A new species of Rain Frog from Namaqualand, South Africa (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3381 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN CHANNING
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
Foot Morphology ◽  
A New Species

Breviceps branchi sp. nov. is described from coastal Namaqualand, South Africa. It is most similar to Breviceps namaquensis in colour pattern and overall form, from which it differs by hand and foot morphology and 16S rRNA sequence.

A new sand frog from Namaqualand, South Africa (Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (2) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
LYLE WILSON ◽  
ALAN CHANNING
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
Adult Morphology ◽  
Haplotype Networks ◽  
Tyr Gene

Tomopterna branchi sp. nov. is described from Namaqualand, South Africa. It differs from all other Tomopterna species by advertisement call, 16S rRNA sequence and consistent differences in adult morphology. The tadpole is similar to that of Tomopterna cryptotis. Haplotype networks of 16S and the nuclear tyr gene show that it is distinct from T. delalandii, with which it has been confused. A phylogeny of the genus, excluding the little-known T. monticola, shows that the new species is basal to a clade that includes T. delalandii and six other species. We extend the known range of T. damarensis to southern Namibia, and correct the identification of some GenBank material. 

Cleaning and Handling Implements as Potential Reservoirs for Bacterial Contamination of Some Ready-to-Eat Foods in Retail Delicatessen Environments

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 2878-2883 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. CHRISTISON ◽  
D. LINDSAY ◽  
A. von HOLY
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence Analysis ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Disposable Plastic

This study assessed the association of bacteria with cleaning tools, such as floor mops (n = 25) and cleaning cloths (n = 39), and handling devices, such as disposable plastic gloves (n = 20), used during filled baguette and assorted salad preparation in four selected retail delicatessens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Samples of each cleaning or handling tool were prepared for aerobic (APC), coliform (CC), Escherichia coli (EC), Bacillus cereus (BCC), and Staphylococcus aureus (SAC) counts, as well as tested for the incidence of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) and Salmonella (SALM) by standard plating methods. Bacterial populations attached to the cleaning and handling tools were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Ten selected gram-positive isolates were further analyzed by 16S rRNA sequence analysis and compared with isolates from filled baguettes and assorted salads. The floor mops consistently yielded the highest APCs, CCs, and ECs (5.7, 4.1, and 3.0 log CFU/g, respectively), while gloves had the lowest corresponding counts (3.6, 2.0, and 1.0 log CFU/g, respectively). Low BCCs and SACs were recorded in this study (ca. 1.2 log CFU/g), while SALM and LM were each detected in five cleaning tool samples. SEM showed rods and cocci attached to handling and cleaning tools. Furthermore, results of 16S rRNA sequence analysis indicated that several gram-positive isolates were identified as S. aureus, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus sciuri, and Enterococcus faecalis. Genetically similar strains (100% similarity) were isolated from cleaning and handling tools and associated ready-to-eat (RTE) foods. Cleaning and handling tools may act as reservoirs of contamination for RTE foods during preparation in retail delicatessens in South Africa. The transfer of potential pathogens, such as S. aureus, to foods from cleaning and handling tools may hold food safety implications.

scholarly journals A troglobitic species of the centipede Cryptops (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from northwestern Botswana

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 977 ◽  
pp. 25-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory D. Edgecombe ◽  
Nesrine Akkari ◽  
Edward C. Netherlands ◽  
Gerhard Du Preez
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetics ◽  
18S Rrna ◽  
Temperate Species ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
Oxidase Subunit ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cryptops, C. (Cryptops) legagussp. nov., occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I corroborates a morphological assignment to the subgenus Cryptops and closest affinities to southern temperate species in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The new species is not conspicuously modified as a troglomorph.

scholarly journals A new epigean species of the genus Anelpistina (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Sierra de El Abra, Taninul, Mexico

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Espinasa ◽  
Nicole D. Bartolo ◽  
Solomon Sloat
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
San Luis ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
San Luis Potosí

Anelpistina taninuli sp. nov. (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae), a species from Taninul, Sierra de El Abra, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is described. We also report the 16S rRNA sequence of this new species.

scholarly journals A new species of Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia

TREUBIA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Vestidhia Yunisya Atmaja ◽  
Amir Hamidy ◽  
Tuty Arisuryanti ◽  
Masafumi Matsui ◽  
Eric N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Body ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Temporal Region ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
A New Species

A new species of frog in the genus Microhyla is described from Sumatra, Indonesia based on molecular and morphological characters. This new species was previously confused with M. achatina, a Javan endemic. This new species is diagnosable from its congeners by possessing a medium size (SVL in adult males 18.20–21.32 mm, in adult females 20.37–25.51 mm), a stout body, a nostril–eyelid length being about half of the snout length, having a single outer palmar tubercle, a tibiotarsal articulation reaching the center of the eye (when the hindlimbs are stretched and adpressed to the body), having finger and toe tips dilated, having the dorsum with medial longitudinal grooves, and excibiting a very thin and short dark stripe on the temporal region above a wider cream stripe, extending from the postorbital area to insertion of forelimb. Additionally, the new species is characterized by possessing relatively little foot webbing. Uncorrected 16S rRNA sequence divergences between the new taxon and sequences for other congeneric species available ranged from 4.8 to 15.0%.

Description of Haploblepharus kistnasamyi, a new catshark (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from South Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1318 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRETT A. HUMAN ◽  
LEONARD J.V. COMPAGNO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
A New Species

A new species of catshark, Haploblepharus kistnasamyi sp. nov. (Class Chondrichthyes, Order Carcharhiniformes, Family Scyliorhinidae) is described from kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The type series includes the holotype, RUSI 39835, and two paratypes, RUSI 6075 and RUSI 6077. This species was previously recognised as a variant of H. edwardsii (Schinz 1822), which occurs along the southern coast of South Africa. The colour pattern of H. kistnasamyi is superficially similar to H. edwardsii although distinct; however H. kistnasamyi is distinguished from all other Haploblepharus in having a stockier build compared to its congeners, a less depressed head and trunk, and a compressed caudal peduncle.

scholarly journals Sellimonas caecigallum sp. nov., description and genome sequence of a new member of the Sellimonas genus isolated from the cecum of feral chicken

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supapit Wongkuna ◽  
Sudeep Ghimire ◽  
Linto Antony ◽  
Surang Chankhamhaengdecha ◽  
Tavan Janvilisri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
New Species ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
Cellular Fatty Acids ◽  
Physiological And Biochemical ◽  
A New Species

AbstractAn obligately anaerobic, non-motile, Gram-positive coccobacillus strain SW451 was isolated from pooled cecum contents of feral chickens. Comparative analysis based on 16s rRNA sequence showed that strain SW451 had 95.24% nucleotide sequence similarity to Sellimonas intestinalis BR31T, the closest species with a valid taxonomy. The genome of SW451 is 2.67 Mbp with 45.23 mol% of G+C content. The major cellular fatty acids were C16: 0, C14: 0 and C16: 0 DMA. Based on taxonogenomic, physiological, and biochemical analysis, the strain SW451 represents a new species of the genus Sellimonas, for which the name Sellimonas caecigallum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Sellimonas caecigallum is SW451 (=DSM 109473T)

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