AMYCOLATOPSIS JAPONICUM SP-NOV, AN ACTINOMYCETE PRODUCING (S,S)-N,N'-ETHYLENEDIAMINEDISUCCINIC ACID

The generic position of an aerobic, Gram-positive organism known as ac tinomycete MG417-CF17 was determined following isolation of the PCR am plified 16S rRNA genes and alignment of the resultant sequence with co rresponding sequences from representatives of the family Pseudonocardi aceae. The assignment of the organism to the genus Amycolatopsis was s trongly supported by chemotaxonomic and morphological data. The strain was distinguished from representatives of validly described Amycolato psis species by a number of phenotypic properties. It is proposed that strain MG417-CF17 be classified in the genus Amycolatopsis as Amycola topsis japonicum sp. nov.