title: Amycolatopsis australiensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from arid soils.
abstract: The taxonomic position of a group of mesophilic actinomycetes isolated from arid Australian soils was determined using a polyphasic approach. The organisms shared chemical and morphological markers typical of members of the genus Amycolatopsis. They had identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and formed a distinct phyletic line in the Amycolatopsis mediterranei clade, being most closely related to A. mediterranei. In addition, they shared a range of phenotypic properties that distinguished them from representatives of all of the species classified in this clade. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data indicate that the strains merit species status within the genus Amycolatopsis. The name proposed for the novel species is Amycolatopsis australiensis sp. nov.; the type strain is GY048(T) (=DSM 44671(T)=NCIMB 14142(T)).
authors.affiliation: Microbial Resources Laboratory, Division of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Geok Yuan Annie
authors.initials: GYA
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Microbial Screening Technologies, Building A, 28-54 Percival Road, Smithfield, New South Wales 2164, Australia.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Microbial Screening Technologies, Building A, 28-54 Percival Road, Smithfield, New South Wales 2164, Australia.
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.affiliation: Microbial Resources Laboratory, Division of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D001315:Australia; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D003889:Desert Climate; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S