title: Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall.
abstract: A new gram-positive, nonmotile coccus is described. Strains IFO 12422T (T = type strain) and IFO 15385 in the Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, culture collection, which were isolated from soil and water, respectively, have the following chemotaxonomic characteristics: menaquinone MK-9(H4); G + C content of DNA of 67 mol%; and LL-diaminopimelic acid, alanine, glycine, and glutamic acid in a molar ratio of ca. 1:2:1:1 (type A3 gamma). Mycolic acids are not present. The taxonomic characteristics of these organisms are different from those of previously described gram-positive, high-G + C-content cocci. The partial 16S rRNA sequence indicated that IFO 12422T represents a distinct line of descent among gram-positive bacteria with a high G + C content. The name Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain IFO 12422.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014812:Vitamin K; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid