title: Labrys neptuniae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of the aquatic legume Neptunia oleracea.
abstract: A bacterium designated strain Liujia-146(T) was isolated in the Tainan area of southern Taiwan from root nodules of the aquatic legume Neptunia oleracea. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain Liujia-146(T) was highly similar to Labrys monachus VKM B-1479(T) (97.8 %) and Labrys methylaminiphilus JLW10(T) (95.5 %) and belonged to the order Rhizobiales in the Alphaproteobacteria. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, DNA-DNA hybridization data, physiological and biochemical characteristics and fatty acid compositions, the organism was shown to belong to the genus Labrys whilst representing a novel species within this genus. We propose to classify strain Liujia-146(T) (=BCRC 17578(T)=LMG 23578(T)) as the type strain of Labrys neptuniae sp. nov.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
authors.forename: Geoffrey N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
authors.forename: Euan K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuan-Yin
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Environmental Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jui-Hsing
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Der-Shyan
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
authors.forename: Janet I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sprent
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D053204:Root Nodules, Plant / Q000382:microbiology*; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S