Amycolatopsis sacchari sp nov., a moderately thermophilic actinomycete isolated from vegetable matter

The taxonomic position of a group of moderately thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from vegetable matter was determined using a suite of genotypic an d phenotypic properties. The organisms were found to share a range of chemi cal and morphological markers typical of members of the genus Amycolatopsis . A representative of the group, strain K24(T), formed a distinct phyletic line within the range of variation occupied by the genus Amycolatopsis in t he 16S rDNA tree. The strains have many phenotypic properties in common and some of these distinguish the group from representatives of the validly de scribed species of Amycolatopsis. It is clear from the combined datasets th at the strains merit recognition as a new species of Amycolatopsis. The nam e proposed for the new species is Amycolatopsis sacchari; the type strain i s K24(T) ( = DSM 44468(T) = KCTC 9863(T)).