title: Bacillus koreensis sp. nov., a spore-forming bacterium, isolated from the rhizosphere of willow roots in Korea.
abstract: An endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from the rhizosphere of willow roots in Korea. The bacterium, designated strain BR030T, was a strictly aerobic, motile rod. The cell wall contained type A1gamma peptidoglycan with meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(14 : 0) and iso-C(16 : 0). The major cellular phospholipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and unknown phospholipids (PL1, PL2). The genomic DNA G+C content was 36 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain BR030T formed a distinct phyletic line within the genus Bacillus and was most closely related to Bacillus flexus DSM 1320T, with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 96.8 %. Sequence similarities to other type strains were lower than 96.2 %. On the basis of physiological and molecular properties, the isolate represents a novel species within the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus koreensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BR030T (= KCTC 3914T = DSM 16467T).
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jee-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Che Ok
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Jae-Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chang-Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D001482:Base Composition; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D032108:Salix / Q000382:microbiology*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D010743:Phospholipids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid