scholarly journals Nocardia aurantiaca sp. nov., isolated from soil in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5432-5438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawina Kanchanasin ◽  
Masahiro Yuki ◽  
Takuji Kudo ◽  
Moriya Ohkuma ◽  
Wongsakorn Phongsopitanun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Agar Plate ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Genome Analyses ◽  
Gene Similarity

A novel actinomycete strain, CT2-14T, belonging to the genus Nocardia , was isolated from a soil sample collected from Phichit Province, Thailand. The taxonomic position of the strain was characterized using a polyphasic approach. The strain grew at 15–40 °C (optimum, 28–37 °C), pH 6–11 (optimum, pH 6–8) and on an International Streptomyces Project 2 with 4 % (w/v) NaCl agar plate. Meso-diaminopimelic acid was detected in the cell-wall peptidoglycan. Ribose, arabinose and galactose were detected in its whole-cell hydrolysates. Mycolic acids were present. The strain contained C16 : 0, summed feature 3, C17 : 0 10-methyl and C18 : 1 ω9c as the major fatty acids and MK-8(H4ω-cycl) as the major menaquinone. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol mannosides. Strain CT2-14T showed the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity to Nocardia veterana JCM 11307T (98.4 %), Nocardia africana JCM 11438T (98.2 %) and Nocardia kruczakiae JCM 13032T (98.0 %). The draft genome of strain CT2-14T was 7.37 Mb with 6685 coding sequences with an average G+C content of 67.9 mol %. Based on the phylogenomic tree analysis, the strain was closely related to Nocardia niigatensis NBRC 100131T. On the basis of polyphasic and genome analyses, strain CT2-14T represented a novel species of the genus Nocardia for which the name Nocardia aurantiaca sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CT2-14T (=JCM 33775T=TISTR 2838T).

Actinomadura violacea sp. nov., a madurastatin A1-producing strain isolated from lichen in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawina Kanchanasin ◽  
Wongsakorn Phongsopitanun ◽  
Masahiro Yuki ◽  
Takuji Kudo ◽  
Moriya Ohkuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Agar Plate ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type

An actinomycete strain, LCR2-06T, isolated from a lichen sample on rock collected from Chiang Rai Province (Pong Phra Bat Waterfall), Thailand, was characterized using a polyphasic approach. The strain grew at 25–45 °C, pH 6–11 and on International Streptomyces Project 2 agar plate with 5 % (w/v) NaCl. It contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diamino acid in whole-cell hydrolysates. Rhamnose, ribose, xylose, madurose, glucose and galactose were detected as whole-cell sugar hydrolysates. Mycolic acids were absent. The N-acyl type of muramic acid was acetyl. The strain contained C16 : 0, TBSA 10-methyl C18 : 0 and 2-hydroxy C16 : 0 as the predominant fatty acids and MK-9(H6), MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H8) as the major menaquinones. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and unidentified phospholipid. The draft genome of strain LCR2-06T was closely related to Actinomadura barringtoniae TBRC 7225T (99.2 %), Actinomadura nitritigenes NBRC 15918T (98.8 %), Actinomadura montaniterrae TISTR 2400T (98.5 %) and Actinomadura physcomitrii JCM 33455T (97.9 %). The draft genome of LCR2-06T was 11.1 Mb with 10 588 coding sequences with an average G+C content of 72.7 mol%. Results of genomic analysis revealed that the ANIb and ANIm values between strain LCR2-06T and A. montaniterrae TISTR 2400T were 90.0 and 92.0 %, respectively. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization value was 43.9 % in comparison with the draft genome of A. montaniterrae TISTR 2400T. The strain produced an antibacterial compound active against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 and Kocuria rhizophila ATCC 9341. The results of taxonomic analysis suggested that strain LCR2-06T represented a novel species of the genus Actinomadura for which the name Actinomadura violacea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LCR2-06T (=JCM 33065T=KCTC 49547T=NBRC 114810T=LMG 32136T=TISTR 2935T).

scholarly journals Bacillus acidinfaciens sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1075-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leni Sun ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Wei Tian ◽  
Lunguang Yao ◽  
Zhaojin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Farmland Soil

A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, motile bacterial strain, designated 3-2-2T, was isolated from field topsoil collected from a western suburb of Nanyang city, Henan province, China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain 3-2-2T was a member of the genus Bacillus and most closely related to Bacillus fortis R-6514T (98.9 % similarity), Bacillus terrae RA9T (98.0 %) and Bacillus fordii R-7190T (97.7 %). A draft genome sequence determined for strain 3-2-2T revealed a DNA G+C content of 42.2 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between 3-2-2T and the closely related Bacillus species ranged 79.4–84.2 % and 23.4–24.6 %. The major fatty acids of strain 3-2-2T were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C14 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. meso-Diaminopimelic acid was detected in the peptidoglycan. The polar lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified lipid. The results of phylogenetic analyses, in silico genomic comparisons, and chemotaxonomic and phenotypic analyses clearly indicated that strain 3-2-2T represents a novel species within the genus Bacillus , for which the name Bacillus acidinfaciens sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 3-2-2T (=CGMCC 1.13685T=LMG 30839T).

Gordonia phosphorivorans sp. nov., isolated from a wastewater bioreactor with phosphorus removal

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 230-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kämpfer ◽  
K. Martin ◽  
W. Dott
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type

Two Gram-stain-positive, non-endospore-forming actinobacteria (Ca8Tand Ca14) were isolated from a bioreactor with extensive phosphorus removal. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity comparisons, strains Ca8T and Ca14 were shown to belong to the genus Gordonia and were most closely related to Gordonia hirsuta DSM 44140T (98.0 % sequence similarity) and Gordonia hydrophobica DSM 44015T (97.2 %). In comparison with the sequences of the type strains of all other species of the genus Gordonia tested, similarities were below 97 %. The quinone systems of the strains were determined to consist predominantly of MK-9H2. The polar lipid profile for both organisms consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phospatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. Whole-organism hydrolysates contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diamino acid of the peptidoglycan; mycolic acids were detected as well. These chemotaxonomic traits and the major fatty acids, which were C16 : 1 cis-9, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1 and tuberculostearic acid strongly supported the grouping of strains Ca8T and Ca14 into the genus Gordonia . The two strains showed a DNA–DNA similarity of 96 %. DNA–DNA hybridizations of strain Ca8T with G. hirsuta DSM 44140T and G. hydrophobica DSM 44015T resulted in values of 26.3 and 25.0 %, respectively. These results and those of the physiological and biochemical tests allowed a clear phenotypic differentiation of strains Ca8T and Ca14 from the most closely related species of the genus Gordonia . It is concluded that strains Ca8T and Ca14 represent a novel species, for which the name Gordonia phosphorivorans sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain Ca8T ( = DSM 45630T = CCUG 61533T = CCM 7957T = LMG 26648T).

scholarly journals Streptomyces smaragdinus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 5806-5811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan W. Schwitalla ◽  
René Benndorf ◽  
Karin Martin ◽  
John Vollmers ◽  
Anne-Kristin Kaster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis

The taxonomic position of a novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strain RB5T, was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain, isolated from the gut of the fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis, showed morphological, physiological and chemotaxonomic properties typical of the genus Streptomyces . Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbour of RB5T was Streptomyces polyrhachis DSM 42102T (98.87 %). DNA–DNA hybridization experiments between strain RB5T and S. polyrhachis DSM 42102T resulted in a value of 27.4 % (26.8 %). The cell wall of strain RB5T contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic amino acid. Mycolic acids and diagnostic sugars in whole-cell hydrolysates were not detected. The strain produced the following major phospholipids: diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol-mannoside and phosphatidylserine. The menaquinone profile showed hexa- and octahydrogenated menaquinones containing nine isoprene units [MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8)]. The strain exhibited a fatty acid profile containing the following major fatty acids: 12-methyltridecanoic acid (iso-C14 : 0) 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (anteiso-C15 : 0), 13-methyltetradecanoic acid (iso-C15 : 0) and 14-methylpentadecanoic acid (iso-C16 : 0). Here, we propose a novel species of the genus Streptomyces – Streptomyces smaragdinus with the type strain RB5T (=VKM Ac-2839T=NRRL B65539T).

scholarly journals Kangsaoukella pontilimi gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from a tidal mudflat

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5235-5242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Dong Lee ◽  
Hanna Choe ◽  
Ji-Sun Kim ◽  
In Seop Kim
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Strictly Aerobic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gene Similarity

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, ovoid- and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain GH1-50T, was isolated from a tidal mudflat sample collected from Dongmak seashore on Gangwha Island, Republic of Korea. The organism showed growth at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 7–8 (optimum, pH 7) and 2–6  % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 5 %). The pufLM genes were present but bacteriochlorophyll a was not detected. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10. The polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, an unidentified aminolipid and five unidentified lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1  ω7c, C18 : 1  ω7c 11-methyl and C18 : 0. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that the isolate belonged to the family Rhodobacteraceae and was loosely associated with members of the recognized genera. The closest relative was the type strain of Pseudoruegeria marinistellae (96.8 % similarity) followed by Boseongicola aestuarii (96.4 %). Other members of the family shared 16S rRNA gene similarity values below 96.0 % to the novel isolate. The DNA G+C content calculated from the draft genome sequence was 64.0 %. The average amino acid identity, average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between genome sequences of strain GH1-50T and all the type strains of the recognized taxa compared were <70.0, <84.1 and <20.5 %, respectively. Based on data obtained by a polyphasic approach, strain GH1-50T (=KCTC 72224T=NBRC 113929T) represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Rhodobacteraceae , for which the name Kangsaoukella pontilimi gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed.

Potential antibiotic production of Streptomyces justiciae sp. nov., isolated from the root of Justicia subcoriacea

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wongsakorn Phongsopitanun ◽  
Pawina Kanchanasin ◽  
Paranee Sripreechasak ◽  
Kanokorn Rueangsawang ◽  
Anan Athipornchai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Actinomycin D ◽  
Antibiotic Production ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Similarity

Endophytic actinobacterial strain 3R004T was isolated from a root of Justicia subcoriacea collected in Thailand. In this report, the taxonomic position of this strain is described using a polyphasic approach. Based on the morphological characteristics and chemical composition of its cells, strain 3R004T was identified as a member of the genus Streptomyces . It produced a long chain of cylindrical spores on aerial mycelia. ll-Diaminopimelic acid was detected in the cell wall peptidoglycan. The menaquinones were MK-9(H4), MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8). C16 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0 were detected as the major cellular fatty acids. Polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and one unidentified lipid. Strain 3R004T showed the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity of 99.45 % to Streptomyces cyaneochromogenes MK-45T. The phylogenomic results indicated that strain 3R004T was close to Streptomyces aquilus GGCR-6T and Streptomyces antibioticus DSM 40234T. The DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values among strain 3R004T and closely related Streptomyces species were 35.5–63.1 % and 82.7–94.3 %, respectively. The type strain produced actinomycin D antibiotic as the major secondary metabolite. The maximum productivity of the actinomycin D (378 mg l−1) was observed when the strain was grown in 301 broth at 30 °C, 180 r.p.m. for 12 days. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic evidence, strain 3R004T represents a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces justiciae is proposed. The type strain is 3R004T (=LMG 32138T=TBRC 13128T=NBRC 115065T).

scholarly journals Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5255-5262 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Benndorf ◽  
Karin Martin ◽  
Michelle Küfner ◽  
Z. Wilhelm de Beer ◽  
John Vollmers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Actinomadura Hibisca

The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strains RB29T and RB68T, were determined using a polyphasic approach. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbours of RB29T were identified as Actinomadura rayongensis DSM 102126T (99.2 % similarity) and Actinomadura atramentaria DSM 43919T (98.7 %), and for strain RB68T was Actinomadura hibisca DSM 44148T (98.3 %). Digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) between RB29T and its closest phylogenetic neighbours, A. rayongensis DSM 102126T and A. atramentaria DSM 43919T, resulted in similarity values of 53.2 % (50.6–55.9 %) and 26.4 % (24.1–28.9 %), respectively. Additionally, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) was 93.2 % (94.0 %) for A. rayongensis DSM 102126T and 82.3 % (78.9 %) for A. atramentaria DSM 43919T. dDDH analysis between strain RB68T and A. hibisca DSM 44148T gave a similarity value of 24.5 % (22.2–27.0 %). Both strains, RB29T and RB68T, revealed morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic features typical for the genus Actinomadura , such as the presence of meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall, galactose and glucose as major sugar components within whole-cell hydrolysates and the absence of mycolic acids. The major phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. Predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8) for RB29T and MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H6) for RB68T. The main fatty acids were identified as 10-methyloctadecanoic acid (10-methyl C18:0), 14-methylpentadecanoic acid (iso-C16:0), hexadecanoic acid (C16:0) and cis-9-octadecanoic acid (C18 : 1 ω9c). Here, we propose two novel species of the genus Actinomadura : Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. with the type strain RB29T (=CCUG 72668T=NRRL B-65537T) and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov. with the type strain RB68T (=CCUG 72669T=NRRL B-65538T).

scholarly journals Marmoricola caldifontis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a hot spring

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 2053-2058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeli Habib ◽  
Inam Ullah Khan ◽  
Min Xiao ◽  
Shuai Li ◽  
Muhammad Saqib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gram Staining ◽  
Diamino Acid ◽  
Type Strains

A Gram-staining-positive, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and coccoid-shaped actinobacterial strain, designated YIM 730233T, was isolated from a sediment sample, collected from a hot spring in Tibet, China. Colonies were brownish, circular, smooth and convex. Strain YIM 730233T was able to grow in the temperature range of 20–50 °C, pH 6.5–8.0 and in the presence of up to 1.0 % (w/v) NaCl. A comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain YIM 730233T with sequences of type strains of most closely related species of Marmoricola showed highest sequence similarities to Marmoricola bigeumensis MSL-05T (98.3%) and Marmoricola pocheonensis Gsoil 818T (98.1%). The draft genome of strain YIM 730233T had a size of 4 806 234 bp with a DNA G+C content of 72.1 mol%. The major fatty acids (>10 %) of strain YIM 730233T mainly consisted of iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and C18 : 1 ω9c, typical of the genus Marmoricola . Strain YIM 730233T had LL-2,6-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell wall. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-8(H4). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, unidentified phospholipids and an unidentified lipid. DNA–DNA hybridizations between strain YIM 730233T and type strains of Marmoricola bigeumensis MSL-05T and Marmoricola pocheonensis Gsoil 818T resulted in similarity values of 21 and 19% respectively. Based on DNA–DNA hybridization results, together with the differentiating biochemical and chemotaxonomic features, showed that strain YIM 730233T represents a novel Marmoricola species, for which the name Marmoricola caldifontis sp. nov. (type strain YIM 730233T=KCTC 49192T=CGMCC 4.7521T), is proposed.

Rhodococcus canchipurensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a limestone deposit site

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 114-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salam Nimaichand ◽  
Suchitra Sanasam ◽  
Liu-Qiang Zheng ◽  
Wen-Yong Zhu ◽  
Ling-Ling Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Diamino Acid ◽  
Unknown Phospholipid ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel actinobacterial strain, MBRL 353T, was isolated from a sample collected from a limestone quarry at Hundung, Manipur, India. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences of strain MBRL 353T and other members of the genus Rhodococcus showed sequence similarities ranging from 95.5 to 98.2 %, with strain MBRL 353T showing closest sequence similarity to Rhodococcus triatomae IMMIB RIV-085T (98.2 %) and Rhodococcus equi DSM 20307T (97.2 %). DNA–DNA hybridization results, however, revealed that DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain MBRL 353T and R. triatomae DSM 44892T (43.4 %) and R. equi DSM 20307T (33.4 %) were well below the 70 % limit for species identification. Strain MBRL 353T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid and galactose and arabinose in the cell wall. Mycolic acids were present. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0 (45.7 %), C18 : 1ω9c (18.2 %) and 10-methyl C18 : 0 (11.3 %). The only menaquinone detected was MK-8(H2), while the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside and one unknown phospholipid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 69.2 mol%. The phenotypic and genotypic data showed that strain MBRL 353T merits recognition as a representative of a novel species of the genus Rhodococcus for which the name Rhodococcus canchipurensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is MBRL 353T ( = KCTC 19851T = JCM 17578T).

scholarly journals Nocardia macrotermitis sp. nov. and Nocardia aurantia sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5226-5234 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Benndorf ◽  
Jan W. Schwitalla ◽  
Karin Martin ◽  
Z. Wilhelm de Beer ◽  
John Vollmers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Octadecenoic Acid ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mycolic Acids ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis

The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-stain-positive Actinobacteria, designated RB20T and RB56T, were determined using a polyphasic approach. Both were isolated from the fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that both strains are members of the genus Nocardia with the closest phylogenetic neighbours Nocardia miyunensis JCM12860T (98.9 %) and Nocardia nova DSM44481T (98.5 %) for RB20T and Nocardia takedensis DSM 44801T (98.3 %), Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis DSM 44290T (98.3 %) and Nocardia rayongensis JCM 19832T (98.2 %) for RB56T. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization (DDH) between RB20T and N. miyunensis JCM12860T and N. nova DSM 44481T resulted in similarity values of 33.9 and 22.0 %, respectively. DDH between RB56T and N. takedensis DSM44801T and N. pseudobrasiliensis DSM44290T showed similarity values of 20.7 and 22.3 %, respectively. In addition, wet-lab DDH between RB56T and N. rayongensis JCM19832T resulted in 10.2 % (14.5 %) similarity. Both strains showed morphological and chemotaxonomic features typical for the genus Nocardia , such as the presence of meso-diaminopimelic acid (A2pm) within the cell wall, arabinose and galactose as major sugar components within whole cell-wall hydrolysates, the presence of mycolic acids and major phospholipids (diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol), and the predominant menaquinone MK-8 (H4, ω-cyclo). The main fatty acids for both strains were hexadecanoic acid (C16 : 0), 10-methyloctadecanoic acid (10-methyl C18 : 0) and cis-9-octadecenoic acid (C18 : 1 ω9c). We propose two novel species within the genus Nocardia : Nocardia macrotermitis sp. nov. with the type strain RB20T (=VKM Ac-2841T=NRRL B65541T) and Nocardia aurantia sp. nov. with the type strain RB56T (=VKM Ac-2842T=NRRL B65542T).

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