Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a medieval alum slate mine

Carlsohn MR 1 , Groth I 1 , Tan GYA 2 , Schütze B 1 , Saluz HP 1 , Munder T 1 Show all authors , Yang J 3 , Wink J 4 , Goodfellow M 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie eV, Hans-Knöll-Institut, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
  • 2 Division of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Universität Tübingen, Biologisches Institut, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
  • 4 Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926 Frankfurt (Main), Germany
  • 5 Division of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2007 Jul;57(Pt 7):1640-1646.
PMID: 17625209 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64903-0

Abstract

Three actinomycetes isolated from the surfaces of rocks in a medieval slate mine were examined in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Chemotaxonomic and morphological characteristics of the isolates were typical of strains of the genus Amycolatopsis. The isolates had identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and formed a distinct phyletic line towards the periphery of the Amycolatopsis mediterranei clade, being most closely related to Amycolatopsis rifamycinica. The organisms shared a wide range of genotypic and phenotypic markers that distinguished them from their closest phylogenetic neighbours. On the basis of these results, a novel species, Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is HKI 0457(T) (=DSM 44993(T)=NRRL B-24474(T)).

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