SAJ NEWS Vol. 26, No. 1, 2012 Contents Outline of SAJ: Activities and Membership S 2 A message from the chairperson of The Society for Actinomycetes Japan S 3 List of new scientific names and nomenclatural changes in the class Actinobacteria validly published in 2011 S 4 51th Regular Colloquium S 23 The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society for Actinomycetes Japan S 24 Online access to The Journal of Antibiotics for SAJ members S 25 S1 Outline of SAJ: Activities and Membership The Society for Actinomycetes Japan (SAJ) published in June and December. Actinomycete was established in 1955 and authorized as a scien- researchers in foreign countries are welcome to join tific organization by Science Council of Japan in SAJ. For application of SAJ membership, please 1985. The Society for Applied Genetics of Actino- contact the SAJ secretariat (see below). Annual mycetes, which was established in 1972, merged in membership fees are currently 5,000 yen for active SAJ in 1990. SAJ aims at promoting actinomycete members, 3,000 yen for student members and researches as well as social and scientific exchanges 20,000 yen or more for supporting members (mainly between members domestically and internationally. companies), provided that the fees may be changed The Activities of SAJ have included annual and without advance announcement. regular scientific meetings, workshops and publica- tions of The Journal of Antibiotics (the official The current members (April 2012 - March 2014) journal, joint publication with Japan Antibiotics Re- of the Board of Directors are: Hiroyuki Osada search Association), Actinomycetologica (Newslet- (Chairperson; RIKEN), Masayuki Hayakawa (Vice ter) and laboratory manuals. Contributions to Inter- Chairperson; Yamanashi Univ.), Kenji Ueda (Sec- national Streptomyces Project (ISP) and Interna- retary General; Nihon Univ.), Kenji Arakawa (Hi- tional Symposium on Biology of Actinomycetes roshima Univ.), Koji Ichinose (Musashino Univ.), (ISBA) have also been SAJ's activities. In addition, Masayuki Igarashi (Inst. Microb. Chem.), Haruo SAJ have occasional special projects such as the Ikeda (Kitasato Univ.), Fumio Kato (Toho Univ.), publication of books related to actinomycetes: “At- Masaaki Kizuka (Daiichi Sankyo RD Novare Co., las of Actinomycetes, 1997”, “Identification Manual Ltd.), Hideyuki Muramatsu (Astellas Res. Technol. of Actinomycetes, 2001” and “Digital Atlas of Ac- Co., Ltd.), Susumu Okamoto (NFRI), Masahiro tinomycetes, 2002” (http://www0.nih.go.jp/saj/ Dig- Sota (Nagase & Co., Ltd.), Ken-ichiro Suzuki (NI- italAtlas/). These activities have been planned and TE), and Tomohiro Tamura (AIST). organized by the board of directors with association The members of the Advisory Board are: Ku- of executive committees consisting of active mem- nimoto Hotta, Kozo Ochi, Shinji Miyado, Yoko bers who belong to academic and nonacademic or- Takahashi, and Keiko Ochiai. ganizations. Copyright: The copyright of the articles pub- The SAJ Memberships comprise active mem- lished in Actinomycetologica is transferred from the bers, student members, supporting members and authors to the publisher, The Society for Actinomy- honorary members. Currently (as of Mar. 31, cetes Japan, upon acceptance of the manuscript. 2012), SAJ has about 330 active members including student members, 22 oversea members, 11 honorary The SAJ Secretariat members, 5 oversea honorary members, 1 special c/o Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences member and 12 supporting members. The SAJ Kitasato University members are allowed to join the scientific and social 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, meetings or projects (regular and specific) of SAJ on Tokyo 108-8641, Japan a membership basis and to browse The Journal of E-mail: [email protected] Antibiotics from a link on the SAJ website and will Phone & Fax: +81-3-5791-6133 receive each issue of Actinomycetologica, currently S2 A message from the chairperson of The Society for Actinomycetes Japan To the young researchers who will be qualified through "Shu/Ha/Ri" The board meeting of the Society of Actino- the next step, "Ha", if their level is smoothly mycetes Japan (SAJ) was held in April, 2012. At advancing. When the students reach the "Ha" the meeting, I was elected to the Society’s level, they have to try to test the methods that chairperson by the board members. The slogans the teacher did not teach them previously. They of the new board are "make the SAJ as the site may be almost at the stage of full mastership for sharing pleasure of science" and "reinforce (the level of Ph.D. students and postdoctoral the financial base of the SAJ". I would like to fellows). But self-satisfying thoughts preclude a ask each member of this society to collaborate success in science. They cannot point out prob- with us. lems if they do not study an established theory and the doctrine which ancient people got to Taking this opportunity, I would like to pre- know well. Only the students who passed the sent my viewpoint and thinking way that have first step "Shu" can enter the second step, "Ha". been influenced by "kendo" (martial art) because If the students can add their own idea to the I devoted myself to kendo since my junior high master’s teaching, and they can break the origi- school student. One of my favorite doctrines of nal idea, they can move into the last step, "Ri". kendo is "Shu/Ha/Ri". It means "first obey the In the "Ri" step, the students will separate traditional wisdom, then digress from the tradi- from the teacher and will be allowed to establish tion, and finally transcend the master." a new school based on what they learned by Every year, I talk on the doctrine to new themselves. Superior character of both the members joining up with my laboratory. "Shu" teacher and students is necessary to reach this is the first step for the new faces (students) who step. The teacher must praise independence enter in my laboratory. At first, the students without envying talent of the students, and the must keep teaching of a teacher (a leader or a students must make a desperate effort in order to senior). The students must watch and hear well survive in an unexplored path. It leads to pros- the teacher's actions and speeches. The students perity of the society when the students are more must behave like a sponge absorbing, or even frequently promoted than teachers are. In the stealing the technique, knowledge and even a Society of Actinomycetes Japan, all the mem- thinking way of the teacher. If the students can bers compete friendly and share "pleasure of the share the viewpoint of validation criteria with study on actinomycetes". SAJ offers the useful the teacher, they can pass the first step. Most occasions to the society members through the students will reach this level, when they enter annual meeting and biannual lectures. the graduate course. However the students must not stop here; this is not a satisfying goal. I hope young researchers who enroll in this The students must study by themselves along society will grow up according to "Shu/Ha/Ri". with respecting and obeying to the teacher. Ac- Such young researchers can bring this society to cording to the mastering the basic knowledge, a prosperity. the students can devise the technique and Hiroyuki Osada knowledge by themselves. The students move to RIKEN Advanced Science Institute S3 List of new scientific names and nomenclatural changes in the class Actinobacteria validly published in 2011 NEW GENUS. 61, 1098-1103. Allocatelliglobosispora Lee and Lee 2011. Cells are coccoid shape, arranged in pairs or Type species: Allocatelliglobosispora scoriae clusters, non-motile and non-sporulating. Lee and Lee. 2011. Diamino acid in cell wall: LL-DAP (A1γ). Reference: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, Whole cell sugar: Glc, Rham, Ala and Xyl . 61, 264-270. Fatty acid: anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 1, Cells form well-developed, branched substrate anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C14 : 0. mycelium, on which short chains of non-motile Isoprenoide quinone: MK-8(H2), MK-9(H2), spores are arranged singly or in clusters. Aerial MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H0). mycelium is not produced. Globose bodies are Polar lipid: PG, DPG, Ls, PLs, GLs and PGL. observed. DNA G+C content: 74 mol%. Diamino acid in cell wall: 3OH-DAP (A1γ). A member of the family Propionibacteriaceae. Whole cell sugar: Glc, Rham, Rib, Xyl, Ala, Gal and Man. Auritidibacter Yassin et al. 2011. Fatty acid: iso-C15 : 0 and C17 : 0. Type species: Auritidibacter ignavus Yassin et Isoprenoide quinone: MK-10(H4). al. 2011. Polar lipid: DPG, PE and PI. Reference: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, DNA G+C content: 70 mol%. 61, 223-230. A member of the family Micromonosporaceae. Cells are rod shape and non-spore-forming. Diamino acid in cell wall: L-Lys (A4α with the Amnibacterium Kim and Lee 2011. linkage L-Lys–Gly–L-Glu). Type species: Amnibacterium kyonggiense Kim Cell wall sugars: No characteristic sugars. and Lee 2011. Fatty acid: iso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. Reference: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, Isoprenoide quinone: MK-10. 61, 155-159. Polar lipid: DPG, PG, PI and PL. Cells are short rods (0.15–0.20 µm×0.25–0.30 DNA G+C content: 60 mol%. µm), non-motile. A member of the family Micrococcaceae. Diamino acid in cell wall: l-2,4-DAB. Fatty acid: anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. Austwickia Hamada et al. 2011. Isoprenoide quinone: MK-11 and MK-12. Type species: Austwickia chelonae (Masters et Polar lipid: PG and PLs. al. 1995) Hamada et al. 2011. DNA G+C content: 73 mol%. Reference: J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, A member of the family Microbacteriaceae. 427-436.