title: Saccharothrix hoggarensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Saharan soil.
abstract: An actinomycete, designated SA181(T), was isolated from Saharan soil in the Hoggar region (south Algeria) and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. The morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the isolate were consistent with the genus Saccharothrix, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis confirmed that strain SA181(T) was a novel member of the genus Saccharothrix. DNA-DNA hybridization values between strain SA181(T) and its closest phylogenetic neighbours, the type strains of Saccharothrix longispora, Saccharothrix texasensis and Saccharothrix xinjiangensis, were clearly below the 70 % threshold. The genotypic and phenotypic data showed that the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Saccharothrix, for which the name Saccharothrix hoggarensis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain SA181(T) ( = DSM 45457(T)  = CCUG 60214(T)).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, BP 92, 16 050 Kouba, Algiers, Algeria.
authors.forename: Dalila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boubetra
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, BP 92, 16 050 Kouba, Algiers, Algeria.
authors.forename: Abdelghani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zitouni
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, BP 92, 16 050 Kouba, Algiers, Algeria.
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouras
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INPT-ENSAT, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopole BP 32607 Auzeville Tolosane 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse, INPT-ENSAT, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, UMR 5503 (CNRS/INPT/UPS), 1 Avenue de l'Agrobiopole BP 32607 Auzeville Tolosane 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebrihi
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Cathrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spröer
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Klenk
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, BP 92, 16 050 Kouba, Algiers, Algeria.
authors.forename: Nasserdine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabaou
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000462:Algeria; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003889:Desert Climate; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S