Soil bacteria are abundance and diverse because they affect the structure and fertility of different soils. Many studies were performed to find novel bacterial species in Republic of Korea, and consequently there are big current well-identified bacter...
Soil bacteria are abundance and diverse because they affect the structure and fertility of different soils. Many studies were performed to find novel bacterial species in Republic of Korea, and consequently there are big current well-identified bacterial taxanomic data. It is necessary to characterize the relationship between novel bacteria and its communities for effective management of soil bacterial benefits. The purpose of this study was to characterize the bacterial communities in Yongin city soil and to identify novel bacterial strains by polyphasic taxonomic approach.
To characterize the soil bacterial community, it was applied culture-dependent approach and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and statistical analysis methods. Soil samples were collected in thirty-six batches and four hundred eighty-four isolates were obtained. Results showed that the composition of bacterial communities were belonging to four phyla: Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. Based on the distribution of bacteria phyla, the high organic carbon concentration might presented in Yongin soil. The analysis revealed that Pseudomonas, Arthrobacter and Bacillus were the ubiquitous bacteria. Bacteria diversity was related to soil types and community composition was dependent of geographic distance. The field soil was more phylogenetically diverse than non-field soil.
Soil bacteria, which were isolated from Yongin city, might have had a common ancestor.
To identify the novel bacteria, six of two hundred fifty-six novel strains were chosen because of their potential manufacturing applications. The exact taxonomic position was investigated using polyphasic approach. The series of methods were used such as genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses. The results were compared with similar set of data from its closely related species to identify the similar, different and typical characteristics of novel species. Based on the presented findings, six novel species, Arthrobacter bambusae sp. nov., Chryseobacterium camelliae sp. nov., Flavobacterium daemonensis sp. nov., Luteimonas radiciterrae sp. nov., Lysobacter terrae sp. nov. and Pedobacter seoulensis sp. nov. were proposed, with THG-GM18T, THG C4-1T, THG-DJ7T, THG-MD21T, THG-A13T and THG-G12T , respectively, as the type strains.
In conclusion, the bacterial communities in Yongin city soil were characterized and six novel species were identified. In the future, it is necessary to perform the large-scale investigation of the genotypic features of strains from different environmental sites in order to show the relationship to the geochemistry of the habitats.