title: Microvirga guangxiensis sp. nov., a novel alphaproteobacterium from soil, and emended description of the genus Microvirga.
abstract: A Gram-negative-staining bacterium, designated strain 25BT, was isolated from a soil sample from a rice field in Guangxi Province, China, and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Cells were rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, non-motile and strictly aerobic. Strain 25BT grew optimally at 37 degrees C and pH 7.0. The predominant fatty acids of this soil isolate were C18:1omega7c, C19:0 cyclo omega8c and C16:0. Phylogenetic analysis based on the almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain 25BT formed a monophyletic clade with the type strain of Microvirga subterranea; the two organisms shared 97.2% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. However, the two strains shared low DNA-DNA relatedness. Strain 25BT was also readily distinguishable from Microvirga subterranea DSM 14364T by various phenotypic characteristics. The combination of genotypic and phenotypic data suggests that the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Microvirga, for which the name Microvirga guangxiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 25BT (=CGMCC 1.7666T=JCM 15710T).
authors: School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China. zhangjianli@bit.edu.cn
authors: Jianli
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Song
authors: Yu Hua
authors: YH
authors: Xin
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Caiyuan
authors: C
authors: Fang
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008124:Locomotion; D042082:Methylobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012275:Oryza; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S