title: Streptomyces atacamensis sp. nov., isolated from an extreme hyper-arid soil of the Atacama Desert, Chile.
abstract: The taxonomic position of a Streptomyces strain isolated from an extreme hyper-arid soil sample collected from the Atacama Desert was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain, isolate C60(T), had chemical and morphological features typical of members of the genus Streptomyces and formed a distinct phyletic line in the Streptomyces 16S rRNA gene tree, together with the type strain of Streptomyces radiopugnans. The two strains were distinguished readily using a combination of phenotypic properties and by a DNA-DNA relatedness value of 23.17 (± 0.95)%. On the basis of these genotypic and phenotypic data, it is proposed that isolate C60(T) (=CGMCC 4.7018(T)=KACC 15492(T)) be classified in the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces atacamensis sp. nov.
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santhanam
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Chinyere K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Okoro
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK.|School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Alan T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, Agricultural Microbiological Team, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Yeon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Weon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Asenjo
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002677:Chile; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2