Tsukamurella pseudospumae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam.
The taxonomic position of two Tsukamurella strains isolated from activated sludge foam was clarified. The organisms, isolates JC85 and N1176T, were found to have chemical and morphological properties typical of members of the genus Tsukamurella. DNA-DNA relatedness studies showed that the strains formed a distinct genomic species that was most closely related to Tsukamurella spumae. The two isolates also share a range of phenotypic properties that distinguishes them from representatives of all species of Tsukamurella with validly published names. It is evident from the data that the two organisms should be classified as a novel Tsukamurella species, Tsukamurella pseudospumae sp. nov. The type strain is N1176T (=DSM 44118T=NCIMB 13963T).
Nam
Sun-Woo
SW
School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Kim
Wonyong
W
Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Huksuk-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.|School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Chun
Jongsik
J
School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 56-1 Shilim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.|School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Goodfellow
Michael
M
School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012722:Sewage