Actinorectispora metalli sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a mine and emended description of the genus Actinorectispora.

A novel actinomycete, designated strain KC 198, was isolated from rare earth mine. The results of analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that KC 198 was most closely related to Actinorectisporaindica YIM 75728 (98.4 %).