Amycolatopsis japonicum sp. nov, an actinomycete producing (S,S)-N,N'-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid

The generic position of an aerobic, Gram-positive organism known as actinomycete MG417-CF17 was determined following isolation of the PCR amplified 16S rRNA genes and alignment of the resultant sequence with corresponding sequences from representatives of the family Pseudonocardiaceae. The assignment of the organism to the genus Amycolatopsis was strongly supported by chemotaxonomic and morphological data. The strain was distinguished from representatives of validly described Amycolatopsis species by a number of phenotypic properties. It is proposed that strain MG417-CF17 be classified in the genus Amycolatopsis as Amycolatopsis japonicum sp. nov.