<i>Nicoliella lavandulae</i> sp. nov., a novel fructophilic <i>Nicoliella</i> species isolated from flowers of <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>.

ABSTRACT: A survey of fructophilic lactic acid bacteria associated with wild and cultivated plants in the metropolitan area of Valencia (Spain) led to the isolation of a novel strain of the genus Nicoliella, named Es01^T, from flowers of Lavandula angustifolia. The genus Nicoliella encompasses a single species, Nicoliella spurrieriana. Partial 16S rRNA coding gene sequencing revealed a similarity of 98.8% to N. spurrieriana SGEP1_A5^T. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) calculations revealed an ANI value of 80.49% with strain SGEP1_A5^T, the only N. spurrieriana strain with an available genomic sequence. A digital DNA-DNA hybridization value of 20% was estimated by the Type Strain Genome Server tool when Es01^T was comp

SUBMITTER: Alcantara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349052 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature