Nocardiopsis xinjiangensis sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a saline soil sample in China.
An actinomycete strain (YIM 90004T) was isolated from a saline soil sample from the Xinjiang Province, People's Republic of China. The strain displayed abundant aerial and substrate mycelia, and short spore chains were borne on the aerial mycelium. The spore chains were composed of non-motile, smooth-surfaced, rod-shaped spores. The cell wall of strain YIM 90004T contained mainly meso-diaminopimelic acid, alanine and glutamic acid (cell wall type III). Glucose, ribose, galactose, xylose and arabinose were the whole-cell sugars of the strain. The predominant phospholipids were phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylglycerol; MK-10(H2) and MK-10(H4) were the predominant menaquinones. The DNA G + C content of strain YIM 90004T was 74.3 mol%. Chemotaxonomic properties and 16S rDNA analysis placed strain YIM 90004T in the genus Nocardiopsis. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses and DNA-DNA hybridization results, strain YIM 90004T (= CCRC 16285T = CCTCC AA99004T = DSM 44589T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Nocardiopsis, for which the name Nocardiopsis xinjiangensis is proposed.
Li
Ming-Gang
MG
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
Li
Wen-Jun
WJ
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
Xu
Ping
P
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
Cui
Xiao-Long
XL
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
Xu
Li-Hua
LH
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
Jiang
Cheng-Lin
CL
The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, China.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; 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; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S