Open AccessPontibacter akesuensis sp. nov., isolated from a desert soil in China
Author(s) -
Yu Zhou,
Xu Wang,
Huan Liu,
Keyun Zhang,
YuQin Zhang,
Ren Lai,
WenJun Li
Publication year - 2007
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.0.64716-0
Subject(s) - 16s ribosomal rna , biology , phylogenetic tree , strain (injury) , bacteria , genus , genotype , soil microbiology , botany , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , anatomy
A Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain AKS 1T, was isolated from a desert soil sample collected from Akesu, XinJiang Province, China. A taxonomic study, including phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and phenotypic characteristics, was performed on the novel isolate. The predominant menaquinone of strain AKS 1T was MK-7. The major fatty acids included i-C(15 : 0), ai-C(17 : 1) B/i-C(17 : 1) I and i-C(17 : 0) 3-OH. The G+C content of the DNA was 51.4 mol%. Based on the results of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain AKS 1T should be assigned as representing a novel species of the genus Pontibacter, for which the name Pontibacter akesuensis is proposed. The type strain is AKS 1T (=KCTC 12758T=CCTCC AB 206086T).
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