Comparative analyses of
16S rRNA gene sequences and physiological characteristics of strain 120-1T indicate that strain
120-1T is a phylogenetically novel bacterium, and that it represents a novel species in a new
genus, Rhodoligotrophos gen. nov., in the order Rhizobiales, family Rhodobiaceae. The name
Rhodoligotrophos appendicifer gen. nov. sp. nov. is proposed as the type species of this new
genus, with 120-1T (5JCM 16873T
5ATCC BAA-2115T
) as the type strain.