title: Flexibacter japonensis sp. nov., a new species that produces a novel inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase isolated from soil.
abstract: This strain 758 of a new member of Flexibacter species isolated from a soil is a Gram-negative, nonflagellated, gliding, long rod or filamentous. The GC contents of the deoxyribonucleic acid of this strain is 49.8 mol %GC. The isolate can be distinguished from other Flexibacter species on the basis of physiological and biochemical properties and DNA relatedness data. Therefore, we propose a new species, Flexibacter japonensis, for this strain. The strain 758 is deposited to the Japan Collection of Microorganisms as JCM 9735.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-26, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosako
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuhara
mesh_terms: D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C007166:cyacrin; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase