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Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from an edible Chinese black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek volume 104, pages 1013–1019 (2013)Cite this article

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Abstract

A novel actinomycete, designated strain NEAU-ycm1T, was isolated from an edible Chinese black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) and characterized with a polyphasic approach. The organism was found to have morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics typical of streptomycetes. Phylogenetic analysis based on the almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequence show that the novel isolate belongs to the genus Streptomyces and forms a separate subclade. The closest phylogenetic relatives were identified as the type strains of Streptomyces intermedius NBRC 13049T (97.74 %), Streptomyces aureoverticillatus NRRL B-3326T (97.69 %), Streptomyces rutgersensis NBRC 12819T (97.68 %), Streptomyces gougerotii NBRC 3198T (97.68 %) and Streptomyces diastaticus subsp. diastaticus NBRC 3714T (97.68 %). Similarities to other type strains of the genus Streptomyces were lower than 97.55 %. A comparison between strain NEAU-ycm1T and the closest related Streptomyces type strains revealed that it is different from them in morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics. Therefore, it is proposed that NEAU-ycm1T (=CGMCC 4.7094T = DSM 42102T) represents a novel species of the genus of Streptomyces, for which the name Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov. is proposed.

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This study was supported in part by grants from the National Key Project for Basic Research (No. 2010CB126102), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30971937 and 30771427) of China, the National Outstanding Youth Foundation (No. 31225024), the Special Foundation for Scientific and Technological Innovation Research of Harbin (No. 2011RFXXN038) and the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (No. C201029).

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Yu, C., Liu, C., Wang, X. et al. Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from an edible Chinese black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104, 1013–1019 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-013-0021-3

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  • Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov.
  • Polyphasic taxonomy
  • Polyrhachis vicina