Theresa Hauser, Paul A Lawson, Durward L Bevis, Richard W McLaughlin
{"title":"Genome-based reclassification of <i>Terribacillus goriensis</i> (Kim <i>et al</i>. 2007) Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym of <i>Terribacillus saccharophilus</i> An <i>et al</i>. 2007.","authors":"Theresa Hauser, Paul A Lawson, Durward L Bevis, Richard W McLaughlin","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study used whole-genome data to clarify the taxonomic assignment of two closely related <i>Terribacillus</i> species. The genus <i>Terribacillus</i> includes four species with validly published names, <i>Terribacillus aidingensis, T. goriensis, T. halophilus</i> and <i>T. saccharophilus</i>. The type species <i>T. saccharophilus</i> 002-048<sup>T</sup> (=IAM 15309<sup>T</sup>=KCTC 13936<sup>T</sup>) was isolated from the soil in Japan, while <i>T. goriensis</i> CL-GR16<sup>T</sup> (=KCCM 42329<sup>T</sup>=DSM 18252<sup>T</sup>) was isolated from the coastal water off the east coast of Korea. Both strains have similar phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics. Anteiso-C<sub>15 : 0</sub> was the major fatty acid, followed by anteiso-C<sub>17 : 0</sub> and iso-C<sub>15 : 0</sub>. There were similar major menaquinones (MK-7). As determined by whole-genome sequencing, the DNA G+C content of 42.53 and 42.66 mol% was found for <i>T. saccharophilus</i> and <i>T. goriensis</i>, respectively, and they were 99.86% identical in their 16S rRNA gene sequences (1,421 bp). Genomic comparisons showed the average nucleotide identity was 98.29% and 84.80% for digital DNA-DNA hybridization. These values exceeded the threshold values for bacterial species delineation. Using the Type (Strain) Genome Server, both species were identified as <i>T. saccharophilus</i>. Phylogenetic analysis based on both 16S rRNA gene sequences and whole-genome sequences showed that they form a separate cluster apart from members of other genera. Based on the combined evidence, <i>Terribacillus goriensis</i> Kim <i>et al</i>. (<i>Int J Syst Evol Microbiol</i> 2007;57:1554-1560), Krishnamurthi and Chakrabarti (<i>Int J Syst Evol Microbiol</i> 2008;58:2287-2291) is proposed to be a later heterotypic synonym of An <i>et al</i>. (<i>Int J Syst Evol Microbiol</i> 2007;57:51-55).</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phillip Brown, Alexandra Moura, Guillaume Valès, Nathalie Tessaud-Rita, Jefffrey Niedermeyer, Cameron Parsons, Alexandre Leclercq, Angela Harris, Ryan E Emanuel, Sophia Kathariou, Marc Lecuit
{"title":"<i>Listeria tempestatis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Listeria rocourtiae</i> subsp. <i>hofi</i> subsp. nov.","authors":"Phillip Brown, Alexandra Moura, Guillaume Valès, Nathalie Tessaud-Rita, Jefffrey Niedermeyer, Cameron Parsons, Alexandre Leclercq, Angela Harris, Ryan E Emanuel, Sophia Kathariou, Marc Lecuit","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In September 2018, Hurricane Florence resulted in major flooding in North Carolina, USA. Efforts to isolate <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> and other <i>Listeria</i> spp. from Hurricane Florence floodwaters repeatedly yielded non-haemolytic <i>Listeria</i>-like isolates that could not be readily assigned to known <i>Listeria</i> taxa. Whole-genome sequence analyses against the 28 currently known <i>Listeria</i> species confirmed that the isolates constitute two new taxa within the genus <i>Listeria</i>. Taxon I, with one isolate, showed the highest similarity to <i>Listeria goaensis,</i> with an average nucleotide identity blast of 85.3±4.4% and an <i>in silico</i> DNA-DNA hybridization (<i>is</i>DDH) of 32.4% (range: 30-35%), differing from the latter by its ability to reduce nitrate, ferment d-ribose and sucrose, and by its inability to produce catalase or ferment d-trehalose and d-lactose. Taxon II, represented by 11 isolates, showed the highest similarity to <i>Listeria rocourtiae,</i> with an average nucleotide identity blast of 92.64±3.8% and an <i>is</i>DDH of 49.9% (range: 47.3-52.5%), differing from the latter by its ability to ferment l-arabinose and its inability to ferment l-rhamnose, d-galactose, d-lactose and d-melibiose. The names <i>Listeria tempestatis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Listeria rocourtiae</i> subsp. <i>hofi</i> subsp. nov. are proposed for taxon I and II, respectively, with type strains CLIP 2022/01175<sup>T</sup> (F6L-1A=CIP 112444<sup>T</sup> = DSM 117029<sup>T</sup>) and CLIP 2022/01000<sup>T</sup> (F66L-1A=CIP 112443<sup>T</sup> = DSM 117030<sup>T</sup>), respectively. Both taxa lack known <i>Listeria</i> pathogenic islands, suggesting a lack of pathogenicity for humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Microaceticoccus formicicus</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., an ammonia-tolerant formate-utilizing bacterium originating from a biogas process.","authors":"George Cheng, Anna Schnürer, Maria Westerholm","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006773","DOIUrl":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A strictly anaerobic bacterial strain, designated as AMB_02<sup>T</sup>, was isolated from a propionate enrichment culture obtained from a high-ammonia biogas digester. The cells were anaerobic and coccoid (0.5 µm), often appearing as diplococci or in a short chain of three to four cells. Growth was observed between 20 and 45 °C (optimum at 37-39 °C), with an initial pH of 6.5-9.0 (optimum pH 8.0-8.5), and the species tolerated up to 0.8 M NH<sub>4</sub>Cl and 0.5 M NaCl. The major cellular fatty acids were C<sub>16 : 0</sub> (31.6%), C<sub>14 : 0</sub> (14.6%) and C<sub>18 : 0</sub> (13.3%). AMB_02<sup>T</sup> grew with formate, carbohydrates and aa, including asparagine, histidine, tryptone and tryptophan. Acetate was the major product formed. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain AMB_02<sup>T</sup> was most closely related to the species <i>Citroniella saccharovorans</i> (92.5%). The genome of strain AMB_02<sup>T</sup> was 2.5 Mb in length with a G+C content of 34.8 mol%, and 2,354 protein-coding genes were predicted. Furthermore, genes coding for the reductive glycine pathway potentially used for formate metabolism were identified. Comparative genomic analysis of AMB_02<sup>T</sup> revealed the closest similarity to <i>C. saccharovorans</i> [21.2% digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and 77.4% average nt identity (ANI)] and to <i>Parvimonas micra</i> (<i>2</i>4.4% dDDH and 76.9% ANI). Based on the phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic analyses, AMB_02<sup>T</sup> is regarded as a novel genus, <i>Microaceticoccus</i>, within the family <i>Peptoniphilaceae</i> for which the species name <i>Microaceticoccus formicicus</i> is proposed. The type strain is AMB_02<sup>T</sup>=DSM 110248<sup>T</sup>=JCM 39108<sup>T</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12079837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Huijunlia imazamoxiresistens</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from farmland represents a novel taxon within the family <i>Chitinophagaceae</i>.","authors":"Enyi Wang, Jiale Ma, Shijie Xiang, Jian He, Zongzhuan Shen, Jiandong Jiang, Qirong Shen","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006790","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped and imazamox-resistant bacterium, designated as H34<sup>T</sup>, was isolated from soil obtained from a farmland. Strain H34<sup>T</sup> grew at pH 6.0-9.0 (optimum, 7.0), temperature 15-40 °C (optimum, 30 °C) and salinity of 0-3.0% NaCl (optimum 0.5% NaCl, w/v). Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and genome sequences showed that strain H34<sup>T</sup> was affiliated to the family <i>Chitinophagaceae</i> but formed a distinct phyletic branch. The values of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, average nt identity (ANI), digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average aa identity (AAI) between strain H34<sup>T</sup> and closely related type strains of the genera <i>Flavisolibacter</i>, <i>Paraflavisolibacter</i>, <i>Paracnuella</i>, <i>Flaviaesturariibacter</i> and <i>Cnuella</i> were 90.9-92.6%, 68.4-72.1%, 18.7-20.5% and 60.5-65.9%, respectively. The genome size was 7.01 Mb with a G+C content of 56.5 mol%. The major fatty acids (≥10%) were iso-C<sub>15 : 0</sub>, iso-C<sub>15 : 1</sub> G and C<sub>16 : 1</sub> <i> ω</i>5c. The only isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-7. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminophospholipid, one unidentified aminophosphoglycolipid, two unidentified phospholipids, three unidentified aminolipids and four unidentified lipids. The distinct phylogenetic relationships; low values of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, AAI, ANI and dDDH; and the differences in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics support that strain H34<sup>T</sup> represents a novel species in a novel genus in the family <i>Chitinophagaceae</i>, for which the name <i>Huijunlia imazamoxiresistens</i> gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed (type strain H34<sup>T</sup>=MCCC 1K09117<sup>T</sup>=KCTC 102287<sup>T</sup>).</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144186983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Notification that new names of prokaryotes, new combinations and new taxonomic opinions have appeared in volume 75, part 2 of the <i>IJSEM</i>.","authors":"Aharon Oren, Markus Göker","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144186986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiming Kang, Wenjing Lei, Ji Pu, Lijun Zhao, Guowen Min, Yufeng Liu, Wenjuan Chang, Yuqian Gao, Kui Dong, Bin Sun
{"title":"Identification of <i>Roseomonas xinghualingensis</i> sp. nov. isolated from hospital air.","authors":"Zhiming Kang, Wenjing Lei, Ji Pu, Lijun Zhao, Guowen Min, Yufeng Liu, Wenjuan Chang, Yuqian Gao, Kui Dong, Bin Sun","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Roseomonas</i> comprises Gram-negative bacteria widely distributed in the environment and can cause human infections. However, the genomic characteristics and pathogenicity of <i>Roseomonas</i> remain poorly studied. Two new Gram-negative, mesothermic, aerobic and coccoid strains (SXEYE001<sup>T</sup> and SXEYE002) were isolated from hospital air. Colonies grown on R2A plates at 28 °C for 3 days were round with neat, raised edges and a pale pink colour. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that the two strains are 98.4% similar to '<i>Roseomonas chloroacetimidivorans</i>' BUT 13<sup>T</sup>. The 16S rRNA gene sequence was observed to be 97.4% similar to <i>Roseomonas pecuniae</i> N75<sup>T</sup>. Genome-based phylogeny demonstrated that <i>Roseomonas harenae</i> CPCC 101081<sup>T</sup> and '<i>R. chloroacetimidivorans</i>' BUT-13<sup>T</sup>species are close relatives to strains SXEYE001<sup>T</sup> and SXEYE002. The average nucleotide identity between the strains and species of the genus <i>Roseomonas</i> was <95.0%. The G+C contents of strains SXEYE001<sup>T</sup> and SXEYE002 were calculated to be 67.8mol% and 67.9mol%, respectively. The major polar lipids were determined to be diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine, with coenzyme Q-10 serving as the primary respiratory quinone. Based on comprehensive genotypic, phenotypic, phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses, we concluded that strains SXEYE001<sup>T</sup> and SXEYE002 were indicative of a novel species within the genus <i>Roseomonas</i>, for which the name <i>Roseomonas xinghualingensis</i> sp. nov. is proposed, with SXEYE001<sup>T</sup> (=GDMCC 1.3626<sup>T</sup>=JCM 35902<sup>T</sup>) as the type strain.</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144034143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Streptomyces lycopersici</i> sp. nov. and <i>Streptomyces cucumeris</i> sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from rhizosphere soil with broad-spectrum antifungal activity.","authors":"Shengtao Qi, Yuxuan Qin, Xilang Yang, Wenshuai Song, Haifeng Zhang, Hanxun Ju, Xiangjing Wang, Junwei Zhao, Wensheng Xiang","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006785","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two actinobacterial strains, designated NEAU-383<sup>T</sup> and NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup>, exhibiting antifungal activity, were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of plants in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, respectively. Both strains formed short, wrinkled, spiral spore chains on aerial hyphae. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains NEAU-383<sup>T</sup> and NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup> were most closely related to <i>Streptomyces iranensis</i> HM 35<sup>T</sup>, <i>Streptomyces rapamycinicus</i> NRRL B-5491<sup>T</sup> and <i>Streptomyces coffeae</i> CA1R205<sup>T</sup>. However, digital DNA-DNA hybridization values between the two strains and their close relatives (27.1% between the two strains; 27.5-59.0% for NEAU-383<sup>T</sup>; 27.0-39.8% for NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup>) fell below the 70% species delineation threshold. The genomic G+C contents were 71.0 mol% for NEAU-383<sup>T</sup> and 70.5 mol% for NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup>. Both strains contained glucose and ribose as whole-cell sugars. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H<sub>6</sub>) and MK-9(H<sub>8</sub>), with NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup> additionally containing MK-9(H<sub>4</sub>). The major fatty acids (>10%) in both strains included iso-C<sub>15 : 0</sub>, anteiso-C<sub>15 : 0</sub>, iso-C<sub>16 : 0</sub> and C<sub>16 : 0</sub>, whilst iso-C<sub>17 : 0</sub> was also a major component in NEAU-383<sup>T</sup>. Both strains contained phosphatidylethanolamine and hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine as polar lipids. Additionally, NEAU-383<sup>T</sup> also possessed diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, an unidentified ninhydride-positive lipid and five unidentified lipids, whereas NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup> additionally contained two unidentified ninhydride-positive lipids and five unidentified lipids. Genomic analysis revealed that both strains possess abundant secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters, including those for antibiotics, siderophores, polyketides and terpenoids, along with metabolic pathways associated with environmental adaptation. These findings provide insight into the potent antimicrobial activity exhibited by both strains. Based on genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses, strains NEAU-383<sup>T</sup> and NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup> represent two novel species within the genus <i>Streptomyces</i>, for which the names <i>Streptomyces lycopersici</i> (type strain NEAU-383<sup>T</sup>=JCM 36736<sup>T</sup>=MCCC 1K08878<sup>T</sup>) and <i>Streptomyces cucumeris</i> (type strain NEAU-Y11<sup>T</sup>=JCM 36418<sup>T</sup>=MCCC 1K08681<sup>T</sup>) are proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposal of <i>Neomoorella</i> gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name <i>Moorella</i> Collins <i>et al</i>. 1994.","authors":"Maher Gtari, Stefano Ventura","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Following Rule 51b(4) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (2022 Revision) (ICNP), the prokaryotic generic name <i>Moorella</i> Collins <i>et al</i>. 1994 is illegitimate, as it is a later homonym of the fungal genus name <i>Moorella</i> P. Rag. Rao & D. Rao 1964 (<i>Ascomycota: Pezizomycotina</i>). Accordingly, as required by Rule 54 of the ICNP, we propose the replacement name <i>Neomoorella</i> and the replacement type species name <i>Neomoorella thermoacetica</i>. We also propose replacement names for the six other species with validly published and not rejected names belonging to the genus <i>Moorella</i>, for one species with effectively but not validly published name and for the family name <i>Moorellaceae</i> and the order name <i>Moorellales</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Kitasatospora hibisci</i> sp. nov., a novel actinomycete with antimicrobial potential isolated from rhizosphere soil of <i>Hibiscus tiliaceus</i> in Guangxi.","authors":"Jinlan Xiao, Yongrui Lin, Shenhao Luo, Shiqi Lu, Zhiwei Hong, Jiyang Wang, Zhikai Guo, Shuangqing Zhou, Xiaolong Huang","doi":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006787","DOIUrl":"10.1099/ijsem.0.006787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel <i>Kitasatospora</i> strain, designated as HNM1077<sup>T</sup>, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of <i>Hibiscus tiliaceus</i> collected from the bank of the Beilun River in Dongxing City, Guangxi Province, China. The novel strain exhibited antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microbes, particularly Gram--negative bacteria and plant pathogenic fungi. Based on the alignment of 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> was closely related to <i>Kitasatospora aburaviensis</i> NRRL B-2218<sup>T</sup> (99.51%). Comparisons based on genome sequencing showed that strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> was distinguished from its nearest species by average nucleotide identity of 94.36% and a digital DNA-DNA hybridization value of 54.3%. The G+C content of strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> was 73.1 mol%. The main fatty acids of strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> were <i>iso</i>-C<sub>15:0</sub> (21.5%), <i>anteiso</i>-C<sub>15:0</sub> (11.7%), <i>iso</i>-C<sub>16:0</sub> (8.6%), <i>iso</i>-C<sub>17:0</sub> (9.3%) and <i>anteiso</i>-C<sub>17:0</sub> (8.7%). The predominant menaquinone was MK-9 (H<sub>8</sub>). The major polar lipids of strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, diphosphatidylglycerol and glycosylphosphatidylinositol. Based on these polyphasic taxonomic results, strain HNM1077<sup>T</sup> represents a novel <i>Kitasatospora</i> species, for which the name <i>Kitasatospora hibisci</i> sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HNM1077<sup>T</sup> (=CCTCC AA 2024052<sup>T</sup>=KCTC 59330<sup>T</sup>).</p>","PeriodicalId":14390,"journal":{"name":"International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144011936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}