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

Santhanam R, Rong X, Huang Y, Andrews BA, Asenjo JA, Goodfellow M (2013) Streptomyces bullii sp. nov., isolated from a hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 103(2), 367-373.

Abstract

A Streptomyces strain isolated from a hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil was characterised using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The strain, designated C2(T), had chemical and morphological properties typical of the genus Streptomyces. The isolate formed a branch in the Streptomyces 16S rRNA gene tree together with the type strain of Streptomyces chromofuscus and was also loosely related to Streptomyces fragilis NRRL 2424(T). DNA:DNA relatedness values between the isolate and its two phylogenetic neighbours showed that it formed a distinct genomic species. The strain was readily distinguished from these organisms using a combination of morphological and phenotypic data. Based on the genotypic and phenotypic results, isolate C2(T) represents a novel species in the genus Streptomyces, for which the name Streptomyces bullii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C2(T) (=CGMCC 4.7019(T) = KACC 15426(T)).

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Rakesh Santhanam

Identifier

doi: 10.1007/s10482-012-9816-x

PMID: 23011007