jiangella gansuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from a desert soil in north-west china. | a novel actinomycete strain, designated yim 002(t), was isolated from a desert soil sample in gansu province, north-west china. this actinomycete isolate formed well-differentiated aerial and substrate mycelia. in the early stages of growth, the substrate mycelia fragmented into short or elongated rods. chemotaxonomically, it contained ll-2,6-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. the cell-wall sugars contained ribose and glucose. phospholipids present were phosphatidylinositol mannosides, phosph ... | 2005 | 15774679 |