title: Deinococcus yunweiensis sp. nov., a gamma- and UV-radiation-resistant bacterium from China.
abstract: A Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, rod-shaped, red-pigmented strain, designated YIM 007T, was found as a contaminant on an agar plate in the laboratory of Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, China. The optimum growth pH and temperature for the isolate were 7.0-7.5 and 30 degrees C, respectively. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-8. The polar lipid profile consisted mainly of various unknown phosphoglycolipids and glycolipids. The major cellular fatty acids were C(16 : 1)omega7c, C(16 : 0), C(17 : 0) and C(17 : 1)omega8c. l-Ornithine was detected in its peptidoglycan. The DNA G+C content was 64.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain YIM 007(T) showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity levels of 86.8-92.1 % to the other described Deinococcus species. Based on the high 16S rRNA gene sequence divergence and phenotypic differences, it is proposed that the unknown strain should be classified as a novel species in the genus Deinococcus with the name Deinococcus yunweiensis sp. nov. The type strain is YIM 007T (=KCTC 3962T=DSM 17005T).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.|Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu-Qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Hang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.|Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Qin
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yue-Qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, 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: Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D034301:Deinococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005720:Gamma Rays; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009068:Movement; D009952:Ornithine / Q000032:analysis; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D013696:Temperature; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D010743:Phospholipids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D009952:Ornithine