Comamonas composti sp. nov., isolated from food waste compost Young, Chiu-Chung and Chou, Jui-Hsing and Arun, A. B. and Yen, Wen-Shao and Sheu, Shih-Yi and Shen, Fo-Ting and Lai, Wai-An and Rekha, P. D. and Chen, Wen-Ming,, 58, 251-256 (2008), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65277-0, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= A bacterial strain designated YY287T, isolated from food waste compost, was investigated by polyphasic taxonomic approach. The cells were rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-pigmented, non-spore-forming and non-fermentative. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain formed a monophyletic branch towards the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Comamonas; its closest neighbours were the type strains Comamonas testosteroni DSM 50244T (96.5 %), Comamonas terrigena DSM 7099T (95.4 %), Comamonas odontotermitis Dant 3-8T (95.2 %) and Comamonas koreensis KCTC 12005T (94.6 %). Strain YY287T was clearly distinguished from all of these strains using phylogenetic analysis, DNA–DNA hybridization, fatty acid composition data and a range of physiological and biochemical characteristics. The major fatty acids were 16 : 0 (33 %), 18 : 1ω7c (13 %) and summed feature 3 (16 : 1ω7c and/or 15 : 0 iso 2-OH; 41 %). The DNA G+C content of the genomic DNA was 62.8 mol%. It is evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain YY287T represents a novel species in the genus Comamonas, for which the name Comamonas composti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YY287T (=BCRC 17659T=LMG 24008T)., language=, type=