Okibacterium fritillariae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel genus of the family Microbacteriaceae

L. I. Evtushenko, L. V. Dorofeeva, V. I. Krausova, E. Y. Gavrish, S. G. Yashina and M. Takeuchi VKM -- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G. K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia Okibacterium fritillariae gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain VKM Ac-2059(T)=IFO 16404(T)) is proposed for aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, coryneform bacteria isolated from seeds of Fritillaria ruthenica Wikstr. and Clematis recta L. Strains of the new genus form a distinct branch within the phylogenetic cluster composed of members of the family Microbacteriaceae and are characterized by B-type peptidoglycan containing amino acids glycine, glutamate, homoserine, alanine and lysine, the glycolyl type of muramic acid, the major menaquinones MK-10 and MK-11, the principal phospholipids phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol, and a DNA G+C content of approximately 67 mol%.