title: Amycolatopsis taiwanensis sp. nov., from soil.
abstract: An actinomycete strain (0345M-7(T)) was isolated from a soil sample from Yilan county, Taiwan. The isolate displayed substrate mycelia, upon which were borne short spore chains. The spore chains were composed of non-motile, smooth-surfaced, oval spores. Strain 0345M-7(T) had meso-diaminopimelic acid in its peptidoglycan. Whole-cell sugars were galactose, glucose, arabinose and ribose. The only phospholipid found was phosphatidylethanolamine. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H(4)). Mycolic acids were not detected. Major cellular fatty acids were iso-C(16 : 0) (38.1 %) and C(17 : 1) (25.4 %). The DNA G+C content of strain 0345M-7(T) was 68.9 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic data, it is proposed that strain 0345M-7(T) (=BCRC 16802(T)=KCTC 19116(T)) should be classified as the type strain of a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis, Amycolatopsis taiwanensis sp. nov.
authors.affiliation: Bio-resource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, HsinChu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Bio-resource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, HsinChu, 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Feng
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D001482:Base Composition; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000032:analysis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development; D013624:Taiwan; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009005:Monosaccharides; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C007166:cyacrin; C483858:phosphatidylethanolamine; C073355:menaquinone 9