title: Paracoccus sphaerophysae sp. nov., a siderophore-producing, endophytic bacterium isolated from root nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula.
abstract: An aerobic, brown-pigmented, non-spore-forming, endophytic bacterium, designated strain Zy-3(T), was isolated from root nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula, a native leguminous herb belonging to the family Leguminosae growing in north-western China. Cells of strain Zy-3(T) were non-motile, Gram-negative rods. Strain Zy-3(T) produced siderophores and showed antifungal activity. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that the closest relative of this organism was Paracoccus halophilus HN-182(T) (96.6 % sequence similarity). On the basis of genotype, fatty acid patterns and physiological characteristics, a novel species Paracoccus sphaerophysae sp. nov. is proposed, with Zy-3(T) (=ACCC 05413(T) =HAMBI 3106(T)) as the type strain.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Yan-an University, Yan-an, Shaanxi 716000, PR China.|College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Shan
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Long-Fei
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhao-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Jia-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
authors.forename: Ge-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010230:Paracoccus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017262:Siderophores / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017262:Siderophores