title: Actinomadura namibiensis sp. nov.
abstract: Strain HAG 010767(T) was isolated from desert soil from Namibia during a screening programme. On the basis of analysis of 16S rDNA, the principal amino acid of the peptidoglycan, cell-wall sugars, fatty acids and polar lipids, it was possible to identify this strain as a member of the genus Actinomadura. Although DNA-DNA reassociation experiments revealed 72% DNA similarity between strain HAG 010767(T) and Actinomadura kijaniata DSM 43764(T), significant differences in the colour of the mycelium and physiological properties indicate that strain HAG 010767(T) represents a novel species of this genus, for which the name Actinomadura namibiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain HAG 010767(T) (= DSM 44197(T) = NRRL B-24153(T)).
authors.affiliation: Aventis Pharma Deutschland, Drug Innovation and Approval, Natural Products, 65926 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wink
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Mascheroder Weg 1b, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Reiner M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kroppenstedt
authors.affiliation: Aventis Pharma Deutschland, Drug Innovation and Approval, Natural Products, 65926 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Mascheroder Weg 1b, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Erko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D003889:Desert Climate; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S