title: Rhodococcus maanshanensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from soil.
abstract: A polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic position of a soil isolate that had provisionally been assigned to the genus Rhodococcus. The organism showed a combination of phenotypic properties typical of rhodococci and formed a distinct phyletic line within the Rhodococcus erythropolis 165 rDNA subclade. The organism was readily distinguished from representatives of validly described species classified in this subclade on the basis of DNA-DNA relatedness and phenotypic data. Consequently, it is proposed that the organism be recognized as a novel species of Rhodococcus, Rhodococcus maanshanensis sp. nov. The type strain is strain M712(T) (= AS 4.1720(T) = JCM 11374(T)).
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yamei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Changsong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Zhiheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S