title: Williamsia maris sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the Sea of Japan.
abstract: The taxonomic position of a marine actinomycete, strain SJS0289/JS1T, was determined using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The organism, which had phenotypic properties consistent with its classification in the genus Williamsia, formed a distinct clade in the 16S rRNA gene tree together with the type strain of Williamsia muralis, but was readily distinguished from this species using DNA-DNA relatedness and phenotypic data. The genotypic and phenotypic data show that the organism merits recognition as a new species of Williamsia. The name proposed for the new species is Williamsia maris; the type strain is SJS0289/JS1T (=DSM 44693T=JCM 12070T=KCTC 9945T=NCIMB 13945T).
authors.affiliation: Research School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK.
authors.forename: James E M
authors.initials: JEM
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Research School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK.
authors.forename: Alan T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S