title: Massilia arvi sp. nov., isolated from fallow-land soil previously cultivated with Brassica oleracea, and emended description of the genus Massilia.
abstract: A novel bacterial strain, designated THG-RS2OT, was isolated from fallow-land soil previously cultivated with Brassica oleracea in Yongin, South Korea. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile rods, catalase- and oxidase-positive. Strain THG-RS2OT grew optimally at 25–37 °C, at pH 7.0 and in the absence of NaCl. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that strain THG-RS2OT shows highest sequence similarity with Massilia kyonggiensis KACC 17471T followed by Massilia aerilata KACC 12505T, Massilia niastensis KACC 12599T, Massilia tieshanensis KACC 14940T and Massilia haematophila KCTC 32001T. Levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain THG-RS2OT and the closest phylogenetic neighbours were below 55.0 % and the DNA G+C content of strain THG-RS2OT was 63.2 mol%. Major fatty acids were C16 : 0, cyclo-C17 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω6c and/or C16 : 1ω7c). The major respiratory quinone was identified as ubiquonone-8 and predominant polar lipids were determined to be diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol. Characterization by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, DNA–DNA hybridization, ubiquinone, polar lipid, fatty acid composition, and physiological and biochemical parameters revealed that strain THG-RS2OT represents a novel species of the genus Massilia. Hence, the present study describes a novel species for which the name Massilia arvi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is THG-RS2OT ( = KCTC 42609T = CCTCC AB 2015115T).
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life science, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life science, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life science, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: KyungHwa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Won
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life science, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Acupunture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: ChangShik
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biotechnology, Anyang University, Incheon 417-833, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: MooChang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kook
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life science, Kyung Hee University Global Campus, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hoo
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Yi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D001937:Brassica; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D042802:Oxalobacteraceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014451:Ubiquinone; C483858:phosphatidylethanolamine; C030778:ubiquinone 8