Nocardia macrotermitis sp. nov. and Nocardia aurantia sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis.

ABSTRACT: The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-stain-positive Actinobacteria, designated RB20^T and RB56^T, were determined using a polyphasic approach. Both were isolated from the fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that both strains are members of the genus Nocardia with the closest phylogenetic neighbours Nocardia miyunensis JCM12860^T (98.9 %) and Nocardia nova DSM44481^T (98.5 %) for RB20^T and Nocardia takedensis DSM 44801^T (98.3 %), Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis DSM 44290^T (98.3 %) and Nocardia rayongensis JCM 19832^T (98.2 %) for RB56^T. Digital DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) betwee

SUBMITTER: Benndorf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660896 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature