title: Paenibacillus gansuensis sp. nov., isolated from desert soil of Gansu Province in China.
abstract: A Gram-positive, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain B518(T), was isolated from a desert-soil sample from Gansu Province in China. The isolate was strictly aerobic and was motile by means of several flagella. The strain grew optimally at 35-40 degrees C and at pH 7.0-7.5. The predominant fatty acids of strain B518(T) were anteiso-C(15 : 0), C(16 : 0), anteiso-C(17 : 0), iso-C(16 : 0) and iso-C(15 : 0). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 50 mol% and the predominant quinone was MK-7. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain B518(T) formed a distinct phyletic line within the genus Paenibacillus and was most closely related to Paenibacillus chitinolyticus IFO 15660(T), with a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 95.8 %. The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to other type strains of Paenibacillus species were below 95.1 %. On the basis of the chemotaxonomic data and molecular properties, strain B518(T) represents a novel species within the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus gansuensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B518(T) (=KCTC 3950(T)=DSM 16968(T)).
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.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Che Ok
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Xu
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
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S