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Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0812, Japan
Correspondence
Tomohiko Tamura
tamura-tomohiko{at}nite.go.jp
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The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of Planotetraspora silvatica TT 00-51T is AB112082.
A scanning electron micrograph of strain TT 00-51T is available as supplementary material in IJSEM Online.
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to accommodate an actinomycete that was characterized by forming long, cylindrical sporangia containing four spores in a single row at the ends of short sporangiophores on aerial hyphae, having meso-diaminopimelic acid (meso-A2pm) in the cell wall and galactose, arabinose, xylose, mannose and ribose in whole-cell hydrolysate. Planotetraspora mira, which was isolated from soil collected in China, was the only known species to belong to the genus Planotetraspora. Kudo (2001) reported that this organism contains madurose and rhamnose, but not arabinose or xylose in its whole-cell hydrolysate, has MK-9(H4) as the major isoprenoid quinone and has phospholipid pattern PIV. This genus has been classified in the family Streptosporangiaceae by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis (Stackebrandt et al., 1997; Yokota, 1997). During a study of the distribution of actinomycetes in the subtropical field, strain TT 00-51T was isolated from soil of Amami Island, Japan. The isolate was judged to belong to the genus Planotetraspora by phylogenetic analysis and chemotaxonomic characteristics, and to represent a novel species of the genus Planotetraspora by DNA–DNA relatedness and physiological characteristics. Therefore, we propose the name Planotetraspora silvatica sp. nov. for strain TT 00-51T.
Strain TT 00-51T (=NBRC 100141T=DSM 44746T) was isolated from a sample of forest soil in Amami Island, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. This organism was isolated on humic acid/vitamin (HV) agar (Hayakawa & Nonomura, 1987) by using the yeast extract/SDS method (Hayakawa & Nonomura, 1989). Freeze-dried cells for chemotaxonomic analyses were grown in yeast extract/glucose broth [10 g yeast extract, 10 g D-glucose (l distilled water)–1, pH 7·0] on a rotary shaker at 28 °C. P. mira NBRC 15435T was also analysed to compare whole-cell sugar patterns.
Cultural and physiological characteristics were determined as described previously (Gordon et al., 1974; Seino et al., 1985; Shirling & Gottlieb, 1966; Yokota et al., 1993). Morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy as described previously (Tamura et al., 2000).
Strain TT 00-51T developed sporangia at the ends of short sporangiophores on branched aerial mycelium. Each sporangium was seen to contain four spores. Globose bodies were not observed. Spores were oval to short rods (0·6–0·9x0·8–1·5 µm); motile spores were not observed. A micrograph is available as supplementary material in IJSEM Online.
The strain exhibited good growth on yeast extract/malt extract agar, glycerol/asparagine agar and tyrosine agar, and developed white colonies. In contrast, P. mira NBRC 15435T developed yellow colonies on yeast extract/malt extract agar. The new strain developed white aerial mycelium on yeast extract/malt extract agar, inorganic salts/starch agar, glycerol/asparagine agar, tyrosine agar and HV agar.
The strain utilized mannose, lactose, galactose, methyl 
-D-glucoside, maltose, rhamnose, melibiose and raffinose. Decomposition of hypoxanthine and L-tyrosine was positive, but resistance to 4 % NaCl, hydrolysis of starch, utilization of lactate, malate, succinate, citrate and oxalate and decomposition of urea, adenine, cellulose and calcium malate were negative. The strain showed good growth at 25–30 °C. In contrast, P. mira NBRC 15435T did not utilize maltose or galactose or decompose L-tyrosine.
Analyses of whole-cell sugar pattern, cell-wall amino acids, menaquinones, cellular fatty acids, isomers of A2pm, acyl type of peptidoglycan, mycolic acid and DNA G+C content were performed as described previously (Tamura et al., 1994).
The new strain contained glucose, madurose, galactose, rhamnose and 3-O-methylmannose as whole-cell sugars. In this study, consistent with the results of Kudo (2001), P. mira NBRC 15435T was found to contain madurose and rhamnose, but not xylose or arabinose. The amino acids in the cell wall of the new strain were meso-A2pm, alanine and glutamic acid; this corresponds to murein type A1
, according to Schleifer & Kandler (1972). The predominant isoprenoid quinones of the new strain were MK-9(H4), MK-9(H2) and MK-9. Phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified phospholipid containing glucosamine were detected as diagnostic phospholipids, but phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine were not detected. The major isoprenoid quinone and phospholipid pattern of strain TT 00-51 T were consistent with those of P. mira (Kudo, 2001). Mycolic acids were not detected. The glycan moiety of the murein contained acetyl residues. The cellular fatty acids consisted of iso-branched, anteiso-branched, saturated, unsaturated and 10-methylated fatty acids, corresponding to fatty acid pattern 3d of Kroppenstedt (1985). The strain contained diagnostic amounts of 10-methylated C18 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0 (>14 %). The DNA G+C content of the isolate ranged from 70 to 71 mol%.
The microplate hybridization method developed by Ezaki et al. (1988, 1989) was applied with minor modifications to determine DNA–DNA relatedness (Tamura et al., 1999). The strain exhibited DNA–DNA relatedness levels of 38–42 % with P. mira NBRC 15435T.
PCR amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene were performed as described previously (Tamura & Hatano, 2001) with a model ABI PRISM 3100 genetic analyser (Applied Biosystems) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences was performed as described previously (Tamura & Hatano, 2001). This phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate fell within the cluster of the family Streptosporangiaceae and, with P. mira NBRC 15435T, formed a line of descent that was distinct from other actinomycetes of this family (Fig. 1). The signature nucleotides of the 16S rRNA gene at positions 502–543 (A-U) and 1116–1184 (U-G) of P. mira NBRC 15435T and the isolate were different from those of other members of the family Streptosporangiaceae [positions 502–543 (G-C), 1116–1184 (C-G)]. The closest neighbours are members of the genera Acrocarpospora (similarity values 95·8–97·1 %) and Herbidospora (similarity values 95·8–97·1 %).
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), but the two genera can be distinguished by their 16S rRNA gene sequences. Strain TT 00-51T formed a monophyletic cluster with P. mira NBRC 15435T. Strain TT 00-51T and P. mira are the phylogenetically closest neighbours of the genera Herbidospora (Kudo et al., 1993) and Acrocarpospora (Tamura et al., 2000). Members of the genus Herbidospora develop short chains of non-motile spores (10–30 spores per chain) that are borne on the tips of sporophores arising directly from the agar surface. Members of the genus Acrocarpospora develop a few club-shaped and many spherical sporangia that are borne on the tips of aerial hyphae. Members of the genus Planotetraspora can be distinguished from these two genera on the basis of morphological criteria, although the three genera show high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity.
On the basis of morphological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic criteria, strain TT 00-51T is considered to belong to the genus Planotetraspora and to represent a distinct species, based on DNA–DNA relatedness and physiological characteristics (Table 1). We propose that the isolate should be classified as the type strain of a novel species, Planotetraspora silvatica sp. nov. (type strain, TT 00-51T=NBRC 100141T=DSM 44746T).
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; Kudo, 2001) and our own studies. Cells are Gram-positive, non-acid-fast and aerobic, with branching hyphae. Non-fragmentary substrate mycelia are present. Long, cylindrical sporangia are formed at the ends of short sporangiophores on aerial hyphae, with each sporangium containing four spores in a single row. Spores are short cylindrical, short rod or oval in shape (0·4–1·4x0·8–1·5 µm) and may exhibit motility. Good growth occurs between 25 and 30 °C. In general, vegetative mycelia are pale yellow to white. Cell walls contain glutamic acid, alanine and meso-A2pm. Wall chemotype is III, according to Lechevalier & Lechevalier (1970), and the peptidoglycan type is presumed to be A1, according to Schleifer & Kandler (1972). Madurose, 3-O-methylmannose, rhamnose, glucose and galactose are detected as whole-cell sugars. Major cellular fatty acid is 10-methylated C18 : 0. Major menaquinone is MK-9(H4). Phosphatidylethanolamine is present as the diagnostic phospholipid [phospholipid pattern type PIV, according to Lechevalier et al. (1977)]. Acyl type of cell-wall polysaccharides is acetyl. Mycolic acid is not detected. DNA G+C content is 71 mol%. Habitat is soil. The type species is Planotetraspora mira.
Description of Planotetraspora silvatica sp. nov.
Planotetraspora silvatica (sil.va'ti.ca. L. fem. adj. silvatica of the forest).
Morphological, chemotaxonomic and general characteristics are as given above for the genus. Brownish, soluble pigment is produced on tyrosine agar (ISP medium 7). Starch is not hydrolysed. Hydrolysis of gelatin is negative or weakly positive. Calcium malate is not decomposed. Coagulation and peptonization of milk are positive. Optimum temperature for growth is 25–30 °C. Does not grow at 37 °C. Does not grow on 4 % NaCl. Glucose, mannose, lactose, galactose, methyl -D-glucoside, maltose, rhamnose and melibiose are utilized, but dulcitol, erythritol, adonitol and arabinose are not. As major cellular fatty acids, 10-methylated C18 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0 are present. DNA G+C content is 71 mol%.
The type strain is TT 00-51T (=NBRC 100141T=DSM 44746T). Habitat is soil.
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