title: Actinopolyspora algeriensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from a Saharan soil.
abstract: A halophilic actinomycete strain designated H19(T), was isolated from a Saharan soil in the Bamendil region (Ouargla province, South Algeria) and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. The morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the strain were consistent with those of members of the genus Actinopolyspora, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis confirmed that strain H19(T) was a novel species of the genus Actinopolyspora. DNA-DNA hybridization value between strain H19(T) and the nearest Actinopolyspora species, A. halophila, was clearly below the 70 % threshold. The genotypic and phenotypic data showed that the organism represents a novel species of the genus Actinopolyspora for which the name Actinopolyspora algeriensis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain H19(T) (= DSM 45476(T) = CCUG 62415(T)).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, B.P. 92, 16 050 Kouba, Alger, Algeria. atika_mek@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Atika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meklat
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouras
authors.forename: Abdelghani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zitouni
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebrihi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: Cathrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spröer
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Klenk
authors.forename: Nasserdine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabaou
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000462:Algeria; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA / Q000379:methods; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S