title: Gordonia rhizosphera sp. nov. isolated from the mangrove rhizosphere.
abstract: The taxonomic position of bacterial strain 141T, isolated from the mangrove rhizosphere, has been clarified by phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic studies. The strain possesses wall chemotype IV, MK-9(H2) as the predominant menaquinone, relatively long-chain mycolic acids (56-64) carbon atoms) and straight-chain saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids with a small amount of tuberculostearic acid. The G+C content of the DNA is 66.8 mol%. Similarity values for genes encoding 16S rRNA indicated that strain 141T represents a new species within the genus Gordonia for which the name Gordonia rhizosphera sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of G. rhizosphere is 141T (IFO 16068T).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatano
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S