TL;DR: It was evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain CC-AB07T should be classified as representing a novel species in the genus Gordonia, for which the name Gordonia soli sp.
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 genus Gordonia. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the novel strain formed a monophyletic branch at the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Gordonia, its closest neighbours being the type strains of Gordonia alkanivorans, Gordonia amicalis, Gordonia bronchialis, Gordonia desulfuricans, Gordonia polyisoprenivorans and Gordonia rhizosphera. The novel isolate was distinguished from all of these type strains using a range of phenotypic properties and by gyrB gene sequence analysis. It was evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain CC-AB07T should be classified as representing a novel species in the genus Gordonia, for which the name Gordonia soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC-AB07T (=BCRC 16810T=DSM 44995T).
TL;DR: The genome of strain MMS17-SY073T was the largest in total stretch and gene counts among the complete genomes of Gordonia, and contained a number of biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolites, in particular those for non-ribosomal peptide synthetases.
Abstract: A mycolic acid-containing actinobacterium designated strain MMS17-SY073T was isolated from island soil. The isolate showed best growth at 25 °C, pH 6, and 0 % (w/v) NaCl. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MMS17-SY073T belongs to the genus Gordonia , and is mostly related to the type strains of Gordonia soli (98.5 % sequence similarity), Gordonia polyisoprenivorans (98.1%), and Gordonia hankookensis (97.8%). The genome-based comparisons showed a clear distinction between the strain and the two neighbouring species, G. soli and G. polyisoprenivorans , with the average nucleotide identities (ANI) of 75.8 and 76.3 %, respectively. Notably, the genome of strain MMS17-SY073T was the largest in total stretch and gene counts among the complete genomes of Gordonia , and contained a number of biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolites, in particular those for non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidyl glycerol (DPG), phosphatidyl glycerol (PG), phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE), phosphatidyl inositol (PI) and phosphatidyl inositol mannoside (PIM). The isoprenoid quinone was MK-9(H2), and the main fatty acids were C16 : 0 (30.2%) and 10-methyl-C18 : 0 (33.7%). The whole cell hydrolysates contained galactose, arabinose, and meso-diaminopimelic acid. The DNA G+C content was 67.4 mol%. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genetic analysis, strain MMS17-SY073T should be classified as a new species of the genus Gordonia , for which the name Gordonia insulae sp. nov. is proposed (type strain=MMS17-SY073T=KCTC 49257T=JCM 33277T).
TL;DR: On the basis of the data obtained, strain ON-33(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Gordonia, for which the name Gordonia hankookensis sp.
Abstract: A Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile bacterial strain, designated ON-33T, was subjected to a study based on a polyphasic approach to determine its exact taxonomic position. Strain ON-33T grew optimally at pH 7.0–7.5 and 30 °C. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain ON-33T fell within the clade comprising Gordonia species, clustering with Gordonia
soli CC-AB07T, with which it exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 98.5 %. The chemotaxonomic properties of strain ON-33T were consistent with those shared by members of the genus Gordonia. The peptidoglycan type was based on meso-diaminopimelic acid and the whole-cell sugars were arabinose and galactose. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H2). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1
ω7c, 10-methyl C18 : 0 and C18 : 1
ω9c. The DNA G+C content was 66.9 mol%. Strain ON-33T exhibited a DNA–DNA relatedness value of 13 % to G. soli DSM 44995T and could be differentiated from G. soli by differences in phenotypic characteristics. On the basis of the data obtained, strain ON-33T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Gordonia, for which the name Gordonia hankookensis sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is ON-33T (=KCTC 19599T=CCUG 57507T).