title: Altererythrobacter terrae sp. nov., isolated from mountain soil.
abstract: A Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, ovoid-shaped bacterium designated as SWU3(T) was isolated from mountain soil collected at Seoul Women's University, South Korea. Based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, strain SWU3(T) was found to belong to the genus Altererythrobacter. It shares high sequence similarities with A. dongtanensis JM27(T) (96.6 %), A. epoxidivorans JCS350(T) (96.6 %), and A. troitsensis KMM 6042(T) (96.5 %). Growth was observed between 15 and 37 °C (optimum, 30 °C) with pH of 6-9 (optimum, pH 7.0). It could tolerate 0-2 % (w/v) NaCl. Its predominant quinone was found to be ubiquinone (Q-10). Its major cellular fatty acids were determined to be C17:1 ω6c, C18:1 ω7c, and summed featured 3 (C16:1 ω7c/C16:1 ω6c), all of which are similar characteristics to those of species within the genus Altererythrobacter. Its G + C molar content was found to be 58.4 mol%. Phylogenetic evidence, together with phenotypic characteristics showed that strain SWU3(T) represents a new species of the genus Altererythrobacter. The name Altererythrobacter terrae sp. nov. is proposed and the type strain is SWU3(T) (=KEMB 9004-128(T) = JCM 19177(T)).
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental & Life Science, Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University, 623 Hwarangno, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-774, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sathiyaraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental & Life Science, Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University, 623 Hwarangno, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-774, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Sun
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental & Life Science, Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University, 623 Hwarangno, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-774, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Bit
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental & Life Science, Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University, 623 Hwarangno, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-774, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental & Life Science, Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women's University, 623 Hwarangno, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-774, Republic of Korea. biotech@swu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Myung Kyum
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004777:Environment; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D043362:Rhodocyclaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Altererythrobacter; Bacteria; Mountain soil; Polyphasic; Taxonomy