Chitinophaga terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil

Myung Kyum Kim, Hee Young Jung

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Abstract

A novel strain, designated KP01T 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 KP01T 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-C15:0 and C:16:1ω5c; major hydroxy fatty acid, C17:0 iso 3-OH) supported the affiliation of strain KP01T with the gen us Chitinophaga. Therefore strain KP01T represents a novel species, for which the name Chitinophaga terrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KP01T (=KCTC 12836T =LMG 24015T).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1721-1724
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume57
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2007

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