title: Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense sp. nov., isolated from soil.
abstract: A novel exopolysaccharide-degrading bacterium, designated strain 10C(T), was isolated from soil from Kitahiroshima city, Hokkaido, Japan. The novel isolate was Gram-negative, strictly aerobic and chemoheterotrophic. The DNA G+C content was 36.9 mol%. Major fatty acids were C(16 : 1)omega7c, iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH, iso-C(15 : 0) and iso-C(17 : 0 )3-OH. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and chemotaxonomic and morphological data indicated that the novel strain clearly belonged to the genus Sphingobacterium. Based on phenotypic properties and DNA-DNA hybridization data, the new isolate was assigned to the genus Sphingobacterium as Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense sp. nov. The type strain is 10C(T) (=JCM 14970(T)=NCIMB 14398(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Biological Science and Engineering, Tokai University, Minamisawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan. matsuyama@tspirit.tokai-u.jp
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Takahumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkushi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yumoto
mesh_terms: D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013110:Sphingosine; C005682:safingol