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Streptomyces deserti sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil

Santhanam, Rakesh, Okoro, Chinyere K., Rong, Xiaoying, Huang, Ying, Bull, Alan T., Andrews, Barbara A., Asenjo, Juan A., Weon, Hang-Yeon, Goodfellow, Michael (2012) Streptomyces deserti sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 101 (3). pp. 575-581. ISSN 0003-6072. (doi:10.1007/s10482-011-9672-0) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:28997)

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Abstract

The taxonomic position of a Streptomyces strain isolated from a hyper-arid desert soil was established using a polyphasic approach. The organism had chemical and morphological properties typical of the genus Streptomyces and formed a phyletic line at the periphery of the Streptomyces coeruleorubidus subcluster in the 16S rRNA gene tree. DNA:DNA relatedness values between the isolate and its nearest phylogenetic neighbours, Streptomyces lomondensis NRRL 3252T and Streptomyces lusitanus NRRL B-12501T were 42.5 (±0.48)% and 25.0 (±1.78)%, respectively. The isolate was readily distinguished from these organisms using a combination of morphological and phenotypic properties. On the basis of these results, it is proposed that isolate C63T (CGMCC 4.6997T, = KACC 15425T) be classified as the type strain of Streptomyces deserti sp. nov.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s10482-011-9672-0
Uncontrolled keywords: Actinomycetes – Streptomyces – Atacama Desert
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Susan Davies
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2012 14:55 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:07 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/28997 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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