sp. nov., a new acidophilic representative of the isolated from fen soils.

Two new strains JP48 and JP55 affiliated with the acidobacterial class have been isolated from fen soil sampled in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains near Bayreuth, Germany. Both strains were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods that divide by binary fission, segregate exopolysaccharide-like material and form capsules. Strains JP48 and JP55 grew at 4-36 °C (optimum at 27 °C), pH 3.