Open AccessActinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perleve
Author(s) -
Haitao Zhang,
Wen Zheng,
Jing Huang,
Hongli Luo,
Yan Jin,
Wei Zhang,
Zhiheng Liu,
Ying Huang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/ijs.0.64217-0
Subject(s) - biology , sponge , 16s ribosomal rna , genus , clade , hypha , strain (injury) , type species , botany , taxonomy (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , bacteria , phylogenetics , gene , anatomy , genetics
A polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic status of a Gram-positive, aerobic actinomycete, strain HPA177 T , isolated from a marine sponge, Hymeniacidon perleve . The organism formed branching, non-fragmenting vegetative hyphae and produced black pigment. Chemotaxonomic characteristics were consistent with its assignment to the genus Actinoalloteichus . Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain HPA177 T formed a robust clade with type strains of the genus Actinoalloteichus , but was distinct from them. A number of phenotypic characteristics also readily distinguished strain HPA177 T from species of the genus Actinoalloteichus with validly published names. On the basis of the above data, it is proposed that strain HPA177 T represents a novel species, Actinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis sp. nov. The type strain of Actinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis is HPA177 T (=CGMCC 4.2500 T =JCM 13436 T ).