nocardioides terrae sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. | bacterial strain va15(t) was isolated from forest soil of the changbai mountains, heilongjiang province, china. cells of strain va15(t) were gram-positive-staining, 0.2-0.3 mum in diameter and 0.3-1.0 mum long, strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped or coccoid. growth occurred at 16-34 degrees c (optimum, 29 degrees c), at ph 5.5-8.5 (optimum, ph 6.2-6.5) and in the presence of 0-1 % (w/v) nacl (optimum, 0-0.25 %). strain va15(t) contained mk-8(h(4)) as the major respiratory quinone and ll- ... | 2009 | 19622661 |