RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Kämpfer, Peter A1 Busse, Hans-Jürgen A1 McInroy, John A. A1 Glaeser, Stefanie P.YR 2015 T1 Elizabethkingia endophytica sp. nov., isolated from Zea mays and emended description of Elizabethkingia anophelisKämpfer et al. 2011 JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 65 IS Pt_7 SP 2187 OP 2193 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.000236 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A slightly yellow bacterial strain (JM-87T), isolated from the stem of healthy 10 day-old sweet corn (Zea mays), was studied for its taxonomic allocation. The isolate revealed Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped cells. A comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed 99.1, 97.8, and 97.4 % similarity to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of the type strains of Elizabethkingia anophelis, Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and Elizabethkingia miricola, respectively. The fatty acid profile of strain JM-87T consisted mainly of the major fatty acids C15:0 iso, C17:0 iso 3-OH, and C15:0 iso 2-OH/C16:1ω7c/t. The quinone system of strain JM-87T contained, exclusively, menaquinone MK-6. The major polyamine was sym-homospermidine. The polar lipid profile consisted of the major lipid phosphatidylethanolamine plus several unidentified aminolipids and other unidentified lipids. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments with E. meningoseptica CCUG 214T ( = ATCC 13253T), E. miricola KCTC 12492T ( = GTC 862T) and E. anophelis R26T resulted in relatedness values of 17 % (reciprocal 16 %), 30 % (reciprocal 19 %), and 51 % (reciprocal 54 %), respectively. These DNA–DNA hybridization results, in addition to some differentiating biochemical properties, clearly indicate that strain JM-87T is a representative of a novel species, for which the name Elizabethkingia endophytica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JM-87T ( = CIP 110885T = LMG 28604T = CCM 8570T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.000236