Saccharopolyspora spinosporotrichia sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from soil

Abstract

The generic position of an aerobic, Gram-positive, non-acid-alcohol-fast actinomycete was determined following isolation of the PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes and alignment of the resultant sequence with corresponding sequences from representatives of the family Pseudonocardiaceae. The assignment of the organism to the genus Saccharopolyspora was strongly supported by chemotaxonomic and morphological data. The strain was distinguished from representatives of validly described Saccharopolyspora species by a number of phenotypic properties. It is proposed that the organism, strain AS4.198^T, be classified in the genus Saccharopolyspora as Saccharopolyspora spinosporotrichia sp. nov.