Kibdelosporangium persicum sp. Nov., a new member of the actinomycetes from a hot desert in iran

Isolate 4NS15T was isolated from a neglected arid habitat in Kerman, Iran. The strain showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 98.9% to the type strains of Kibdelosporangium aridum subsp. aridum, Kibdelosporangium phytohabitans and Kib-delosporangium philippinense and 98.6% to the type strain K. aridum subsp. largum, respectively. Genome-based phylogenetic analysis revealed that isolate 4NS15T is closely related to Kibdelosporangium aridum subsp. aridum DSM 43828T. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization value between the genome sequences of 4NS15T and strain DSM 43828T is 29.8%. Strain 4NS15T pro-duces long chains of spores without a sporangium-like structure which can be distinguished from other Kibdelosporangium species. Isolate 4NS15T has a genome size of 10.35 Mbp with a G+C content of 68.1 mol%. Whole-cell hydrolysates of isolate 4NS15T are rich in meso-diaminopimelic acid and cell-wall sugars such as arabinose, galactose, glucose and ribose. Major fatty acids (>10%) are C16:0, iso-C16:0 and iso-C15:0 . The phospholipid profile contains diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanola-mine, phosphatidylhydroxyethanolamine, aminolipid and glycoaminolipid. The predominant menaquinone is MK-9(H4 ). Based on its phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, isolate 4NS15T (NCCB 100701=CIP 111705=DSM 110728) merits recognition as representing a novel species of the genus Kibdelosporangium, for which the name Kibdelosporangium persicum sp. nov. is proposed. © 2021, Microbiology Society. All rights reserved.