Publications

lentzea gen. nov., a new genus of the order actinomycetales.	we describe a new genus of mesophilic actinomycetes, for which we propose the name lentzea. the strains of this genus form abundant aerial hyphae that fragment into rod-shaped elements. whole-cell hydrolysates contain the meso isomer of diaminopimelic acid and no characteristic sugar (wall chemotype iii). the phospholipid pattern type is type pii (phosphatidylethanolamine is the characteristic phospholipid); the major menaquinone is mk-9. the fatty acid profile comprises saturated, unsaturated, ...	1995	7537071
saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov.	the generic position of two isolates from soils inside a gold mine cave in kongju, korea, was determined by 16s rdna sequencing and chemotaxonomic characteristics. phylogenetic analysis indicated that both of the isolates formed a clade with lentzea albidocapillata and members of the genus saccharothrix of the family pseudonocardiaceae. the chemical composition of the isolates and of lentzea albidocapillata was consistent with that of the genus saccharothrix, which is characterized by a type iii ...	2000	10843077
phylogenetic analysis of saccharothrix and related taxa: proposal for actinosynnemataceae fam. nov.	partial sequences for 16s rdna were determined for strains of the genus saccharothrix, including most described species, as well as strains of the described species of the related genera kutzneria, actinokineospora and actinosynnema. these were aligned with published sequences for other species of these genera, as well as those of the genera 'actinoalloteichus', 'asiosporangium', lentzea, kutzneria, streptoalloteichus and representative taxa from other actinomycete families. phylogenetic analysi ...	2000	10826820
revival of the genus lentzea and proposal for lechevalieria gen. nov.	the genus saccharothrix is phylogenetically heterogeneous on the basis of analysis of almost complete 16s rdna sequences. an evaluation of chemotaxonomic, morphological and physiological properties in the light of the molecular phylogeny data revealed that several species are misclassified. saccharothrix aerocolonigenes nrrl b-3298t and saccharothrix flava nrrl b-16131t constitute a lineage distinct from saccharothrix and separate from lentzea. the genus lechevalieria gen. nov. is proposed for t ...	2001	11411672
description of lentzea flaviverrucosa sp. nov. and transfer of the type strain of saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea to lentzea albida.	a distinct actinomycete isolated from soil was subjected to polyphasic taxonomic analysis. it is demonstrated by comparative 16s rdna gene sequencing that the organism, designated strain as 4.0578t, represents a novel species of the genus lentzea. the phylogenetic results also showed that it formed a monophyletic lineage distinct from the available members of the genera lentzea, lechevalieria and saccharothrix. the organism was distinguished from all the validly described type strains of the gen ...	2002	12361291
biodegradation of poly(l-lactide).	the biodegradation of poly(l-lactide) (pla) is reviewed. the important role of actinomycetes in pla degradation is emphasized. these pla-degrading actinomycetes belong phylogenetically to the pseudonocardiaceae family and related genera, including amycolatopsis, lentzea, streptoalloteichus, kibdelosporangium and saccharothrix. a pla-degrading enzyme purified from an isolated amycolatopsis strain-41 has substrate specificity on pla higher than proteinase k. the application of these strains and th ...	2004	15274245
biodegradability and biodegradation of poly(lactide).	poly(lactide) (pla) has been developed and made commercially available in recent years. one of the major tasks to be taken before the widespread application of pla is the fundamental understanding of its biodegradation mechanisms. this paper provides a short overview on the biodegradability and biodegradation of pla. emphasis is focused mainly on microbial and enzymatic degradation. most of the pla-degrading microorganisms phylogenetically belong to the family of pseudonocardiaceae and related g ...	2006	16823551
lentzea kentuckyensis sp. nov., of equine origin.	a novel actinomycete, designated strain lddc 2876-05(t), was isolated from an equine placenta during the course of routine diagnostic tests for nocardioform placentitis. in a preliminary study, the strain was observed to be phylogenetically distinct from the genera crossiella and amycolatopsis and probably a member of the genus lentzea. a polyphasic study of strain lddc 2876-05(t) confirmed its identification as a member of lentzea on the basis of its chemotaxonomic and morphological similarity ...	2007	17684256
[selective isolation and diversity of acidophilic filamentous actinomycetes from acidic soils].	to establish effective methods for selective isolation of acidophilic filamentous actinomycetes from acidic soils, and to investigate their genus and species diversity.	2009	19673405
bioconversion of as1387392: screening and characterization of actinomycetes that convert as1387392 to as1429716.	as1387392 was a novel and powerful histone deacetylase inhibitor with an excellent oral absorption profile, but this compound was lacking in active moieties, which are essential to synthesize more derivatives. in our screening program to identify actinomycetes capable of converting as1387392 to as1429716, which has an active moiety to synthesize more derivatives, we identified 12 strains capable of efficient hydroxylation. results of phylogenetic analysis of 16s rdna sequences suggested that the ...	2010	20664604
Lentzea jiangxiensis sp. nov., isolated from acidic soil in south-east China.	A novel actinomycete, designated strain FXJ1.034T, was isolated from acidic soil collected in Jiangxi Province, south-east China. A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain FXJ1.034T belonged to the genus Lentzea, with the highest sequence similarities to Lentzea kentuckyensis NRRL B-24416T (98.5%) and Lentzea albida NBRC 16102T (98.3%). Morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics supported its assignment to the genus Lentzea. The results of DNA-DNA hybri ...	2011	22140164