@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64903-0, author = "Carlsohn, Marc René and Groth, Ingrid and Tan, Geok Yuan Annie and Schütze, Barbara and Saluz, Hans-Peter and Munder, Thomas and Yang, Jun and Wink, Joachim and Goodfellow, Michael", title = "Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a medieval alum slate mine", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2007", volume = "57", number = "7", pages = "1640-1646", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64903-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64903-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Three actinomycetes isolated from the surfaces of rocks in a medieval slate mine were examined in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Chemotaxonomic and morphological characteristics of the isolates were typical of strains of the genus Amycolatopsis. The isolates had identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and formed a distinct phyletic line towards the periphery of the Amycolatopsis mediterranei clade, being most closely related to Amycolatopsis rifamycinica. The organisms shared a wide range of genotypic and phenotypic markers that distinguished them from their closest phylogenetic neighbours. On the basis of these results, a novel species, Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is HKI 0457T (=DSM 44993T=NRRL B-24474T).", }