title: Parapedobacter koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov.
abstract: Strain Jip14(T), a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, non-motile bacterium, was isolated from dried rice straw and characterized in order to determine its taxonomic position. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain Jip14(T) belongs to the family Sphingobacteriaceae, and the highest degree of sequence similarity was determined to be to Pedobacter saltans DSM 12145(T) (88.5 %), Pedobacter africanus DSM 12126(T) (87.6 %), Pedobacter heparinus DSM 2366(T) (87.1 %) and Pedobacter caeni LMG 22862(T) (86.9 %). Chemotaxonomic data revealed that strain Jip14(T) possesses menaquinone MK-7 and the predominant fatty acids C(15 : 0) iso, C(16 : 0), C(16 : 0) 10-methyl, C(17 : 0) iso 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C(15 : 0) iso 2-OH/C(16 : 1)omega7c). The results of physiological and biochemical tests clearly demonstrated that strain Jip14(T) represents a distinct species. Based on these data, Jip14(T) should be classified within a novel genus and species, for which the name Parapedobacter koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Parapedobacter koreensis is Jip14(T) (=KCTC 12643(T)=LMG 23493(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicinal Material and Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Kiheung-gu Yongin, Kyunggi-do 449-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Kyum
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicinal Material and Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Kiheung-gu Yongin, Kyunggi-do 449-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Ryun
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Kangwon National University, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Nak-Kyun
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Soung
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicinal Material and Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Kiheung-gu Yongin, Kyunggi-do 449-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Deok-Chun
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D007723:Korea; D008124:Locomotion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013171:Spores, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D011809:Quinones; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S