Amycolatopsis camponoti sp. nov., new tetracenomycin-producing actinomycete isolated from carpenter ant Camponotus vagus

An actinobacterial strain A23 ^T , isolated from adult ant Camponotus vagus collected in Ryazan region (Russia) and established as tetracenomycin X producer, was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Morphological characteristics of this strain included well-branched substrate mycelium and aerial hyphae fragmented into rod-shaped elements. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene and genome sequences showed that strain A23 ^T was most closely related to Amycolatopsis pretoriensis DSM 44654 ^T . Average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between the genome sequences of isolate A23 ^T and its closest relative, Amycolatopsis pretoriensis DSM 44654 ^T , were 39.5% and 88.6%, which were below the 70% and 95–96% cut-off point recommended for bacterial species demarcation, respectively. The genome size of the isolate A23 ^T was 10,560,374 bp with a DNA G + C content of 71.2%. The whole-cell hydrolysate contained meso -diaminopimelic acid and arabinose and galactose as main diagnostic sugars as well as ribose and rhamnose. It contained MK-9(H4) as the predominant menaquinone and iso -C _16:0 , iso -C _15:0 , anteiso -C _17:0 and C _16:0 as the major cellular fatty acids. Diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine prevailed among phospholipids. Mycolic acids were not detected. Based on the phenotypic, genomic and phylogenetic data, isolate A23 ^T represents a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis , for which the name Amycolatopsis camponoti sp. nov. is proposed, and the type strain is A23 ^T (= DSM 111725 ^T  = VKM 2882 ^T ).