RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Sánchez, Marta M. A1 Fritze, Dagmar A1 Blanco, Ana A1 Spröer, Cathrin A1 Tindall, Brian J. A1 Schumann, Peter A1 Kroppenstedt, Reiner M. A1 Diaz, Pilar A1 Pastor, F. I. JavierYR 2005 T1 Paenibacillus barcinonensis sp. nov., a xylanase-producing bacterium isolated from a rice field in the Ebro River delta JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 55 IS 2 SP 935 OP 939 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63383-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-positive, endospore-forming, xylanase-producing bacterium isolated from a rice field was studied taxonomically. The strain grows at 10–40 °C and in the presence of lysozyme or 5 % (w/v) NaCl. Chemotaxonomic analysis revealed that MK-7 was the predominant menaquinone of the isolated strain, while the major fatty acid was anteiso-C15 : 0. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain BP-23T fell within the radiation of the cluster comprising Paenibacillus species. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities were found with Paenibacillus illinoisensis (97·4 %), Paenibacillus pabuli (97·1 %) and Paenibacillus amylolyticus (96·9 %). The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain BP-23T with respect to these three species was very low (32·7, 31·6 and 23·0 %, respectively). On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic data, strain BP-23T should be placed in the genus Paenibacillus and designated a novel species, for which the name Paenibacillus barcinonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BP-23T (=CECT 7022T=DSM 15478T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63383-0