The 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains WS4599,
WS4601T and WS4602 (1407–1411 nt bases) were identical
across 1407 nucleotide positions. The three novel strains
showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to
M. yunnanensis YIM 65004T (98.0 %), M. antarcticus T2T
(97.9 %), M. luteus DSM 20030T (97.9 %) and M. terreus
NBRC 104258T (97.9 %). Similarity values between the 16S
rRNA gene sequences of strain WS4601T and recognised
species of the genus Micrococcus are given in Table S1
(available in IJSEM Online). In the neighbour-joining
phylogenetic tree based on the almost-complete 16S rRNA
gene sequences, the three novel strains formed one distinct
lineage within the genus Micrococcus