HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Erratum (v56,p2723) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Jurado, V. Articles by Saiz-Jimenez, C. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Jurado, V. Articles by Saiz-Jimenez, C. Agricola Articles by Jurado, V. Articles by Saiz-Jimenez, C.

Agromyces salentinus sp. nov. and Agromyces neolithicus sp. nov.

¹ Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia, CSIC, Apartado 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Spain
² Hans-Knöll-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung eV, D-07745 Jena, Germany

Correspondence
Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez
saiz{at}irnase.csic.es

A polyphasic study was carried out to clarify the taxonomic position of two Gram-positive bacteria isolated from soil samples of the Grotta dei Cervi (Italy), a relatively unexplored hypogean environment. The strains, 20-5^T and 23-23^T, showed phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics that were consistent with their classification in the genus Agromyces. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that the two strains formed distinct phyletic lines within the genus Agromyces. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, chemotaxonomic data and the results of DNA–DNA relatedness studies, it is proposed that the two isolates represent two novel species of the genus Agromyces. Pronounced differences in a broad range of phenotypic characteristics and DNA G+C content distinguished the two strains from each other and from previously described species of the genus Agromyces. Two novel species are proposed: Agromyces salentinus sp. nov. (type strain, 20-5^T=HKI 0320^T=DSM 16198^T=NCIMB 13990^T) and Agromyces neolithicus sp. nov. (type strain, 23-23^T=HKI 0321^T=DSM 16197^T=NCIMB 13989^T).

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession numbers for the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains 20-5^T and 23-23^T are AY507129 and AY507128, respectively.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				V. Jurado, P. Boiron, R. M. Kroppenstedt, F. Laurent, A. Couble, L. Laiz, H.-P. Klenk, J. M. Gonzalez, C. Saiz-Jimenez, D. Mouniee, et al. Nocardia altamirensis sp. nov., isolated from Altamira cave, Cantabria, Spain Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, September 1, 2008; 58(9): 2210 - 2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J.-H. Yoon, P. Schumann, S.-J. Kang, S. Park, and T.-K. Oh Agromyces terreus sp. nov., isolated from soil Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, June 1, 2008; 58(6): 1308 - 1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				I. Vaz-Moreira, M. F. Nobre, A. C. S. Ferreira, P. Schumann, O. C. Nunes, and C. M. Manaia Humibacter albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sewage sludge compost Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, April 1, 2008; 58(4): 1014 - 1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S.-Y. Jung, S.-Y. Lee, T.-K. Oh, and J.-H. Yoon Agromyces allii sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, March 1, 2007; 57(3): 588 - 593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				V. Jurado, J. M. Gonzalez, L. Laiz, and C. Saiz-Jimenez Aurantimonas altamirensis sp. nov., a member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from Altamira Cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, November 1, 2006; 56(Pt 11): 2583 - 2585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				V. Jurado, I. Groth, J. M. Gonzalez, L. Laiz, and C. Saiz-Jimenez Agromyces subbeticus sp. nov., isolated from a cave in southern Spain Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, September 1, 2005; 55(5): 1897 - 1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				V. Jurado, I. Groth, J. M. Gonzalez, L. Laiz, B. Schuetze, and C. Saiz-Jimenez Agromyces italicus sp. nov., Agromyces humatus sp. nov. and Agromyces lapidis sp. nov., isolated from Roman catacombs Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, March 1, 2005; 55(2): 871 - 875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]