%0 Journal Article %A Guo, Jun Kang %A Lin, Yan Bing %A Zhao, Mei Ling %A Sun, Ran %A Wang, Ting Ting %A Tang, Ming %A Wei, Ge Hong %T Streptomyces plumbiresistens sp. nov., a lead-resistant actinomycete isolated from lead-polluted soil in north-west China %D 2009 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 59 %N 6 %P 1326-1330 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.004713-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X The taxonomic position of an actinomycete isolated from a lead-polluted soil in Gansu province, north-west China, was determined by using a polyphasic approach. Chemical and morphological properties of the isolate, designated strain CCNWHX 13-160T, were similar to those of streptomycetes. Analysis of the almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequence placed strain CCNWHX 13-160T in the genus Streptomyces where it formed a distinct phyletic line with recognized Streptomyces species. The strain was most similar to Streptomyces pseudovenezuelae NBRC 12904T (98.9 %) and Streptomyces resistomycificus NBRC 12814T (98.8 %). Furthermore, DNA–DNA hybridization studies between the novel isolate and these two strains showed relatedness values of 49.7±0.8 and 43.2±1.1 %, respectively. It is proposed that strain CCNWHX 13-160T (=ACCC 41207T=HAMBI 2991T) be classified as the type strain of a novel species in the genus Streptomyces, Streptomyces plumbiresistens sp. nov. The MIC of Pb2+ for growth of strain CCNWHX 13-160T was 4.0 mM. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.004713-0