title: Prauserella soli sp. nov., isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil.
abstract: A novel actinomycete strain, designated 12-833(T), was isolated from a crude oil-contaminated site north of Kuwait. The isolated strain showed the ability to degrade crude oil and various hydrocarbons. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain 12-833(T) belonged to the genus Prauserella and was closely related to Prauserella muralis 05-Be-005(T) (98.3% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Prauserella marina MS498(T) (96.9%) and Prauserella rugosa DSM 43194(T) (96.7%). The DNA G+C content of strain 12-833(T) was 71.1 mol%. Phenotypic, physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis indicated that strain 12-833(T) represents a novel species of the genus Prauserella, for which the name Prauserella soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 12-833(T) ( = DSM 45819(T) = LMG 28346(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Awatef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almutairi
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010578:Petroleum; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010578:Petroleum; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S