TABLE 1.
Strains included in the present study
| Strain collection no. | Patient age (yr), sexa | Clinical source | Identification | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (CCUG 56047)b | 45, m | Wound swab | Brevibacterium ravenspurgense sp. nov. | EU086793 |
| 27 | 59, f | Sinus aspirate | Brevibacterium otitidis | EU086795 |
| 28 | 27, f | Deep wound | Brevibacterium paucivorans | EU086796 |
| 60 | 53, m | Wound swab | Brevibacterium casei | EU086802 |
| 84 | 2, m | Wound swab | Arthrobacter aurescens | EU086809 |
| 102 | 39, m | Wound secretion | Microbacterium foliorum | EU086781 |
| 115 | 89, f | Wound swab | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086782 |
| 120 | 24, f | Wound swab | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086783 |
| 124 | 34, f | Urine | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086784 |
| 148 | 78, f | Urine | Arthrobacter aurescens | EU086789 |
| 219 | 78, f | Wound swab | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086794 |
| 300 | 51, f | Blood culture | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086797 |
| 352 | 53, m | Tracheal secretion | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086798 |
| 379 | 46, m | Otitis externa | Brevibacterium casei | EU086799 |
| 448 | 62, m | Nasal swab | Microbacterium oxydans | EU086800 |
| 486 | 45, f | Urine | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086827 |
| 511 | 62, m | Wound swab | Brachybacterium sp. | EU086801 |
| 664 | 65, m | Urine | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086819 |
| 665 | 74, m | Aortic valve | Pseudoclavibacter sp. | EU086820 |
| 690 | 25, m | Blood culture | Arthrobacter sp. (uncultured soil bacterium clone AKAU3746) | EU086821 |
| 696 | 66, m | Wound swab | Brevibacterium otitidis | EU086822 |
| 720 | 83, m | Wound swab | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086803 |
| 740 (CCUG 44254) | 45, f | Cervix | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086804 |
| 741 (CCUG 46407) | 63, m | Human blood | Arthrobacter sanguinis sp. nov. | EU086805 |
| 742 (CCUG 29118) | 82, f | Otitis externa | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086806 |
| 743 (CCUG 35230) | 27, m | Human tibia | Leucobacter sp. | EU086807 |
| 744 (CCUG 46391) | 88, f | Human blood | Brevibacterium ravenspurgense sp. nov. | EU086808 |
| 1361 | 36, f | Urine | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086785 |
| 1366 | NK | Urine | Arthrobacter albus | EU086786 |
| 1369 | NK | Vaginal swab | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086823 |
| 1378 | NK | Urine | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086787 |
| 1391 | NK | Otitis externa | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086788 |
| 1515 (CCUG 33745) | 47, m | Human blood | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086790 |
| NMLc 90-0364 | NK | Eye | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086810 |
| NML 91-0435 | NK | Eye | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086824 |
| NML 92-0385 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter sp. strain BS20 | EU086825 |
| NML 92-0394 | NK | Human blood | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086826 |
| NML 92-0600 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086811 |
| NML 93-0693 | NK | NK | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086791 |
| NML 93-0702 | NK | NK | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086792 |
| NML 93-0734 | NK | NK | Arthrobacter aurescens | EU086812 |
| NML 95-0018 | NK | Hand wound | Arthrobacter sp. strain An16 | EU086813 |
| NML 95-0188 | 28, f | Blood culture | Arthrobacter sp. strain 19B | EU086814 |
| NML 98-0077 | NK | Urine | Arthrobacter protophormiae | EU086815 |
| NML 99-0063 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter albus | EU086816 |
| NML 99-0140 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter cumminsii | EU086817 |
| NML 00-0248 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter sp. strain W8 | EU086777 |
| NML 01-0266 | NK | Neck abscess | Arthrobacter oryzae | EU086778 |
| NML 02-0288 | NK | Blood culture | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086779 |
| NML 03-0063 | NK | Lung swab at autopsy | Arthrobacter oxydans | EU086780 |
a
m, male; f, female; NK, not known.
b
CCUG, Culture Collection University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
c
NML, National Microbiology Laboratory.