Nonomuraea monospora sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from cave soil in Thailand, and emended description of the genus Nonomuraea.

A novel actinomycete, designated strain PT708(T), was isolated from cave soil collected in Pha Tup Cave Forest Park, Nan province, Thailand. It produced compounds with antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Its chemotaxonomic properties were consistent with those of members of the genus Nonomuraea. The major menaquinone was MK-9(H(4)), with minor amounts of MK-9(H(6)), MK-9(H(2)), MK-10(H(2)) and MK-8(H(4)). The polar lipid profile contained phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, hydroxy-phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside and phosphatidylinositol. The major fatty acids were iso-C(16:0), 10-methyl C(17:0), C(16:0) and C(17:1)ω6c. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain PT708(T) belonged to the genus Nonomuraea and was most closely related to Nonomuraea rhizophila YIM 67092(T) (98.50% sequence similarity) and Nonomuraea rosea GW 12687(T) (98.30%). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain PT708(T) was 73.3 mol%. Unlike the recognized members of the genus Nonomuraea, the novel strain formed single spores at the tips of aerial hyphae. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic evidence, strain PT708(T) represents a novel species of the genus Nonomuraea, for which the name Nonomuraea monospora sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PT708(T) ( = TISTR 1910(T) = JCM 16114(T)).