title: Sphingobacterium daejeonense sp. nov., isolated from a compost sample.
abstract: A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated TR6-04(T), was isolated from compost and characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. The organism grew optimally at 30 degrees Celsius and at pH 6.5-7.0. The isolate was positive for catalase and oxidase tests but negative for gelatinase, indole and H(2)S production. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain TR6-04(T) fell within the radiation of the cluster comprising Sphingobacterium species and clustered with Sphingobacterium mizutaii ATCC 33299(T) (96.7 % sequence similarity); the similarity to sequences of other species within the family Sphingobacteriaceae was less than 92.0 %. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 38.7 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-7. The major fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH and summed feature 4 (iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)omega7c). These chemotaxonomic data supported the affiliation of strain TR6-04(T) to the genus Sphingobacterium. However, on the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain TR6-04(T) (=KCTC 12579(T)=LMG 23402(T)=CCUG 52468(T)) should be classified as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Sphingobacterium daejeonense sp. nov. is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National University of Uzbekistan, Students town, Tashkent, 700-174, Uzbekistan.|Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Leonid N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Ten
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Qing-Mei
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Wan-Taek
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Taik
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S