RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 He, Hairong A1 Liu, Chongxi A1 Zhao, Junwei A1 Li, Wenjun A1 Pan, Tong A1 Yang, Lingyu A1 Wang, Xiangjing A1 Xiang, WenshengYR 2014 T1 Streptomyces zhaozhouensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens Mill) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 64 IS Pt_4 SP 1096 OP 1101 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.056317-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel endophytic actinomycete, designated strain NEAU-LZS-5T, was isolated from the leaf of candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens Mill) and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain NEAU-LZS-5T belongs to the genus Streptomyces and exhibited 99.51 and 97.37 % similarity to Streptomyces sedi YIM 65188T and Streptomyces specialis GW41-1564T, respectively, whereas low similarity values (<97 %) distinguished strain NEAU-LZS-5T from all other species of the genus Streptomyces with validly published names. Two tree-making algorithms also supported the position that strain NEAU-LZS-5T formed a distinct clade with Streptomyces sedi YIM 65188T and Streptomyces specialis GW41-1564T. However, levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain NEAU-LZS-5T and Streptomyces sedi YIM 65188T and Streptomyces specialis GW41-1564T were 45.59 and 31.90 %, respectively. A comparative study between strain NEAU-LZS-5T and the type strains of closest related species of the genus Streptomyces revealed that it differed from them in morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics. Therefore, strain NEAU-LZS-5T represents a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces zhaozhouensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-LZS-5T ( = CGMCC 4.7095T = DSM 42101T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.056317-0