title: Phylogenetic analysis of a new LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacterium from herbage, Nocardioides plantarum sp. nov.
abstract: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of a previously undescribed LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacterium isolated from herbage was determined in order to clarify the taxonomic position of this organism. A comparative sequence analysis revealed that the bacterium represents a new line of descent within the genus Nocardioides. On the basis of the results of a phylogenetic analysis and the phenotypic distinctiveness of the organism, a new species, Nocardioides plantarum, is proposed. The type strain is NCIMB 12834.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Reading Laboratory, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wallbanks
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid