RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 AKIMOV, V. N. A1 EVTUSHENKO, LYUDMILA I. A1 DOBRITSA, SVETLANA V.YR 1989 T1 Pseudoamycolata halophobica gen. nov., sp. nov. JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 39 IS 4 SP 457 OP 461 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-4-457 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A new genus and species, Pseudoamycolata halophobica, is proposed for two closely related strains formerly assigned to Amycolata (Nocardia) autotrophica. The following characteristics are important for defining the genus Pseudoamycolata•. a type IV cell wall composition (presence of miso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose, and galactose); lack of mycolates; phospholipid type PII (presence of phosphatidylethanolamine); menaquinone MK-8(H4) as the major menaquinone; iso- and anteiso-branched fatty acids; and a guanine-plus-cytosine content of 72 mol%. P. halophobica is readily differentiated from morphologically similar members of the genera Amycolata and Amycolatopsis by phospholipid composition and menaquinone composition, respectively. In addition, it can be distinguished from Amycolata and Amycolatopsis species by low levels of deoxyribonucleic acid-deoxyribonucleic acid homology (12 to 15 and 7 to 10%, respectively) and a number of physiological characteristics. The type strain of P. halophobica is strain VKM Ac-1069 (= DSM 43089)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-39-4-457