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Abstract

Two isolates of mulberry-pathogenic bacteria isolated from diseased mulberry roots were investigated in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis combined with gene sequence analysis allocated strains R18-2 and R3-3 to the genus , with , , , subsp. , subsp. and as their closest relatives. Cells of the isolates were Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rods, 0.3–1.0 µm wide and 0.8–2.0 µm long, with peritrichous flagella, showing a DNA G+C content of 55.1±0.5 mol%. Calculation of a similarity index based on phenotypic features and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis suggested that these isolates are members of or or a closely related species. Biochemical data revealed that the isolates could be differentiated from their nearest neighbours by the presence of lysine decarboxylase activity and their ability to utilize -arabitol. DNA–DNA relatedness also distinguished the two isolates from phylogenetically closely related strains. Based on these data, it is proposed that the isolates represent a novel species of the genus , named sp. nov. The type strain is R18-2 ( = CGMCC 1.10322  = LMG 25706).

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 30871655)
  • Agriculture Ministry of China (Award nyhyzx072056 and 201003029)
  • Zhejiang Agriculture Department (Award Ji-fa 2008-97)
  • 863 project (Award 2006AA10211)
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