title: Comamonas zonglianii sp. nov., isolated from phenol-contaminated soil.
abstract: A bacterial strain, designated BF-3(T), was isolated from phenol-contaminated soil and investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were Gram-reaction-negative, non-sporulating, non-motile, short rods. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain BF-3(T) formed a monophyletic branch at the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Comamonas; it showed highest sequence similarities to Comamonas aquatica LMG 2370(T) (96.8 %), C. nitrativorans DSM 13191(T) (96.4 %), C. odontotermitis LMG 23579(T) (96.4 %), C. kerstersii LMG 3475(T) (96.3 %), C. koreensis KCTC 12005(T) (96.1 %) and C. terrigena LMG 1253(T) (96.0 %). The major cellular fatty acids were C(16 : 0), C(18 : 1)/C(18 : 1)ω7c, C(17 : 0) cyclo and summed feature 3 (C(16 : 1)ω7c and/or iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH). Based on the phylogenetic analysis, DNA-DNA hybridization, whole-cell fatty acid composition and biochemical characteristics, strain BF-3(T) was clearly distinct from type strains of other recognized species of the genus Comamonas and, as such, represents a novel species of the genus Comamonas, for which the name Comamonas zonglianii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BF-3(T) (=CCTCC AB 209170(T) =DSM 22523(T)).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Xin-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210014, PR China.
authors.forename: Yong-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Jin-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Shun-Peng
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D020585:Comamonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry*; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D019800:Phenol