RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Ma, Li A1 Xi, Jia-Qin A1 Cao, Yong-Hong A1 Wang, Xiao-Yan A1 Zheng, Shuai-Chao A1 Yang, Cheng-Gang A1 Yang, Ling-ling A1 Mi, Qi-Li A1 Li, Xue-Mei A1 Zhu, Ming-Liang A1 Mo, Ming-HeYR 2017 T1 Bacillus endozanthoxylicus sp. nov., an endophytic bacterium isolated from Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim leaves JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 67 IS 10 SP 3699 OP 3705 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002138 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, motile bacterium, designated as 1404T, was isolated from leaves of Chinese red pepper (Huajiao) (Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim) collected from Gansu, north-west China. Spores were not observed under a range of conditions. Strain 1404T was observed to grow at 15–45 °C and pH 6.0–10.0 and in presence of 0–5 % (w/v) NaCl concentration. The cell wall of strain 1404T was found to contain meso-diaminopimelic acid, and the predominant respiratory quinone was identified as MK-7. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified phospholipid as well as three unidentified polar lipids. The major fatty acids profile of strain 1404T consisted of iso-C15 : 0 (25.6 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (18.4 %) and iso-C14 : 0 (12.1 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain 1404T was affiliated to the genus Bacillus and was closely related to Bacillus oryzisoli 1DS3-10T, Bacillus benzoevorans DSM 5391T and Bacillus circulans DSM 11T with sequence similarity of 98.3, 98.2 and 96.9 %, respectively. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was determined to be 39.4 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization values indicated that relatedness between strain 1404T and the type strains of closely related species of the genus Bacillus was below 41 %. Therefore, on the basis of the data from the polyphasic taxonomic study presented, strain 1404T represents a novel species of the genus Bacillus , for which the name proposed is Bacillus endozanthoxylicus sp. nov. The type strain is 1404T (=CCTCC AB 2017021T=KCTC 33827T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002138