title: Burkholderia sabiae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia.
abstract: Two rhizobial strains, Br3407(T) and Br3405, were isolated from nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, a legume tree native to Brazil. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, both strains were shown previously to belong to the genus Burkholderia. A polyphasic approach, including DNA-DNA hybridizations, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of whole-genome DNA profiles, whole-cell protein analyses, fatty acid methyl ester analysis and extensive biochemical characterization, was used to clarify the taxonomic position of these strains further; the strains are here classified within a novel species, for which the name Burkholderia sabiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain Br3407(T) (=LMG 24235(T) =BCRC 17587(T)).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, 142 Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan. p62365@ms28.hinet.net
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sergio M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: de Faria
authors.forename: Jui-Hsing
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Euan K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Geoffrey N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Janet I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sprent
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bontemps
authors.forename: J Peter W
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme