvialis from urine. The genomes did not encode for any known virulence genes, suggesting that they may be commensal members of the urine microbiota.
Identifier
85101276863 (Scopus)
Recommended Citation
Giannattasio-Ferraz, Silvia; Ene, Adriana; Maskeri, Laura; Oliveira, André Penido; Barbosa-Stancioli, Edel F.; and Putonti, Catherine. Vagococcus fluvialis isolation and sequencing from urine of healthy cattle. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 11, 1: 1-5, 2021. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/G3JOURNAL/JKAA034
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