RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Liu, Min A1 Li, Yan Hong A1 Liu, Yang A1 Zhu, Jing Nan A1 Liu, Qun Fang A1 Liu, Yin A1 Gu, Jin Gang A1 Zhang, Xiao Xia A1 Li, Chun LiYR 2011 T1 Flavobacterium phragmitis sp. nov., an endophyte of reed (Phragmites australis) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 61 IS 11 SP 2717 OP 2721 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.027417-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-staining-negative bacterium, designated strain BLN2T, was isolated from within the roots of reeds (Phragmites australis) in Beijing Cuihu Wetland (China) and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The cells were yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic and devoid of flagella, but showed gliding motility. Strain BLN2T produced yellow, translucent, circular and convex colonies, with optimal growth at 30 °C and pH 7.0. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 6 (MK-6) and the predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), C16 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 34.8 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain BLN2T belonged to the genus Flavobacterium and was most closely related to Flavobacterium anhuiense CGMCC 1.6859T (97.0 % sequence similarity). The DNA–DNA relatedness between strain BLN2T and F. anhuiense CGMCC 1.6859T was 25.7 %. Based on the phenotypic data and phylogenetic inference presented, it is concluded that strain BLN2T represents a novel species within the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium phragmitis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BLN2T ( = DSM 23314T = CGMCC 1.10370T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.027417-0