RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Kwon, Soon-Wo A1 Kim, Byung-Yong A1 Lee, Kang-Hyo A1 Jang, Kab-Yeul A1 Seok, Soon-Ja A1 Kwon, Jang-Sik A1 Kim, Wan-Gyu A1 Weon, Hang-YeonYR 2007 T1 Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 57 IS 3 SP 480 OP 484 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64196-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A mesophilic bacterium, strain 15-52T, was isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, the bacterium was identified as representing a novel species belonging to the genus Pedobacter. The strain is non-flagellated, non-spore-forming and grows at temperatures in the range 1–37 °C. Physiological tests of the strain showed the presence of oxidase, catalase, protease (gelatin and casein hydrolysis), β-glucosidase and β-galactosidase activities. The highest levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity were found with respect to Pedobacter roseus CL-GP80T (97.3 %) and Pedobacter sandarakinus DS-27T (97.2 %). A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data indicated that strain 15-52T is a member of the genus Pedobacter. DNA–DNA hybridization analysis revealed low levels of relatedness (<42.3 %) between the isolate and two phylogenetically related type strains, P. roseus KCCM 42272T and P. sandarakinus KCTC 12559T. The DNA G+C content is 44.2 mol% and the predominant fatty acids are iso-C15 : 0 (35.4 %), iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1 ω7c (27.8 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (15.8 %). On the basis of these data, strain 15-52T represents a novel species of the genus Pedobacter, for which the name Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 15-52T (=KACC 11317T=DSM 18130T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64196-0