Chitinophaga terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 1721 - 1724
• Main Authors: Kim, Myung Kyum, Jung, Hee-Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.08.2007; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Bacteroidetes - chemistry; Bacteroidetes - classification; Bacteroidetes - genetics; Bacteroidetes - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; Chitinophaga terrae; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Fatty Acids - analysis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Korea; Microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Soil Microbiology; Systematics; Korea; Soils; Bacteria; New species; Description; Taxonomy
• ISSN: 1466-5026; 1466-5034
• DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64964-0

1 Division of Applied Biology and Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea 2 Department of Oriental Medicinal Material and Processing, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Kyunggi-do, South Korea Correspondence Hee-Young Jung heeyoung{at}knu.ac.kr A novel strain, designated KP01 T , belonging to the class Sphingobacteria (phylum Bacteroidetes ) was isolated from soil in South Korea and was characterized taxonomically using a polyphasic approach. The strain was found to comprise Gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the strain belonged to the genus Chitinophaga but was clearly separated from established Chitinophaga species. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between KP01 T and type strains of established Chitinophaga species ranged from 90.3 to 95.7 %. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data (major menaquinone, MK-7; major fatty acids, iso-C 15 : 0 and C 16 : 1 5 c ; major hydroxy fatty acid, C 17 : 0 iso 3-OH) supported the affiliation of strain KP01 T with the genus Chitinophaga . Therefore strain KP01 T represents a novel species, for which the name Chitinophaga terrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KP01 T (=KCTC 12836 T =LMG 24015 T ). The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KP01 T is AB278570 .