Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995
T. Coenye et al., Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995, INT J SY EV, 51, 2001, pp. 183-185
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Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
It was reported before that [Pseudomonas] woodsii and Burkholderia andropog
onis are phenotypically indistinguishable and probably represent the same t
axon, for which the name B. andropogonis has been proposed. In the present
study, it was found that [P.] woodsii and B. andropogonis strains were indi
stinguishable by whole-cell protein electrophoresis and have a highly simil
ar cellular fatty acid composition. A high DNA-DNA binding value of 95 % wa
s found between the type strains of both species. In addition, the 16S rDNA
sequence of [P.] woodsii strain LMG 2362(T) was very similar to that of B.
andropogonis LMG 2129(T) (99.0 %). The chemotaxonomic and genotypic data c
onfirm that [P.] woodsii and B. andropogonis represent the same species, fo
r which it is proposed to retain the name B. andropogonis.