title: Rubellimicrobium aerolatum sp. nov., isolated from an air sample in Korea.
abstract: A pink-coloured bacterial strain, designated 5715S-9(T), was isolated from an air sample collected in Suwon, Republic of Korea. The cells were strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-flagellated and short-rod-shaped. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the organism was a member of the genus Rubellimicrobium, showing the highest sequence similarities with Rubellimicrobium mesophilum MSL-20(T) (96.2 % sequence similarity) and Rubellimicrobium thermophilum DSM 16684(T) (93.9 %). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified glycolipid. The major fatty acids (>10 %) were C(18 : 1)omega7c, C(16 : 0) and 11-methyl C(18 : 1)omega7c. The G+C content of the DNA was 69 mol%. On the basis of both phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, strain 5715S-9(T) represents a novel species of the genus Rubellimicrobium, for which the name Rubellimicrobium aerolatum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5715S-9(T) (=KACC 12504(T)=DSM 19297(T)).
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Yeon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Weon
authors.forename: Jung-A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Seung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Seung-Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Young-Ah
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Soon-Wo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Bon-Sung
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D041902:Rhodobacteraceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S