title: Leifsonia soli sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented actinobacterium isolated from teak rhizosphere soil.
abstract: Two yellow-pigmented, Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, motile, short rod-shaped bacteria were isolated from natural teak tree rhizosphere soil and their taxonomic positions were determined by using a polyphasic approach. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strains TG-S248(T) and TG-S240 formed a distinct phyletic line within the genus Leifsonia. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of strain TG-S248(T) with sequences from Leifsonia shinshuensis DB 102(T), L. poae VKM Ac-1401(T), L. naganoensis DB 103(T), L. aquatica DSM 20146(T) and L. xyli subsp. cynodontis JCM 9733(T) revealed pairwise similarities ranging from 98.7 to 99.1 %. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0), anteiso-C(17 : 0) and iso-C(16 : 0). The G+C content of the DNA of the type strain was 69.4 mol%. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed low levels of DNA-DNA relatedness (32 % or less) between strain TG-S248(T) and its closest relatives. Based on differences in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain TG-S248(T) (=LMG 24767(T) =JCM 15679(T)) is designated the type strain of a novel species of the genus Leifsonia, for which the name Leifsonia soli sp. nov. is proposed.
authors: Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamilnadu, India.
authors: Munusamy
authors: M
authors: Madhaiyan
authors: Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamilnadu, India.
authors: Selvaraj
authors: S
authors: Poonguzhali
authors: Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center (BRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 111 Gwahangno, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jung-Sook
authors: JS
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam 625 604, Tamilnadu, India.
authors: Murugaiyan
authors: M
authors: Senthilkumar
authors: Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center (BRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 111 Gwahangno, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors: Keun Chul
authors: KC
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamilnadu, India.
authors: Subbiah
authors: S
authors: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013402:Sugar Alcohols