Leifsonia kribbensis sp nov., isolated from soil

A yellow-pigmented actinobacterium, designated strain MSL-13(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected from Bigeum Island, Republic of Korea, and its taxonomic position was determined by using a polyphasic approach. Strain MSL-13(T) showed phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties consistent with its classification in the genus Leifsonia. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of strain MSL-13(T) with sequences from Leifsonia naganoensis DB103(T), Leifsonia aquatica DSM 20146(T), Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis JCM 9733(T), Leifsonia poae VKM Ac-1401(T) and Leifsonia shinshuensis DB102(T) revealed similarities of 96.22, 96.19, 95.77, 95.44 and 95.37%, respectively, with differences of 39-65 nt among 1483 total nucleotides aligned. Based on differences in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain MSL-13(T) (=KCTC 19267(T) =DSM 19272(T)) is designated as the type strain of a novel species of the genus Leifsonia, for which the name Leifsonia kribbensis sp. nov. is proposed.