title: Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris).
abstract: A mesophilic bacterium, strain 15-52(T), was isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, the bacterium was identified as representing a novel species belonging to the genus Pedobacter. The strain is non-flagellated, non-spore-forming and grows at temperatures in the range 1-37 degrees C. Physiological tests of the strain showed the presence of oxidase, catalase, protease (gelatin and casein hydrolysis), beta-glucosidase and beta-galactosidase activities. The highest levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity were found with respect to Pedobacter roseus CL-GP80(T) (97.3 %) and Pedobacter sandarakinus DS-27(T) (97.2 %). A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data indicated that strain 15-52(T) is a member of the genus Pedobacter. DNA-DNA hybridization analysis revealed low levels of relatedness (<42.3 %) between the isolate and two phylogenetically related type strains, P. roseus KCCM 42272(T) and P. sandarakinus KCTC 12559(T). The DNA G+C content is 44.2 mol% and the predominant fatty acids are iso-C(15 : 0) (35.4 %), iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)omega7c (27.8 %) and iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH (15.8 %). On the basis of these data, strain 15-52(T) represents a novel species of the genus Pedobacter, for which the name Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 15-52(T) (=KACC 11317(T)=DSM 18130(T)).
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Wo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Yong
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang-Hyo
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Kab-Yeul
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Ja
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Seok
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Jang-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Wan-Gyu
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Yeon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Weon
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S