RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Verma, Mansi A1 Kumar, Mukesh A1 Dadhwal, Mandeep A1 Kaur, Jaspreet A1 Lal, RupYR 2009 T1 Devosia albogilva sp. nov. and Devosia crocina sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 59 IS 4 SP 795 OP 799 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.005447-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Two bacterial strains, IPL15T and IPL20T, isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site in India, were characterized by using a polyphasic approach. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, both strains belonged to the genus Devosia; highest sequence similarities of strain IPL15T were observed with Devosia neptuniae J1T and Devosia geojensis BD-c194T (96.2 % in each case) and the highest sequence similarity of strain IPL20T was observed with Devosia soli GH2-10T (98.6 %). Phylogenetic analysis showed the distinct lineages of strains IPL15T and IPL20T among members of the genus Devosia. The presence of C18 : 0 3-OH and C10 : 0 3-OH fatty acids supported their respective positions within the genus Devosia. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and DNA–DNA hybridization results, it is concluded that strains IPL15T and IPL20T represent two distinct species of the genus Devosia for which the names Devosia albogilva sp. nov. and Devosia crocina sp. nov., respectively, are proposed. The type strains are Devosia albogilva IPL15T (=CCM 7427T=MTCC 8594T) and Devosia crocina IPL20T (=CCM 7425T=MTCC 8590T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.005447-0