Agromyces marinus sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from sea sediment.
Two novel Gram-stain-positive actinobacteria, designated H23-8(T) and H23-19, were isolated from a sea sediment sample and their taxonomic positions were investigated by a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that these isolates were closely related to the members of the genus Agromyces, with similarity range of 94.5-97.4%. Strains H23-8(T) and H23-19 contained L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid, D-alanine, D-glutamic acid and glycine in their peptidoglycan. The predominant menaquinones were MK-13 and MK-12, and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C(15:0), anteiso-C(17:0) and iso-C(16:0). The DNA G+C content was 72.3-72.5 mol%. The chemotaxonomic characteristics of the isolates matched those described for members of the genus Agromyces. The results of phylogenetic analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, along with differences in phenotypic characteristics between strains H23-8(T) and H23-19 and the species of the genus Agromyces with validly published names, indicated that the two isolates should be assigned to a novel species of the genus Agromyces, for which the name Agromyces marinus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is H23-8(T) (=NBRC 109019(T)=DSM 26151(T)).
Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NBRC), Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
Moriyuki
M
Hamada
Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NBRC), Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
Chiyo
C
Shibata
Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NBRC), Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
Tomohiko
T
Tamura
Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NBRC), Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
Ken-ichiro
K
Suzuki
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003600:Cytosol / Q000737:chemistry; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D064347:Microscopy, Electrochemical, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2