RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Zhao, Junwei A1 Shi, Linlin A1 Li, Wenchao A1 Wang, Jiabin A1 Wang, Han A1 Tian, Yuanyuan A1 Xiang, Wensheng A1 Wang, XiangjingYR 2018 T1 Streptomyces tritici sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 68 IS 2 SP 492 OP 497 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002493 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Two novel actinomycete isolates, designated strains NEAU-A4T and NEAU-A3, were isolated from rhizosphere soil of wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the two strains coincided with those of the genus Streptomyces . The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the two isolates exhibited 99.6 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with each other and that they were most closely related to Streptomyces violaceorectus DSM 40279T (98.8, 99.0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the two strains clustered together and formed a separate subclade. Furthermore, a combination of DNA–DNA hybridization results and some physiological and biochemical properties demonstrated that the two strains could be distinguished from its closest relative. Therefore, it is proposed that strains NEAU-A4T and NEAU-A3 should be classified as representatives of a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces tritici sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-A4T (=CGMCC 4.7393T=DSM 104540T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002493