title: Deinococcus malanensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil.
abstract: A Gram-staining positive, non-spore forming, short rod-shaped and coccus-shaped, non-motile, pink-colored, gamma- and UV-resistant strain, designated T93Twas isolated from soil of Malan area in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. The taxonomic position of the new isolate was determined using a polyphasic approach. Strain T93Tshared the highest 16 S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Deinococcus deserti VCD115T(97.54%). The genomic DNA G+C content of the isolate T93Twas 61.7 mol%. The predominant menaquinone was MK-8, while the major cellular fatty acids were iso-C16:0, C15:1ω6c, C16:0, C17:1ω8c and Summed Feature 3 (comprising C16:1ω7c and/or C16:1ω6c). The major polar lipid profiles consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic data, strain T93Tis considered to represent a novel species of the genus Deinococcus, for which the name Deinococcus malanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T93T(= KCTC 33563T= JCM 30331T).
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Laboratory of Special Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China.|Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shan-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Laboratory of Special Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qi-Yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Laboratory of Special Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Laboratory of Special Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Nimaichand
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Bioproducts Research Chair (BRC), College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Wael N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Hozzein
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Laboratory of Special Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. zhangzheedong@sohu.com.
authors.forename: Zhi-Dong
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China. liwenjun3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.|Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People's Republic of China. liwenjun3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.|Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, People's Republic of China. liwenjun3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D034301:Deinococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005838:Genotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
keywords: Deinococcus malanensis sp. nov.; Malan area; Polyphasic taxonomy