| amycolatopsis umgeniensis sp. nov., isolated from soil from the banks of the umgeni river in south africa. | a novel member of the genus amycolatopsis was isolated from soil collected from the banks of the umgeni river, kwazulu natal province, south africa. the strain, designated um16(t), grouped with the type strains of amycolatopsis alba, amycolatopsis coloradensis and amycolatopsis thailandensis by 16s rrna gene based phylogeny. genetic distance values, based on the gyrb and recn genes, between strain um16(t) and its closest relatives were all above the threshold values of 0.02 and 0.04, respectivel ... | 2013 | 23180373 |