Phenotypic, Chemotaxonomic, and Genome-Based Classification of <i>Phyllobacterium</i> Strains: Two Proposed Novel Species, <i>Phyllobacterium chamaecytisi</i> sp. nov. and <i>Phyllobacterium lublinensis</i> sp. nov.

ABSTRACT: The taxonomic status of two bacterial strains, KW56^T and 2063^T, isolated from root nodules of Chamaecytisus albus (Spanish broom), was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Both isolates belong to the genus Phyllobacterium, yet exhibit significant genotypic and phenotypic differences from all currently described species. Whole-genome comparisons revealed that strain KW56^T is most closely related to Phyllobacterium trifolii PETP 02^T, while strain 2063^T is related to Phyllobacterium brassicacearum strains STM 196^T and 29-15. However, digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between the new isolates and their closest relatives were below established specie

SUBMITTER: Wdowiak-Wrobel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12383984 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature