Gordonia soli sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil

Abstract

A soil isolate, strain CC-AB07T, was characterized using a polyphasic approach. This organism had chemotaxonomic and morphological properties consistent with its classification in the genusGordonia. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the novel strain formed a monophyletic branch at the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genusGordonia, its closest neighbours being the type strains ofGordonia alkanivorans,Gordonia amicalis,Gordonia bronchialis,Gordonia desulfuricans,Gordonia polyisoprenivoransandGordonia rhizosphera. The novel isolate was distinguished from all of these type strains using a range of phenotypic properties and bygyrBgene sequence analysis. It was evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain CC-AB07Tshould be classified as representing a novel species in the genusGordonia, for which the nameGordonia solisp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC-AB07T(=BCRC 16810T=DSM 44995T).