Lentzea soli sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from soil.

A novel actinobacterium, designated strain NEAU-LZC 7T, was isolated from soil collected from Mount Song and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain NEAU-LZC 7T belonged to the genus Lentzea, with highest sequence similarity to Lentzea violacea JCM 10975T (98.1 %). Morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the strain also supported its assignment to the genus Lentzea. However, DNA-DNA relatedness, physiological and biochemical data showed that strain NEAU-LZC 7T could be distinguished from its closest relative. Therefore, strain NEAU-LZC 7T represents a novel species of the genus Lentzea, for which the name Lentzea soli sp. nov. is proposed, with NEAU-LZC 7T (=CCTCC AA 2017027T=JCM 32384T) as the type strain.