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Abstract

The taxonomic position of an actinomycete strain isolated from soil from Natore, Bangladesh, was examined by using a polyphasic approach. The strain, designated AAB-4, was assigned to the genus on the basis of chemical and morphological criteria. It formed aerial hyphae that carried long chains of rounded spores. The 16S rRNA gene of strain AAB-4 was sequenced directly and then compared with those of previously studied streptomycetes following the generation of two phylogenetic trees by using maximum-likelihood and neighbour-joining algorithms. This confirmed the assignment of the novel strain to the genus . This strain showed a high level of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to , and , among others, but could be distinguished from them by phenotypic and physiological traits. This micro-organism produces bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, an antibacterial and antifungal agent. It is proposed that strain AAB-4 be classified as a novel species within the genus , as sp. nov. (type strain, AAB-4=LMG 22738=NRRL B-24326).

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