title: Geobacillus galactosidasius sp. nov., a new thermophilic galactosidase-producing bacterium isolated from compost.
abstract: Two thermophilic spore-forming strains, with optimum growth temperature at 70°C, were isolated from compost of the "Experimental System of Composting" (Teora, Avellino, Italy). A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that these organisms represented a new species of the genus Geobacillus. Based on polyphasic taxonomic data the strains represented a novel species for which the name Geobacillus galactosidasius sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CF1B(T) (=ATCC BAA-1450(T)=DSM 18751(T)).
authors.affiliation: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (C.N.R.), Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare (ICB), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy. apoli@icb.cnr.it
authors.forename: Annarita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: Giusi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laezza
authors.forename: Reyhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gul-Guven
authors.forename: Pierangelo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nicolaus
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D056506:Geobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D007558:Italy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012987:Soil; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012987:Soil; D005696:Galactosidases