title: Luteimonas composti sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from food waste.
abstract: A yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium (strain CC-YY255(T)) was isolated from compost generated from food waste collected from Kinmen County, Taiwan. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the strain formed a monophyletic branch at the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Luteimonas; its closest neighbour was the type strain of Luteimonas mephitis (94.4 % sequence similarity). The isolate was distinguished from Luteimonas mephitis on the basis of several phenotypic properties. The organism utilized glucose, maltose, gentiobiose, melibiose and turanose and only a few organic acids (acetate, propionate) and amino acids (L-alanyl glycine, glycyl L-aspartic acid and glycyl L-glutamic acid) as substrates. The fatty acid profile was slightly different from that reported for Luteimonas mephitis. It is evident from the genotypic, chemotaxonomic and physiological data presented that strain CC-YY255(T) represents a novel species of the genus Luteimonas, for which the name Luteimonas composti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC-YY255(T) (=CCUG 53595(T)=CIP 109311(T)=BCRC 17598(T)).
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Chiu-Chung
authors: CC
authors: Young
authors: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Kämpfer
authors: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Wen-Ming
authors: WM
authors: Chen
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Wen-Shao
authors: WS
authors: Yen
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: A B
authors: AB
authors: Arun
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Wei-An
authors: WA
authors: Lai
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Fo-Ting
authors: FT
authors: Shen
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Rekha
authors: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Kuan-Yin
authors: KY
authors: Lin
authors: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Jui-Hsing
authors: JH
authors: Chou
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013624:Taiwan; D013696:Temperature; D044166:Xanthomonadaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S