Paenibacillus glycinicola sp. nov., Paenibacillus triticicola sp. nov., Pseudescherichia oryzae sp. nov., Pseudomonas gossypii sp. nov., and Tardiphaga zeae sp. nov., five novel bacterial species from agricultural crops

Five novel species from healthy plants and other substrates are described. These are Paenibacillus glycinicola sp. nov. from Glycine max in Iowa, United States; Paenibacillus triticicola sp. nov. from Triticum aestivum in Australia, Allium cepa in Texas, garden soil in Wisconsin, cows milk in New York state, Panicum virgatum in Michigan, sweet sorghum in Nebraska, and Zea mays in Ohio; Pseudescherichia oryzae sp. nov. from Oryza sativa in Arkansas; Pseudomonas gossypii sp. nov. from a healthy Bos taurus in Kansas, Capsicum annuum from Arizona, Gossypium hirsutum in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and Zea mays from Arkansas; and Tardiphaga zeae sp. nov. from Zea mays in Iowa. No pathogenic strains are known for any of the novel species.