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Bacillus silvestris sp. nov., a new member of the genus Bacillus that contains lysine in its cell wall

¹DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
²GBF -- Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Bereich Mikrobiologie, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany

Author for correspondence: Erko Stackebrandt. Tel: +49 531 2616352. Fax: +49 531 2616418. e-mail: erko{at}dsmz.de

ABSTRACT

A Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped, peritrichously flagellated, roundendospore-forming bacterium was isolated from a forest soil near Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, and designated strain HR3-23^T(T = type strain). Morphologically, strain HR3-23^Tshows the characteristics of a member of the genus Bacillus. The spore position is terminal in a swollen sporangium. Comparative analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence shows strain HR3-23^Tto be most closely related to Caryophanon tenue (95·8% 16S rRNA similarity) and to Bacillus sphaericus (95·4% 16S rRNA similarity).

Phylogenetically, the isolate clusters among species of Bacillus RNA group 2. The DNA G+C content of isolate HR3-23^Tis 39·3 mol%, the peptidoglycan type is A4 (L-Lys-D-Glu), the major respiratory lipoquinone is menaquinone MK-7 and the predominant fatty acid is of the iso-C^15:0type. Based on the morphological, chemotaxonomic, physiological and phylogenetic properties, a new species, Bacillus silvestris, is proposed; strain HR3-23^Tis the type strain (= DSM 12223^T).

Key Words: Bacillus silvestris • Bacillus RNA group 2 • 16S rDNA analysis • phylogeny • chemotaxonomy

The EMBL accession number for the 16S rDNA sequence of Bacillus silvestris HR3-23^Tis AJ006086.

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