Arthrobacter hankyongi sp. nov., Isolated From Wet Land

A Gram-staining-positive, catalase positive and oxidase negative, non-motile, non-flagellated, and oval-shaped bacterium, was designated as I2-34 ^T, isolated from wetland in Soul South Korea. Colonies were round, entire, raised, and cream colored after two days of incubation on R2A agar plates at 25 °C. Based on genomes (both 16S rRNA gene and draft genome) sequence analysis, strain I2-34 ^T belongs to the genus Arthrobacter and was most closely related to Arthrobacter deserti YIM CS25^T (98.0%). The strain I2-34 ^T had a circular genome with length of 5,186,447 base pairs (67 contigs) and 4830 total genes. Out of 4696 were protein-coding genes, 54 tRNA and 4 rRNA genes. The chemotaxonomic analysis indicates iso-C_16:0, anteiso-C_15:0, and anteiso_-C_17:0 as major fatty acids, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), and two unidentified glycolipids (GL1, GL2) as major polar lipids. The predominant quinone was MK-8(H₂). The peptidoglycan type was A3α with an. L-Lys-L-Ala interpeptide bridge. Thus, the experimental data demonstrated here show that the novel isolate shares the similar major fatty acids, major polar lipid PG, DPG, and GLs, major and major quinone MK8-(H₂) with the described members of the genus Arthrobacter. However, the low 16S rRNA gene sequence (98.0%), and some physiological and biochemical characteristics differentiate the I2-34 ^T from its closest phylogenetic neighbors. As a result, the isolate represents a novel species in within the genus Arthrobacter and family Micrococcaceae for which the name Arthrobacter hankyongi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is I2-34 ^T (= KACC 22217 ^T, LMG 32197 ^T).