Pantoea trifolii sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from Trifolium rubens root nodules.

ABSTRACT: A novel bacterium, designated strain MMK2^T, was isolated from a surface-sterilised root nodule of a Trifolium rubens plant growing in south-eastern Poland. Cells were Gram negative, non-spore forming and rod shaped. The strain had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with P. endophytica (99.4%), P. leporis (99.4%) P. rwandensis (98.8%) and P. rodasii (98.45%). Phylogenomic analysis clearly showed that strain MMK2^T and an additional strain, MMK3, should reside in the genus Pantoea and that they were most closely related to P. endophytica and P. leporis. Genome comparisons showed that the novel strain shared 82.96-93.50% average nucleotide identity and 26.2-53. 2% digital DNA:DNA hybridization with closely related species. Both strains produced siderophores and

SUBMITTER: Wdowiak-Wrobel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834434 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature