title: Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field.
abstract: A Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium, Gsoil 3088T, was isolated from soil from a ginseng field in Pocheon Province in South Korea and characterized in order to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain Gsoil 3088T was shown to belong to the family Paenibacillaceae, being related to Brevibacillus centrosporus (96.6%), Brevibacillus borstelensis (96.3%), Brevibacillus parabrevis (96.1%), Brevibacillus formosus (96.1%), Brevibacillus brevis (96.1%) and Brevibacillus laterosporus (96.0%). The phylogenetic distances from other validly described species within the genus Brevibacillus were greater than 4.0% (i.e. there was less than 96.0% similarity). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 52.1 mol%. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data (major menaquinone, MK-7; fatty acid profile, iso-C15:0, iso-C14:0 and anteiso-C15:0) supported the affiliation of strain Gsoil 3088T to the genus Brevibacillus. The results of physiological and biochemical tests allowed strain Gsoil 3088T to be distinguished genotypically and phenotypically from Brevibacillus species with validly published names. Strain Gsoil 3088T, therefore, represents a novel species of the genus Brevibacillus, for which the name Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Gsoil 3088T (=KCTC 13938T=LMG 23403T).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Wan-Taek
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Insect Resources Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Mock
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 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; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002364:Caseins / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005780:Gelatin / Q000378:metabolism; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D016937:Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D005894:Panax; D010802:Phylogeny; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009566:Nitrates; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002244:Carbon; D005780:Gelatin; D013213:Starch