<i>Geodermatophilus maliterrae</i> sp. nov., a member of the <i>Geodermatophilaceae</i> isolated from badland surfaces in the Red Desert, Wyoming, USA.

ABSTRACT: A novel Gram-stain-positive, black-pigmented bacterium, designated as WL48A ^T, was isolated from the surface of badland sedimentary rock in the Red Desert of Wyoming and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Good growth occurred at 28-32 °C, pH 7-9, and NaCl less than 1% (w/v). Colonies, growing well on International Streptomyces Project media (ISP) 3 and ISP 7, were black and adhering to the agar. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene and draft genome sequences showed that strain WL48A^T belongs to the family Geodermatophilaceae, forming a distinct sub-branch with Geodermatophilus bullaregiensis DSM 46841^T. The organism showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 98.8% with G. bullaregiensis DSM 46841^T.

SUBMITTER: Ben Tekaya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature