RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Zhang, Qiuju A1 Liu, Cong A1 Tang, Yali A1 Zhou, Guoling A1 Shen, Ping A1 Fang, Chengxiang A1 Yokota, AkiraYR 2007 T1 Hymenobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 57 IS 8 SP 1752 OP 1756 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65033-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped and pink-pigmented bacterium, designated strain X2-1gT, was isolated from a mixture of sand samples collected from the desert of Xinjiang, China, after exposure of the sand to 8 kGy gamma radiation. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated that this isolate represents a novel member of the genus Hymenobacter, with low sequence similarities (<97 %) to recognized Hymenobacter species. Biolog GN2 assays supported this conclusion. Optimum growth was observed at pH 7 and 28 °C. The strain contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (19.5 %), C16 : 1 ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH (20.2 %), C16 : 1 ω5c (10.6 %), C16 : 0 (6.2 %), anteiso-C17 : 1 B/iso-C17 : 1 I (8.5 %) and C18 : 0 (6.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 54 mol% (T m). On the basis of the polyphasic evidence presented, it is proposed that strain X2-1gT represents a novel species of the genus Hymenobacter, for which the name Hymenobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is X2-1gT (=CCTCC AB 206080T =IAM 15452T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.65033-0