Description of Streptococcus thalassemiae sp. nov., a Bacterium Isolated from Human Blood

Table 2

Cellular fatty acid profiles (%).

Fatty acids	Name	1	2	3	4	5
C16:00	Hexadecanoic acid	56.1	34.2	29.8	35.5	26.7
C14:00	Tetradecanoic acid	7.5	11.4	12.3	14.0	24.0
C18:1n9	9-octadecenoic acid	11.5	14.8	ND	11.3	ND
C12:00	Dodecanoic acid	TR	4.3	6.6	4.9	11.4
C18:00	Octadecanoic acid	12.7	12.8	8.5	12.5	5.4
C18:2n6	9.12-octadecadienoic acid	4.3	ND	ND	ND	ND

1 represents Streptococcus thalassemiae Marseille-Q2617 compared with close Streptococcus species; 2 represents Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae CCUG 49455^T; 3 represents Streptococcus mitis NS 51; 4 represents Streptococcus oralis 35037^T; 5 represents Streptococcus pneumoniae 28588^T. TR, trace amounts <1%; ND, not detected.