We recently isolated a coccus from a hot spring in Iran. Its phenotypic characteristics include Gram positive, non motile, catalase , oxidase , citrate , Indole, and Voges Proskauer positive. Its colony appears raised, convex and wet without any pigment. Can someone helps me?
Please attach a photograph of the colony and the microscopic image of the gram-stain.
Dear Roozbeh
You cant rely on phenotypic results alone and say this is a new species or not, you need a combination of phenotypic & genotypic (sequence analysis) characterization then you could propose it as a new species or genus ...etc, you have already done the phenotypic part so carry on and do genotypic part, attaching photo will not help as some will say this is X because its cocci and others will say Y or Z and so.
Hope this helps
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