Burkholderia humi sp. nov., Burkholderia choica sp. nov., Burkholderia telluris sp. nov., Burkholderia terrestris sp. nov. and Burkholderia udeis sp. nov.: Burkholderia glathei-like bacteria from soil and rhizosphere soil

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4707-4718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Vandamme ◽  
Evie De Brandt ◽  
Kurt Houf ◽  
Joana Falcão Salles ◽  
Jan Dirk van Elsas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Fatty Acid Analysis ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Degrading Bacterium ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis

Analysis of partial gyrB gene sequences revealed six taxa in a group of 17 Burkholderia glathei -like isolates which were further examined by (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, DNA–DNA hybridizations, determination of the DNA G+C content, whole-cell fatty acid analysis and an analysis of cell and colony morphology and more than 180 biochemical characteristics. The results demonstrated that one taxon consisting of three human clinical isolates represented Burkholderia zhejiangensis , a recently described methyl-parathion-degrading bacterium isolated from a wastewater-treatment system in China. The remaining taxa represented five novel species isolated from soil or rhizosphere soil samples, and could be distinguished by both genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. We therefore propose to formally classify these bacteria as Burkholderia humi sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 22934T = CCUG 63059T), Burkholderia choica sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 22940T = CCUG 63063T), Burkholderia telluris sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 22936T = CCUG 63060T), Burkholderia udeis sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 27134T = CCUG 63061T) and Burkholderia terrestris sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 22937T = CCUG 63062T).

Imtechella halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from estuarine water

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 2624-2630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Surendra ◽  
Pant Bhawana ◽  
Korpole Suresh ◽  
T. N. R. Srinivas ◽  
Pinnaka Anil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Estuarine Water ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pairwise Sequence Similarity

A novel Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-sporulating bacterium, designated strain K1T, was isolated from an estuarine water sample collected from Kochi, Kerala, India. Colonies on marine agar were circular, 2.0–2.5 mm in diameter, shiny, yellow, translucent and convex with entire margins. Strain K1T was negative for ornithine decarboxylase, lysine decarboxylase, nitrate reduction and H2S production. The fatty acids were dominated by iso-branched components with a high abundance of iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH; MK-6 (64 %) and MK-7 (34 %) were found as major respiratory quinones; and phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, four unidentified phospholipids and two unidentified lipids were major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain K1T was 46.1 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain K1T was related most closely to the type strain of Zhouia amylolytica (pairwise sequence similarity of 93.0 %). Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain K1T formed a distinct branch within the family Flavobacteriaceae and clustered with the clade comprising species of the genera Zhouia , Coenonia and Capnocytophaga , being phylogenetically most closely related to the type strain of Zhouia amylolytica at a distance of 9.2 % (90.8 % similarity). Other species of the genera within the same clade were related to strain K1T at distances of 15.0–23.1 %. Based on phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and on phylogenetic inference, strain K1T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Imtechella halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Imtechella halotolerans is K1T ( = MTCC 11055T = JCM 17677T).

scholarly journals Zhongshania aliphaticivorans sp. nov., an aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and transfer of Spongiibacter borealis Jang et al. 2011 to the genus Zhongshania as Zhongshania borealis comb. nov.

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3768-3774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naysim LO ◽  
Hyo Jung Kang ◽  
Che Ok Jeon
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gram Staining ◽  
Degrading Bacterium

A Gram-staining-negative, facultatively aerobic bacterium, designated SM-2T, was isolated from a sea-tidal flat of Yellow Sea, South Korea. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive motile rods with a single polar flagellum. Growth of strain SM-2T was observed at 10–37 °C (optimum, 25–30 °C), at pH 5.5–8.5 (optimum, pH 7.0–7.5) and in the presence of 0–11 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2 %). Strain SM-2T contained ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) as the sole isoprenoid quinone and C17 : 1ω8c, summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C17 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acids. Phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified lipid were identified as the major cellular polar lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 52.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain SM-2T formed a tight phyletic lineage with Zhongshania antarctica ZS5-23T, Zhongshania guokunii ZS6-22T and Spongiibacter borealis CL-AS9T, but that S. borealis CL-AS9T was distinct from other species of the genus Spongiibacter . Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, strain SM-2T was most closely related to S. borealis CL-AS9T, Z. antarctica ZS5-23T and Z. guokunii ZS6-22T, with similarities of 99.5 %, 98.9 % and 98.7 %, respectively, but the DNA–DNA hybridization values among these species were clearly lower than 70 %. On the basis of chemotaxonomic data and molecular properties, we propose strain SM-2T represents a novel species of the genus Zhongshania with the name Zhongshania aliphaticivorans sp. nov. (type strain SM-2T = KACC 18120T = JCM 30138T). We also propose the transfer of Spongiibacter borealis Jang et al. 2011 to the genus Zhongshania as Zhongshania borealis comb. nov. (type strain CL-AS9T = KCCM 90094T = JCM 17304T).

scholarly journals Arachidicoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov., a plant-growth-promoting bacterium in the family Chitinophagaceae isolated from rhizosphere soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 578-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munusamy Madhaiyan ◽  
Selvaraj Poonguzhali ◽  
Murugaiyan Senthilkumar ◽  
Dhandapani Pragatheswari ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting

Three novel bacterial strains, designated Vu-144T, Vu-7 and Vu-35, were isolated on minimal medium from rhizosphere soil of field-grown cowpea and subjected to a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. Cells of the strains were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, coccoid rods, and formed non-pigmented colonies. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain Vu-144T was affiliated with an uncultivated lineage of the phylum Bacteroidetes . Its closest phylogenetic neighbour was the recently described species Niastella populi , a member of the family Chitinophagaceae , with just 90.7 % sequence similarity to the type strain. The only isoprenoid quinone detected was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The fatty acid profiles showed large amounts of iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 1 G and minor amounts of summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C16 : 0 and other fatty acids, allowing the differentiation of the strains from other genera. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of the three strains ranged from 43.1 to 44.3 mol%. In addition to phosphatidylethanolamine, the major polar lipids were three unidentified aminophospholipids (APL1–APL3), two unidentified phospholipids (PL1, PL2) and three unidentified lipids (UL1–UL3). Biochemical test patterns also differed from those of Niastella populi and members of other genera. All three isolates showed plant-growth-promoting properties, e.g. the ability to produce indole-3-acetic acid and NH3 and to solubilize phosphate, utilized 1-aminocyclopropane 1-carboxylate (ACC) as a sole source of nitrogen and possessed the ACC deaminase enzyme. The novel isolates readily colonized roots and stimulated growth of tomato and cowpea under glasshouse conditions. Inoculated plants showed a 45–60 % increase in dry matter weight with respect to uninoculated controls. On the basis of the evidence from our polyphasic study, isolate Vu-144T represents a novel genus and species in the family Chitinophagaceae , for which the name Arachidicoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Arachidicoccus rhizosphaerae is Vu-144T ( = KCTC 22378T = NCIMB 14473T).

scholarly journals Tamlana fucoidanivorans sp. nov., isolated from algae collected in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1496-1502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Li ◽  
Yan Xu ◽  
Jiarong Feng ◽  
Mingqi Zhong ◽  
Qingyi Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Marine Bacterium ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pr China

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped marine bacterium, CW2-9T, was isolated from algae collected from Fujian Province in PR China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that this strain was affiliated with the genus Tamlana in the family Flavobacteriaceae of the class Flavobacteriia and was very similar to the type strain Tamlana sedimentorum MCCC 1A10799T (96.3 % sequence similarity). The whole genome of strain CW2-9T comprised 3 997 513 bp with a G+C content of 34.3 mol%. The average nucleotide identity value between strain CW2-9T and T. sedimentorum MCCC 1A10799T was 73.8 %. Growth was observed from 15 to 40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH from pH 5.0 to 10.0 (pH 8.0) and in the presence of 0–4 % (w/v) NaCl (0–1 %). The major fatty acids (>10 % of the total) were iso-C15 : 0, iso G-C15 : 1, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and anteiso-C15 : 0. The predominant menaquinone was MK-6. The combined phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic data indicate that strain CW2-9T represents a novel species in the genus Tamlana , for which the name Tamlana fucoidanivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CW2-9T (=CICC 24749T=KCTC 72389T).

scholarly journals Taxonomic revision of the genus Geobacillus : emendation of Geobacillus , G. stearothermophilus , G. jurassicus , G. toebii , G. thermodenitrificans and G. thermoglucosidans (nom. corrig., formerly ‘thermoglucosidasius’); transfer of Bacillus thermantarcticus to the genus as G. thermantarcticus comb. nov.; proposal of Caldibacillus debilis gen. nov., comb. nov.; transfer of G. tepidamans to Anoxybacillus as A. tepidamans comb. nov.; and proposal of Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus sp. nov.

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1470-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Coorevits ◽  
Anna E. Dinsdale ◽  
Gillian Halket ◽  
Liesbeth Lebbe ◽  
Paul De Vos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis

Sixty-two strains of thermophilic aerobic endospore-forming bacteria were subjected to polyphasic taxonomic study including 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, polar lipid and fatty acid analysis, phenotypic characterization, and DNA–DNA hybridization experiments. Distinct clusters of the species Geobacillus stearothermophilus , Geobacillus thermodenitrificans , Geobacillus toebii and Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius were formed, allowing their descriptions to be emended, and the distinctiveness of the poorly represented species Geobacillus jurassicus , Geobacillus subterraneus and Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus was confirmed. It is proposed that the name Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius be corrected to Geobacillus thermoglucosidans nom. corrig. Bacillus thermantarcticus clustered between Geobacillus species on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, and its transfer to the genus Geobacillus as Geobacillus thermantarcticus comb. nov. (type strain LMG 23032T = DSM 9572T = strain M1T = R-35644T) is proposed. The above-mentioned species, together with Geobacillus thermoleovorans and Geobacillus thermocatenulatus , form a monophyletic cluster representing the genus Geobacillus . The distinctiveness of ‘Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus’ was confirmed and it is proposed that it be accommodated, along with Geobacillus tepidamans , in the genus Anoxybacillus as Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus sp. nov. (type strain DSM 15730T = ATCC BAA-818T = LMG 26209T = R-35652T) and Anoxybacillus tepidamans comb. nov. (type strain LMG 26208T = ATCC BAA-942T = DSM 16325T = R-35643T), respectively. The type strain of Geobacillus debilis was not closely related to any members of the genera Anoxybacillus and Geobacillus , and it is proposed that this species be placed in the new genus Caldibacillus as Caldibacillus debilis gen. nov. comb. nov. The type strain of the type species, Caldibacillus debilis, is LMG 23386T ( = DSM 16016T = NCIMB 13995T = TfT = R-35653T).

Flavimobilis rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Spartina alterniflora

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanqin Cai ◽  
Songbiao Shi ◽  
Jiafa Wu ◽  
Lifang Yang ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Analysis ◽  
Phylogenetic Tree Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

A novel Gram-stain positive, facultatively anaerobic, motile, irregularly rod-shaped bacterium, designated GY 10621T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Spartina alterniflora in Beihai City, Guangxi Province, PR China, and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. GY 10621T was positive for catalase and oxidase. Growth occurred at 4–42 °C (optimum 30–37 °C), at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and in the presence of 0–5% NaCl (w/v) (optimum 1–3%). The main menaquinones were MK-9 (H4) (92.2 %) and MK-10 (7.8 %). The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and C14 : 0. The peptidoglycan was the type A4α (l-Lys-Ser-d-Glu). The polar lipids included four phosphoglycolipids, four glycolipids, an unidentified lipid and six unidentified phospholipids. The DNA G+C content of the type strain was 71.7 mol%. On the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene analysis, the type strain of a species with a validly published name with the highest similarity to GY 10621T was Flavimobilis soli KCTC 13155T (97.16 %), followed by Sanguibacter suarezii NBRC 16159T (96.39 %). The calculated results indicated that compared with GY 10621T, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) values of three strains closely related to GY 10621T (the two aforementioned type strains and ‘ S. massiliensis ’ Marseille-P3815) were 74.18–94.97 %, and the digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values were 20.3–60.6 %. The results of 16S rRNA-based and genome-based phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that GY 10621T should be assigned to the genus Flavimobilis . On the basis of evidence from polyphasic studies, GY 10621T should be designated as representing a novel species of the genus Flavimobilis , for which the name Flavimobilis rhizosphaerae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GY 10621T (=CGMCC 1.17411T=KCTC 49515T).

scholarly journals Dyadobacter jiangsuensis sp. nov., a methyl red degrading bacterium isolated from a dye-manufacturing factory

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1138-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Qi Ling ◽  
Chen-chen Li ◽  
Yong Tao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Major Fatty Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Methyl Red ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Degrading Bacterium ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Low Levels

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, L-1T, which was capable of degrading methyl red was isolated from a dye-manufacturing factory in China. Phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses established affiliation of the isolate to the genus Dyadobacter . Cells occurred in pairs in young cultures but became chains of coccoid cells in old cultures, and produced a flexirubin-like yellow pigment. Strain L-1T could not hydrolyse cellulose, and had a DNA G+C content of 51.3 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 1ω5c, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c). C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and C16 : 0 3-OH were the other major fatty acid components. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strainL-1T was most closely related to Dyadobacter fermentans DSM 18053T (99.2 %), Dyadobacter soli JCM 16232T (98.9 %) and Dyadobacter beijingensis CGMCC 1.6375T (98.7 %). However, the new isolate exhibited relatively low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness with respect to JCM 16232T (41.2±1.8 %), DSM 18053T (38.6±2.6 %) and CGMCC 1.6375T (35.0±2.1 %). Strain L-1T could also be differentiated from its closest phylogenetic relatives based on differences in several phenotypic characteristics. These data suggest that strain L-1T represents a novel species of the genus Dyadobacter , for which the name Dyadobacter jiangsuensis sp. is proposed. The type strain is L-1T (DSM 29057T = CGMCC 1.12969T).

scholarly journals Streptomyces phaeolivaceus sp. nov. and Streptomyces broussonetiae sp. nov., isolated from the leaves and rhizosphere soil of Broussonetia papyrifera

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 6458-6467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Mo ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Yunlin Zhao ◽  
Zhenggang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Broussonetia Papyrifera ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

Two novel actinobacteria, designated strains GY16T and T44T, were isolated from the leaves and rhizosphere soil of Broussonetia papyrifera, respectively. A polyphasic approach was used for determining their taxonomic position. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain GY16T exhibited highest similarities to Streptomyces cinereoruber subsp. fructofermentans CGMCC 4.1593T (98.82 %), Streptomyces deccanensis KCTC 19241T (98.76 %), Streptomyces scabiei NRRL B-16523T (98.69 %), Streptomyces europaeiscabiei KACC 20186T (98.69 %) and Streptomyces rishiriensis NBRC 13407T (98.69 %), and strain T44T showed 99.2, 99.1, 99.1 and <98.7 % sequence similarities to Streptomyces filipinensis CGMCC 4.1452T, Streptomyces achromogenes subsp. achromogenes DSM 40028T, Streptomyces durhamensis DSM 40539T and other Streptomyces species, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain GY16T formed an independent subclade, which indicated that strain GY16T should belong to a potential novel species; and strain T44T was closely related to S. filipinensis CGMCC 4.1452T, S. achromogenes subsp. achromogenes DSM 40028T, S. durhamensis DSM 40539T and S. yokosukanensis DSM 40224T. However, the multilocus sequence analysis evolutionary distance, average nucleotide identity and DNA–DNA hybridization values between closely related relatives were far from the species-level thresholds. In addition, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics further confirmed that strains GY16T and T44T belonged to two distinct species. Based on these results, it is concluded that the isolated strains represent novel species within the genus Streptomyces , for which the names Streptomyces phaeolivaceus sp. nov. (type strain GY16T=CICC 24807T=KCTC 49326T) and Streptomyces broussonetiae sp. nov. (type strain T44T=CICC 24819T=JCM 33918T) are proposed.

scholarly journals Proposal to reclassify Leptotrichia goodfellowii into a novel genus as Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii gen. nov., comb. nov.

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 2084-2088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Eisenberg ◽  
Stefanie P. Glaeser ◽  
Jochen Blom ◽  
Peter Kämpfer
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis

The reclassification of Leptotrichia goodfellowii as Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii gen. nov., comb. nov. is proposed because of the separate phylogenetic position on the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the genomic differences from all other Leptotrichia species and phenotypic differences from Leptotrichia species. The species Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii is the type species of the genus. The type strain is LB 57T, CCUG 32286 T, DSM 19756T.

Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov., methanol-utilizing, pink-pigmented bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 2690-2699 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wellner ◽  
N. Lodders ◽  
S. P. Glaeser ◽  
P. Kämpfer
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Leaf Surfaces

Three pink-pigmented, aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and facultatively methylotrophic strains were isolated from the phyllosphere of Trifolium repens and Cerastium holosteoides. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis support the affiliation of all strains to the genus Methylobacterium . The closest relatives of strains C34T and T5 were Methylobacterium gnaphalii 23eT (98.0 and 98.5 % sequence similarity, respectively) and Methylobacterium organophilum JCM 2833T (97.0 and 97.2 %, respectively). Strain TA73T showed the highest sequence similarities to Methylobacterium marchantiae JT1T and Methylobacterium bullatum F3.2T (both 97.9 %), followed by Methylobacterium phyllosphaerae CBMB27T and Methylobacterium brachiatum DSM 19569T (both 97.8 %), Methylobacterium cerastii C15T and Methylobacterium radiotolerans JCM 2831T (both 97.7 %). The major components in the fatty acid profiles were C18 : 1ω7c, C16 : 0 and one unknown fatty acid for strain TA73T and C18 : 1ω7c, C16 : 1ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, C18 : 0 and C16 : 0 for strains C34T and T5. Physiological and biochemical analysis, including DNA–DNA hybridization, revealed clear differences between the investigated strains and their closest phylogenetic neighbours. DNA–DNA hybridization studies also showed high similarities between strains C34T and T5 (59.6–100 %). Therefore, the isolates represent two novel species within the genus Methylobacterium , for which the names Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. (type strain TA73T = LMG 25778T = CCM 7786T) and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov. (type strain C34T = LMG 25777T = CCM 7787T) are proposed.

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