title: Pseudolabrys taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium isolated from soil.
abstract: A Gram-negative, short rod-shaped micro-organism (CC-BB4(T)) was isolated on nutrient agar from soil from Sinshe in Taichung County, Taiwan. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence demonstrated that this isolate was novel, as it showed <92 % similarity to the sequences of species of the genera Labrys, Beijerinckia and Methylocystis. The micro-organism did not utilize methylamine or methanol as a substrate, but was able to use several organic acids. The fatty acid profile was different from those reported for the genera Labrys, Beijerinckia, Methylocystis, Angulomicrobium, Methylorhabdus and Methyloarcula. On the basis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, in combination with chemotaxonomic and physiological data, strain CC-BB4(T) represents a novel genus, for which the name Pseudolabrys gen. nov. is proposed. The type species is Pseudolabrys taiwanensis sp. nov., and the type strain of P. taiwanensis is CC-BB4(T) (=CCUG 51779(T)=CIP 108932(T)).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, IFZ - Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kämpfer
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chiu-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Fo-Ting
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, IFZ - Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jäckel
authors.affiliation: Grup d'Oceanografia Interdisciplinari, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosselló-Mora
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Wei-An
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Rekha
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S