RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Wang, Zhikuan A1 Jiang, Binjin A1 Li, Xiaoguang A1 Gan, Longzhan A1 Long, Xiufeng A1 Zhang, Yuqin A1 Tian, YongqiangYR 2018 T1 Streptomyces populi sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from stem of Populus adenopoda Maxim JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 68 IS 8 SP 2568 OP 2573 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002877 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel endophytic actinobacterium strain, designated A249T, was isolated from the stem of Populus adenopoda collected at Mount Qingcheng in south-west China. Its taxonomic position was determined by using a polyphasic approach. The cultural and morphological characteristics of isolate A249T were consistent with members of the genus Streptomyces. Growth occurred at 10–37 °C, pH 6.0–12.0 and in the presence of 0–4 % (w/v) NaCl. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic trees showed the closest phylogenetic relatives to strain A249T were Streptomyces shaanxiensis JCM 16925T (98.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Streptomyces lanatus JCM 4332T (97.9 %). The DNA–DNA hybridization values between the strain A249T and the two reference strains ranged from 41.4 to 49.4 %. The DNA G+C content was 71.7 mol%. The range of average nucleotide identity values was 81.5–86.7 %. Chemical analysis of cellular components indicated that strain A249T contained ll-diaminopimelic acid, xylose and galactose. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol mannosides, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified lipids, one unidentified phospholipid, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified aminophospholipid. The major fatty acids comprised C16 : 0, iso-C14 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c. On the basis of the phenotypic and genotypic differentiation of the three tested strains, isolate A249T is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, named Streptomyces populi sp. nov. The type strain is A249T (=CGMCC 4.7417T=JCM 32175T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002877