Paenibacillus granivorans sp. nov., a new Paenibacillus species which degrades native potato starch granules.
From a native potato starch-degrading enrichment culture, strain A30 had been isolated and had tentatively been identified as a member of the Bacillus firmus/lentus group (Wijbenga et al. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 35, 180-184, 1991). In this paper the isolate A30 is further characterized using phylogentic analysis of the 16S rDNA and determination of a number of additional phenotypic characteristics. These data are compared to those of Paenibacillus amylolyticus, P. chibensis, and P. thiaminolyticus. It is concluded that strain A30 is a new Paenibacillus species, for which the name Paenibacillus granivorans is suggested.
van der Maarel
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Centre for Carbohydrate Bioengineering TNO-RUG, Haren, The Netherlands. maarelmj@biol.rug.nl
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D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D011198:Solanum tuberosum; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism*
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013213:Starch