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International Journal of Microbiology
Volume 2013, Article ID 831308, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/831308
Research Article
Agromyces arachidis sp. nov. Isolated from
a Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Crop Field
Chandandeep Kaur, Anil Kumar Pinnaka, Nitin Kumar Singh,
Monu Bala, and Shanmugam Mayilraj
Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC), CSIR Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH),
Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160 036, India
Correspondence should be addressed to Shanmugam Mayilraj; mayil@imtech.res.in
Received 1 August 2013; Accepted 25 September 2013
Academic Editor: Carla Pruzzo
Copyright © 2013 Chandandeep Kaur et al. his is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly
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A Gram-positive, yellowish bacterium strain AK-1T was isolated from soil sample collected from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) crop
ield and studied by using a polyphasic approach. he organism had morphological and chemotaxonomic properties consistent
with its classiication in the genus Agromyces. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain AK-1T
was closely related to Agromyces aurantiacus (98.6%) followed by Agromyces soli (98.3%), Agromyces tropicus (97.6%), Agromyces
ulmi (97.3%), Agromyces lavus (97.2%), and Agromyces italicus (97.0%), whereas the sequence similarity values with respect to the
other Agromyces species with validly published names were between 95.3 and 96.7%. However, the DNA-DNA hybridization values
obtained between strain AK-1T and other related strains were well below the threshold that is required for the proposal of a novel
species. he DNA G + C content of the strain is 71.8 mol%. he above data in combination with the phenotypic distinctiveness of
AK-1T clearly indicate that the strain represents a novel species, for which the name Agromyces arachidis sp. nov. is proposed. he
type strain is AK-1T (=MTCC 10524T = JCM 19251T ).
1. Introduction
he genus Agromyces was irst proposed by Gledhill and
Casida Jr [1] and later on emended by Zgurskaya et al.
[2]. At present, the genus Agromyces comprises 24 species
with validly published names (http://www.bacterio.net/a/
agromyces.html), and all these species have been isolated
from diferent environmental sources: soils from fertile
meadows, rhizosphere, and plants to rock art paintings [1–
18]. In the present study, bacterial strain AK-1T , isolated from
soil sample, is described and subjected to the polyphasic
taxonomy. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison revealed that
the isolate is Agromyces-like organism. he aim of the present
study is to determine the exact taxonomic position of the
isolate.
2. Materials and Methods
Strain AK-1T was isolated from a soil sample collected from
peanut (Arachis hypogaea) crop ield, Srikakulam, Andhra
Pradesh, India (18∘ 14� N latitude 83∘ 58� E longitude), by the
dilution-plate technique on tryptic soy agar medium (TSA;
HiMedia) and maintained as glycerol stocks at −70 ∘ C. he
reference strains A. aurantiacus (MTCC 11069T ), A. soli
(MTCC 11074T ), A. tropicus (MTCC 11075T ), A. ulmi (MTCC
10783T ), A. lavus (MTCC 11103T ), and A. italicus (MTCC
10784T ) were obtained from the Microbial Type Culture
Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial
Technology, Chandigarh, India.
Colony and cell morphologies were studied according to
standard methods [19]. he Gram reaction was determined
using the HiMedia Gram staining kit according to the
manufacturer’s instructions. Physiological tests like growth
at diferent temperatures ranging from 10 to 55∘ C and NaCl
concentrations (1–15%) were performed by growing the
strain on TSA supplemented with diferent concentrations
of NaCl. he pH range (5.0–12.0) and the optimum pH
for growth were examined as described by Xu et al. [20]
using TSB as basal medium. For anaerobiosis, the cultures
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Table 1: Diferential characteristics that diferentiate strain AK-1T along with the closest species AK-1T (MTCC 10524T ), A. aurantiacus
(MTCC 11069T ), A. soli (MTCC 11074T ), A. tropicus (MTCC 11075T ), A. ulmi (MTCC 10783T ), A. lavus (MTCC 11103T ), and A. italicus
(MTCC 10784T ).
AK-1T
(MTCC
10524T )
A. aurantiacus
(MTCC
11069T )
A. soli
(MTCC
11074T )
A. tropicus
(MTCC
11075T )
A. ulmi
(MTCC
10783T )
A. lavus
(MTCC
11103T )
A. italicus
(MTCC
10784T )
37∘ C
42∘ C
2% NaCl
5% NaCl
pH 5.0
pH 10.0
pH 12.0
Starch hydrolysis
Casein hydrolysis
Urease
Catalase
Acid production from carbohydrates
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Salicin
Mannitol
Melibiose
Galactose
Arabinose
Cellobiose
Sucrose
Xylose
Inositol
Rhamnose
Lactose
Trehalose
Mannose
Maltose
Rainose
Sensitivity to antibiotics (�g/disc)
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Nitrofurantoin (300)
Norloxacin (10)
Polymyxin B (300)
Kanamycin (30)
Colistin (10)
Methicillin (5)
Oxacillin (5)
Gentamycin (10)
Trimethoprim (5)
Oxytetracycline (30)
Cefoxitin (30)
Biochemical tests using VITEK 2GP
card
Arginine dihydrolase 1
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Table 1: Continued.
T
Characteristics
Leucine arylamidase
�-Glucosidase
L-Proline arylamidase
�-Galactosidase
Alanine arylamidase
Tyrosine arylamidase
L-Lactate alkalinization
Salicin
Quinone type
Total lipid pattern
DNA G + C mol%
AK-1
(MTCC
10524T )
A. aurantiacus
(MTCC
11069T )
A. soli
(MTCC
11074T )
A. tropicus
(MTCC
11075T )
A. ulmi
(MTCC
10783T )
A. lavus
(MTCC
11103T )
A. italicus
(MTCC
10784T )
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+
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−
−
MK12
11, 13
DPG, PG
71.8
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MK12, 13
MH12
MK12
M12, 11, 10
MK12
MK12, 13
DPG, PG
72.8
DPG, PG
73.4
DPG, PG
72.7
DPG, PG
72.0
DPG, PG
70.9
DPG, PG
70.8
All the strains were positive at pH 8.0 and 9.0, at temperatures 25∘ C and 30∘ C, and acid production from fructose; negative at 12∘ C, 10%, 15% NaCl,
dulcitol, inositol, sorbitol, adonitol, citrate, methyl-red, Voges-Proskauer, indole, nitrate, and gelatin liquefaction. All the strains are negative for the following
biochemical tests using VITEK 2-GP card: D-Amygdalin, phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C, D-xylose, �-galactosidase, Ala-Phe-Pro-arylamidase,
cyclodextrin, L-aspartate arylamidase, �-galactopyranosidase, �-mannosidase, phosphatase, �-glucuronidase, L-pyrrolldonyl arylamidase, D-sorbitol, urease,
polymyxin B resistance, D-galactose, D-ribose, lactose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-maltose, bacitracin resistance, novobiocin resistance, growth in 6.5% NaCl,
D-mannitol, D-mannose, methyl-�-D-glucopyranoside, pullulan, D-rainose, O/129 resistance (comp. vibrio.), sucrose, D-trehalose, arginine dihydrolase
2 and optochin resistance. All the strains were sensitive to triple sulphas, kanamycin, sulfonamide, novobiocin, ampicillin, and rifampicin. S: sensitive; R:
resistance.
were streaked on TSA plates and placed in an anaerobic jar
(MART), which was evacuated and lushed with Anoxomat
unit (MART) using anaerobic gas mixture consisting of
nitrogen (85%), carbon dioxide (10%), and hydrogen (5%).
Plates were incubated at 30∘ C for 5 days. Catalase activity,
citrate utilization (using Simmons’ citrate agar), and urea
hydrolysis were determined as described by Cowan and Steel
[21]. he hydrolysis of casein, gelatin, Tween 80, tyrosine,
starch and indole, methyl red test, Voges-Proskauer test, and
oxidase activity were assessed as described by Smibert and
Krieg [22]. Nitrate reduction was tested as described by Lányi
[23]. VITEK 2-GP cards were used as per the instructions
of the manufacturer (bioMérieux). Acid production from
various sugars was tested on minimal medium by using the
method described by Smith et al. [24].
For cellular fatty acid analysis, the strains were grown on
TSA medium at 30 ∘ C for 36 h; fatty acids were saponiied,
methylated, and extracted using the standard protocol of
MIDI (Sherlock Microbial Identiication System, version 4.0).
he fatty acids were analysed by GC (Hewlett Packard 6890)
and identiied by using the TSBA50 database of the Microbial
Identiication System as described by Sasser [25] and Pandey
et al. [26]. Freeze-dried cells for other chemotaxonomic analyses were prepared following growth of the strains in tryptic
soy broth for 4 days at 30∘ C. he peptidoglycan structure
was determined by using a hydrolysate of puriied cell walls,
according to Schleifer [27]. he diagnostic amino acids were
separated by single dimensional ascending TLC as described
by Schleifer and Kandler [28], with the modiication that
TLC on cellulose sheets (Merck 5577) was used instead of
paper chromatography. Polar lipids and menaquinones were
extracted and analysed by using the methods described by
Minnikin et al. [29] and Kroppenstedt [30].
Genomic DNA extraction, ampliication, and sequencing were performed as described previously by Mayilraj
et al. [31]. he complete sequence of the 16S rRNA gene
was aligned with those of representative related taxa using
the EzTaxon server (http://www.eztaxon.org/) [32]. he 16S
rRNA gene sequence of AK-1T and the representative of
closely related species were retrieved from the EzTaxon server
and aligned using MEGA version 5.0 [32]. Phylogenetic trees
were constructed using the neighbour-joining as well as
maximum parsimony algorithms and maximum likelihood
algorithms. Bootstrap analysis was performed to assess the
conidence limits of the branching. DNA-DNA hybridization
was performed by the membrane ilter method [33]. he G+C
content of the genomic DNA was determined spectrophotometrically (Lambda 35; Perkin Elmer) using the thermal
denaturation method [34].
3. Results and Discussion
Detailed phenotypic properties that diferentiate strain
AK-1T from closely related species of the genus Agromyces
are summarized in Table 1. Most of the chemotaxonomic
properties, including the fatty acid composition, were typical
of members of the genus Agromyces. he major menaquinone
detected for the strain AK-1T is MK-12 (54.13%), while MK11 (14.08%) and MK-13 (31.77%) are the other minor
components; major fatty acids are anteiso-C15:0 , anteisoC17:0 , iso-C15:0 , and iso-C16:0 (Table 2); cell wall diagnostic
amino acid is 2,4-diaminobutyric acid. Major lipids are
diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG),
two unknown phospholipids, and one unknown glycolipid
(Figure 2). he almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequence
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Strain AK-1T (FN868445)
Agromyces tropicus CM9-9T (AB454378)
Agromyces soli MJ21T (GQ241325)
71
79
Agromyces lavus CPCC 202695T (FJ529717)
Agromyces ulmi XIL01T (AY427830)
Agromyces luteolus IFO 16235T (AB023356)
91
95
72
77
82
98
Agromyces bauzanensis BZ41T (FJ972171)
Agromyces neolithicus 23-23T (AY507128)
Agromyces humatus CD5T (AY618216)
Agromyces italicus CD1T (AY618215)
Agromyces lapidis CD5T (AY618217)
Agromyces allii UMS-62T (DQ673873)
99
Agromyces terreus DS-10 T (EF363711)
Agromyces salentinus 20-5T (AY507129)
Agromyces rhizospherae IFO 16236T (AB023357)
Agromyces ramosus DSM 43045T (X77447)
Agromyces subbeticus Z33T (AY737778)
Agromyces albus VKM Ac-1800 T (AF503917)
Agromyces fucosus VKM Ac-1345T (AY158025)
Agromyces subsp. cerinus DSM 8595T (X77448)
Agromyces cerinus subsp. nitratus ATCC 51763T (AY277619)
Agromyces atrinae P27T (FJ607310)
Leifsonia lichenia 2SbT (AB278552)
0.005
Figure 1: Phylogenetic neighbour-joining tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences (1442 bases) showing the relationship between Agromyces
arachidis AK-1T and related members of the genus Agromyces. Leifsonia lichenia 2SbT (AB278552) was used as an outgroup. Bootstrap values
(expressed as percentages of 1000 replications) greater than 70% are given at nodes. Filled circles indicate that corresponding nodes were also
recovered in the tree generated with maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood algorithms. Bar, 0.005% sequence variation. GenBank
accession numbers are given in parentheses.
Table 2: Percentage of total cellular fatty acids from strains AK-1T (MTCC 10524T ), A. aurantiacus (MTCC 11069T ), A. soli (MTCC 11074T ),
A. tropicus (MTCC 11075T ), A. ulmi (MTCC 10783T ), A. lavus (MTCC 11103T ), and A. italicus (MTCC 10784T ).
Type of fatty
acids
AK-1T (MTCC
10524T )
A. aurantiacus
(MTCC
11069T )
A. soli (MTCC
11074T )
iso-C14:0
iso-C15:0
anteiso C15:0
iso-C16:0
C16:0
iso-C17:0
anteiso C 17:0
C18:0
C18:3 �6c
iso-C19:0
0.8
9.4
47.7
11.3
0.9
3.3
21.86
tr
ND
ND
0.7
7.7
32.7
11.4
2.8
3.0
31.6
0.6
0.7
tr
0.6
6.1
39.5
18.1
0.6
1.8
31.2
tr
ND
tr
A. tropicus
A. ulmi (MTCC
A. lavus
A. italicus
(MTCC 11075T )
10783T )
(MTCC 11103T ) (MTCC 10784T )
3.0
3.6
31.9
32.7
0.5
3.3
20.6
tr
ND
ND
2.5
15.5
58.3
1.8
2.5
3.0
1.6
1.5
1.3
tr
1.4
2.8
41.5
23.6
0.5
0.7
23.7
tr
0.7
1.0
0.6
6.3
40.2
18.6
0.7
1.7
29.2
tr
tr
ND
Data from the present study. Fatty acids amounting to <0.5% of the total fatty acids in all strains are not shown or shown as tr: traces. ND: not detected.
of strain AK-1T (1442 bases) was determined. Phylogenetic
analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain
AK-1T was closely related to A. aurantiacus (98.6%) followed
by A. soli (98.3%), A. tropicus (97.6%), A. ulmi (97.3%), A.
lavus (97.2%), and A. italicus (97.0%). he similarities with
respect to the type strains of the remaining species of the
genus were signiicantly lower (95.3–96.7%). he 16S rRNA
gene sequence-based phylogenetic analysis revealed that
strain AK-1T forms a separate branch within the lineage that
includes A. aurantiacus, A. soli, A. tropicus, A. ulmi, and A.
lavus (Figure 1); this was also evident in the phylogenetic
tree constructed using maximum parsimony and maximum
likelihood algorithms (shown as closed circles at the nodes in
Figure 1) where the strain was recovered as a separate clade.
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PL
DPG
PG
GL
PL
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(54.1%), while MK-13 (31.7%) and MK-11 (14.0%) are the other
components. he predominant fatty acids are anteiso-C15:0 ,
anteiso-C17:0 , iso-C15:0 , and iso-C16:0 . he diagnostic diamino
acid in cell wall hydrolyzate is 2,4-diaminobutyric acid. he
DNA G + C content of the strain is 71.8 mol%. he type strain,
AK-1T (=MTCC 10524T = JCM 19251T ), was isolated from a
soil sample collected from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) crop
ield, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Acknowledgments
he authors thank Mr. Malkit Singh for his excellent technical
assistance. his work was supported by the Council of Scientiic and Industrial Research (CSIR Network Project NWP006), Government of India. his is IMTECH communication
no. 056/2013. he GenBank accession number for the 16s
rRNA gene sequence of Agromyces arachidis strain is AK-1T
FN868445.
Figure 2: Two-dimensional thin layer chromatograms of the total
lipids of strain AK-1T , detected with molybdophosphoric acid
(5% w/v) in absolute ethanol. Phosphatidylglycerol (PG), diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), unknown phospholipid (PL), and unknown
glycolipids (GL).
he DNA-DNA hybridization values for strain AK-1T with
the closely related species were less than 56.2%, which is well
below the 70% threshold value recommended for the delineation of bacterial species [35]. he levels of DNA-DNA relatedness between strain AK-1T and other Agromyces species
were not determined, since it has been shown that organisms
with more than 3% 16S rRNA gene sequence dissimilar
belong to diferent genomic species [36]. On the basis of the
polyphasic data presented previously, strain AK-1T should
be placed in the genus Agromyces within a novel species, for
which we propose the name Agromyces arachidis sp. nov.
3.1. Description of Agromyces arachidis sp. nov. Agromyces
arachidis sp. nov. (a.ra� chi. dis. N. L. n. Arachis-idis, a
botanical generic name; N. L. gen. n. arachidis, of Arachis,
isolated from a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) crop ield).
he cells are Gram-positive, strictly aerobic, nonspore
forming, and occurring in straight or curved rods. Colonies
are yellowish, opaque, convex, entire and 1-2 mm in diameter
on tryptic soy agar medium, and capable of growing from
25∘ C to 37∘ C, with optimum for growth at 30∘ C and a pH
range from 6.0 to 10.0; they can tolerate up to 1.0% NaCl.
Strain AK-1T shows positive reaction for hydrolysis of starch
and negative for casein hydrolysis, urease production, MR-VP
reaction, hydrogen sulphide production, and nitrate reduction. Acid is produced from arabinose, xylose, inulin, and
lactose; it is negative for salicin, mannitol, melibiose, galactose, sucrose, rhamnose, trehalose, mannose, maltose, and
rainose. Other detailed characteristics features are mentioned in Table 1. Major polar lipids are phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), two unknown
phospholipids (PL), and one unknown glycolipid (GL). he
major menaquinone detected for the strain AK-1T is MK-12
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