Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid soils

Okoro, Chinyere K. and Bull, Alan T. and Mutreja, Ankur and Rong, Xiaoying and Huang, Ying and Goodfellow, Michael (2009) Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Online . ISSN 1466-5026. (The full text of this publication is not available from this repository)

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Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.009985-0

Abstract

The taxonomic positions of three Lechevalieria strains isolated from hyper-arid soils of the Atacama Desert were established using a polyphasic approach. The organisms had chemical and morphological properties consistent with their classification in the genus Lechevalieria. They formed a distinct subclade in the Lechevalieria 16S rRNA gene clade and were most closely related to the type strain of Lechevalieria xinjiangensis (98.2% similarity). DNA:DNA pairing data showed that each of the isolates and Lechevalieria xinjiangensis DSM 45081(T) belong to distinct genomic species. The isolates and the type strains of Lechevalieria species were readily distinguished using a battery of phenotypic properties. A combination of the genotypic and phenotypic data showed that the three isolates belong to three new Lechevalieria species. It is proposed that these isolates be designated as Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov. (C61(T)= CGMCC 4.5536(T) = NRRL B-24706(T)), Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. (C68(T)=CGMCC 4.5535(T) =NRRL B-24707(T)) and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov. (C81(T)=CGMCC 4.5537(T) = NRRL B-24708(T)).

Item Type:	Article
Additional information:	1466-5026 (Print) Journal article
Subjects:	Q Science
Divisions:	Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Biosciences
Depositing User:	Sue Davies
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2009 10:29
Last Modified:	13 May 2014 12:56
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22676 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)