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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56 (2006), 2341-2344; DOI  10.1099/ijs.0.64280-0
© 2006 International Union of Microbiological Societies

Paenibacillus sepulcri sp. nov., isolated from biodeteriorated mural paintings in the Servilia tomb

Jakub Smerda1,{dagger}, Ivo Sedlácek2, Zdena Pácová2, Eva Krejcí3 and Ladislav Havel1

1 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Zemedelská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Institute of Public Health in Ostrava, Partyzánské nám. 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic

Correspondence
Jakub Smerda
Jsmerda{at}mail.muni.cz

In 2001, a Gram-variable, facultatively anaerobic, endospore-forming bacterium isolated from biodeteriorated mural paintings in the Servilia tomb of the Roman necropolis of Carmona was deposited as Paenibacillus strain LMG 19508. Subsequently, the strain was characterized in detail using phenotypic and molecular methods. The 16S rRNA gene sequence confirmed that the strain belongs to the genus Paenibacillus and indicated its relationship to Paenibacillus mendelii CCM 4839T (96.7 % sequence similarity). The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid of the A1{gamma} type. The DNA G+C content (50 mol%) and the major fatty acid (anteiso-C15 : 0) of strain LMG 19508T were also consistent with its affiliation to the genus Paenibacillus. DNA–DNA hybridization distinguished strain LMG 19508T from other phylogenetically related Paenibacillus species. Therefore, the isolate represents a novel species, for which the name Paenibacillus sepulcri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CCM 7311T (=LMG 19508T).

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CCM 7311T is DQ291142.

A extended neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequences is available as a supplementary figure in IJSEM Online.

{dagger}Present address: Institute of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlárská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.






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