title: Emended description of Actinoplanes friuliensis and description of Actinoplanes nipponensis sp. nov., antibiotic-producing species of the genus Actinoplanes.
abstract: In 2000, an actinomycete strain that showed strong antibacterial activity in culture extracts was isolated from a soil sample. The antibiotic activity corresponds to a lipopeptide complex that was named friulimycin, as the producing micro-organism was isolated from a soil sample from the region of Friaul in Italy. Taxonomic investigations showed that the producer strain belonged to a novel species of the genus Actinoplanes, for which the name Actinoplanes friuliensis was proposed. During further taxonomic studies, another antibiotic-producing isolate belonging to the genus Actinoplanes, FH 2241(T), was characterized; in a patent, the name 'Actinoplanes nipponensis' was proposed for this strain. This organism was shown to be related to A. friuliensis. 'A. nipponensis' was never described in detail and the name was never validly published. Here we present a complete description of Actinoplanes nipponensis sp. Nov. (type strain FH 2241(T) = ATCC 31145(T) = DSM 43867(T)) and an emended description of Actinoplanes friuliensis (type strain HAG 010964(T) = DSM 45797(T) = CCUG 63250(T)).
authors.affiliation: Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wink
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Cathrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spöer
authors.affiliation: University of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eisenbarth
authors.affiliation: University of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefanie P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Glaeser
authors.affiliation: Hans Knöll Institut für Wirkstoffforschung, 07743 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: University of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kämpfer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D007558:Italy; D008848:Micromonosporaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D010858:Pigmentation; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C073355:menaquinone 9