Reclassification of Paenibacillus riograndensis as a Genomovar of Paenibacillus sonchi: Genome-Based Metrics Improve Bacterial Taxonomic Classification.

ABSTRACT: Species from the genus Paenibacillus are widely studied due to their biotechnological relevance. Dozens of novel species descriptions of this genus were published in the last couple of years, but few utilized genomic data as classification criteria. Here, we demonstrate the importance of using genome-based metrics and phylogenetic analyses to identify and classify Paenibacillus strains. For this purpose, Paenibacillus riograndensis SBR5^T, Paenibacillus sonchi X19-5^T, and their close relatives were compared through phenotypic, genotypic, and genomic approaches. With respect to P. sonchi X19-5^T, P. riograndensis SBR5^T, Paenibacillus sp. CAR114, and Paenibacillus sp. CAS34 presented ANI (averag

SUBMITTER: Sant'Anna FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5632714 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature