- Volume 62, Issue Pt_3, 2012
Volume 62, Issue Pt_3, 2012
- Validation List
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List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published
The purpose of this announcement is to effect the valid publication of the following effectively published new names and new combinations under the procedure described in the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Authors and other individuals wishing to have new names and/or combinations included in future lists should send three copies of the pertinent reprint or photocopies thereof, or an electronic copy of the published paper, to the IJSEM Editorial Office for confirmation that all of the other requirements for valid publication have been met. It is also a requirement of IJSEM and the ICSP that authors of new species, new subspecies and new combinations provide evidence that types are deposited in two recognized culture collections in two different countries. It should be noted that the date of valid publication of these new names and combinations is the date of publication of this list, not the date of the original publication of the names and combinations. The authors of the new names and combinations are as given below, and these authors’ names will be included in the author index of the present issue. Inclusion of a name on these lists validates the publication of the name and thereby makes it available in bacteriological nomenclature. The inclusion of a name on this list is not to be construed as taxonomic acceptance of the taxon to which the name is applied. Indeed, some of these names may, in time, be shown to be synonyms, or the organisms may be transferred to another genus, thus necessitating the creation of a new combination.
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- Notification List
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Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12, of the IJSEM
This listing of names published in a previous issue of the IJSEM is provided as a service to bacteriology to assist in the recognition of new names and new combinations. This procedure was proposed by the Judicial Commission [Minute 11(ii), Int J Syst Bacteriol 41 (1991), p. 185]. The names given herein are listed according to the Rules of priority (i.e. page number and order of valid publication of names in the original articles). Taxonomic opinions included in this List (i.e. the creation of synonyms or the emendation of circumscriptions) cannot be considered as validly published nor, in any other way, approved by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and its Judicial Commission.
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- New Taxa
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- Actinobacteria
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Streptomyces brevispora sp. nov. and Streptomyces laculatispora sp. nov., actinomycetes isolated from soil
The taxonomic positions of two actinomycetes isolated from a hay meadow soil sample were determined using a polyphasic approach. The isolates had chemical and morphological properties typical of streptomycetes and formed a distinct 16S rRNA gene subclade together with the type strain Streptomyces drozdowiczii NRRL B-24297T. DNA–DNA relatedness studies showed that the three strains belonged to different genomic species. The organisms were also distinguished using a combination of phenotypic properties. On the basis of these data it is proposed that the isolates be assigned to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces brevispora sp. nov. and Streptomyces laculatispora sp. nov., with BK160T ( = KACC 21093T = NCIMB 14702T) and BK166T ( = KACC 20907T = NCIMB 14703T) as the respective type strains.
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Dietzia aurantiaca sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical specimen
More LessA Gram-positive, coccoid, non-endospore-forming actinobacterium (strain CCUG 35676T) was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid from a 24-year-old woman in Gothenborg, Sweden. Based on pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity studies, strain CCUG 35676T was shown to belong to the genus Dietzia and was most closely related to the type strains of Dietzia aerolata (99.3 %), Dietzia lutea (98.8 %), Dietzia schimae (98.5 %), Dietzia maris (98.5 %), Dietzia alimentaria (98.3 %) and Dietzia cercidiphylli (98.0 %). The major menaquinone was MK-8(H2). Major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, an unidentified aminophospholipid (APL1), an unidentified phospholipid (PL1) and unidentified glycolipids (GL1 and GL3). Numerous other lipids were also detected. The fatty acid profile, comprising C16 : 0, C17 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c and 10-methyl-C18 : 0 as major fatty acids, supported the affiliation of strain CCUG 35676T to the genus Dietzia. On the basis of the results of physiological and biochemical tests and DNA–DNA hybridizations, a clear phenotypic and genotypic differentiation of strain CCUG 35676T from the most closely related Dietzia species is possible. Strain CCUG 35676T represents a novel species, for which the name Dietzia aurantiaca sp. nov. is proposed, with CCUG 35676T ( = JCM 17645T) as the type strain.
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Aquipuribacter hungaricus gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the ultrapure water system of a power plant
More LessA Gram-positive actinobacterium, strain IV-75T, was isolated by using R2A agar from the ultrapure water system of a power plant in Hungary. The strain exhibited a rod–coccus cell cycle, and was strictly aerobic, non-motile, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain IV-75T belonged to the suborder Micrococcineae and clustered with members of the family Intrasporangiaceae. Its closest phylogenetic neighbour was Arsenicicoccus bolidensis CCUG 47306T (94.3 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The peptidoglycan of strain IV-75T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and MK-10(H4) was the major menaquinone. The polar lipid pattern contained phosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified phospholipids, one glycolipid and several other lipid components. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0. Based on the moderate levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to all members of the family Intrasporangiaceae and the unique combination of chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain IV-75T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Aquipuribacter hungaricus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Aquipuribacter hungaricus is IV-75T ( = DSM 21674T = NCAIM B 02333T).
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Patulibacter ginsengiterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field, and an emended description of the genus Patulibacter
More LessA novel actinobacterial strain, designated P4-5T, was isolated from soil of a ginseng field located in Geumsan County, Republic of Korea. Cells of strain P4-5T were Gram-stain-positive, oxidase- and catalase-positive, motile, short rods and the strain produced creamy white colonies on trypticase soy agar. The isolate contained demethylmenaquinone 7 (DMK-7) as the predominant isoprenoid quinone, C18 : 1ω9c and anteiso-C15 : 0 as major fatty acids, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and several unknown lipids in the polar lipid profile, galactose, glucose, mannose, arabinose, xylose (trace) and rhamnose as cell-wall sugars, and meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan. The DNA G+C content of strain P4-5T was 74.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that strain P4-5T was related most closely to Patulibacter minatonensis KV-614T and Patulibacter americanus CP177-2T (98.4 and 98.2 % similarity, respectively) and that it formed a separate lineage in the genus Patulibacter. Combined phenotypic and DNA–DNA hybridization data supported the conclusion that strain P4-5T represents a novel species of the genus Patulibacter, for which the name Patulibacter ginsengiterrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is P4-5T ( = KCTC 19427T = CECT 7603T). An emended description of the genus Patulibacter is also provided.
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Nocardioides ginsengagri sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a ginseng field
More LessA Gram-reaction-positive, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium (strain BX5-10T) was isolated from the soil of a ginseng field on Baekdu Mountain in Jilin district, China. The taxonomic position of this bacterium was determined in an investigation based on a polyphasic approach. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain BX5-10T was shown to belong to the family Nocardioidaceae and to be most closely related to Nocardioides plantarum NCIMB 12834T (96.5 % sequence similarity), Nocardioides dokdonensis KCTC 19309T (96.2 %) and Nocardioides fonticola NAA-13T (95.1 %). Strain BX5-10T was characterized chemotaxonomically as having ll-2,6-diaminopimelic acid in its cell-wall peptidoglycan, MK-8(H4) as the predominant menaquinone and C18 : 1ω9c, C16 : 0 and C17 : 1ω8c as its major fatty acids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 70.3 mol%. The novel strain could be differentiated genotypically and phenotypically from all recognized species of the genus Nocardioides. Based on the results of the phylogenetic analyses and the genotypic and phenotypic data, a novel species, Nocardioides ginsengagri sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is BX5-10T ( = KCTC 19467T = DSM 21362T).
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Streptomyces qinglanensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment
More LessA Streptomyces-like strain, 172205T, was obtained from mangrove soil collected at Qinglan Harbour, Wenchang, Hainan, China. The strain was characterized by white aerial mycelium and long spore chains. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the strain represents a novel member of the genus Streptomyces, exhibiting highest levels of similarity (<98.29 %) to the type strains of members of the genus Streptomyces. However, DNA–DNA relatedness and phenotypic data readily distinguished strain 172205T from phylogenetically related type strains. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8). The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (10.31 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (35.19 %), iso-C16 : 0 (20.24 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (10.05 %). The diagnostic phospholipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. The cell wall contained ll-diaminopimelic acid and meso-diaminopimelic acid and whole-cell hydrolysates contained ribose, galactose and glucose. The results of DNA–DNA hybridization, physiological and biochemical tests allowed the genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain 172205T from phylogenetically related type strains. Therefore, strain 172205T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, for which the name Streptomyces qinglanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 172205T ( = CGMCC 4.6825T = DSM 42035T).
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Nocardia grenadensis sp. nov., isolated from sand of the Caribbean Sea
More LessA Gram-stain-positive, non-spore-forming bacterium (GW5-5797T) was isolated on soil extract agar from sand collected at a depth of 5 m in the Caribbean Sea near Grenada. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and similarity studies showed that strain GW5-5797T belongs to the genus Nocardia, and is most closely related to Nocardia speluncae N2-11T (99.2 % similarity) and Nocardia jinanensis 04-5195T (99.2 %) and more distantly related to Nocardia rhamnosiphila 202GMOT (98.6 %) and other Nocardia species. Strain GW5-5797T could be distinguished from all other recognized Nocardia species by sequence similarity values less than 98.5 %. The peptidoglycan diamino acid was meso-diaminopimelic acid. Strain GW5-5797T exhibited a quinone system with the predominant compounds MK-8(H4ω-cyclo) and MK-8(H2). The polar lipid profile of GW5-5797T consisted of the major compounds diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified glycolipid, moderate amounts of phosphatidylinositol and a phosphatidylinositol mannoside and minor amounts of several lipids including a second phosphatidylinositol mannoside. The polyamine pattern contained the major compound spermine and moderate amounts of spermidine. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c and 10-methyl C18 : 0. These chemotaxonomic traits are in excellent agreement with those of other Nocardia species. The results of DNA–DNA hybridizations and physiological and biochemical tests allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain GW5-5797T from the most closely related species, showing 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities >98.5 %. Strain GW5-5797T therefore merits separate species status, and we propose the name Nocardia grenadensis sp. nov., with the type strain GW5-5797T ( = CCUG 60970T = CIP 110294T).
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- Firmicutes and Related Organisms
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Lactobacillus futsaii sp. nov., isolated from fu-tsai and suan-tsai, traditional Taiwanese fermented mustard products
More LessThree Gram-stain-positive strains were isolated from fermented mustard and were rod-shaped, non-motile, asporogenous, facultatively anaerobic, homofermentative and did not exhibit catalase activity. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strains were members of the genus Lactobacillus. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the type strains of Lactobacillus crustorum (98.7 % similarity), Lactobacillus farciminis (98.9 %) and Lactobacillus mindensis (97.9 %) were the closest neighbours. However, DNA–DNA reassociation values with these strains were less than 50 %. Phenotypic and genotypic features demonstrated that these isolates represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus futsaii sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is YM 0097T ( = JCM 17355T = BCRC 80278T).
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Characterization and emended description of Lactobacillus kunkeei as a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium
Lactobacillus kunkeei is an inhabitant of fructose-rich niches and is a potential member of the fructophilic lactic acid bacteria. In the present study, the phylogenetic and biochemical characteristics of the type strain and eight isolates of L. kunkeei, originating from wine, flowers and honey, were studied. The nine isolates, including the type strain, formed a well-defined phylogenetic subcluster based on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences. The subcluster was not closely related to other subclusters in the Lactobacillus phylogenetic group. Biochemically, the eight new isolates showed typical fructophilic characteristics. The eight isolates grew poorly on glucose, but grew well on fructose. Good growth on glucose was only recorded in the presence of electron acceptors. The type strain of L. kunkeei differed from the other isolates only on the basis of poor growth on fructose. Although they belong to a group of obligately heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria, all nine isolates, including the type strain, produced almost equimolar amounts of lactic acid and acetic acid and very little ethanol from glucose. Eight of the isolates can thus be regarded as typical ‘obligately’ fructophilic lactic acid bacteria. Although the type strain of L. kunkeei was phenotypically slightly different from the other isolates, it possessed several important fructophilic characteristics. On the basis of the evidence gathered in this study, the type strain of L. kunkeei is recognized as a member of the ‘obligately’ fructophilic lactic acid bacteria.
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Salinicoccus qingdaonensis sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater during a bloom of green algae
More LessA novel Gram-stain-positive, white-pigmented, non-motile, non-sporulating, catalase- and oxidase-positive, strictly aerobic coccus, designated strain ZXM223T, was isolated from a seawater sample collected from the coast of Qingdao, PR China, during a green algal bloom. It grew at pH 6.0–10.5 and 0–25.0 % (w/v) NaCl, with optimum growth at pH 8.5 and 3.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Growth occurred at 16–42 °C (optimum at 28 °C). The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0. Menaquinone 6 (MK-6) was the major respiratory quinone. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, three unidentified phospholipids and two unknown glycolipids. The peptidoglycan type was l-Lys–Gly5–6. The genomic DNA G+C content was 43.5 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed strain ZXM223T within the genus Salinicoccus, with sequence similarity of 92.2–97.1 % between ZXM223T and the type strains of this genus. The closest relatives were Salinicoccus kunmingensis YIM Y15T, ‘S. salitudinis’ YIM-C678 and S. alkaliphilus T8T. The DNA–DNA relatedness between strain ZXM223T and S. kunmingensis CGMCC 1.6302T and ‘S. salitudinis’ CGMCC 1.6299 ( = YIM-C678) was 37±3 and 30±2 %, respectively. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics and low DNA–DNA relatedness support the proposal of a novel species of the genus Salinicoccus, Salinicoccus qingdaonensis sp. nov., with the type strain ZXM223T ( = LMG 24855T = CGMCC 1.8895T).
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Characterization of Defluviitalea saccharophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from an upflow anaerobic filter treating abattoir wastewaters, and proposal of Defluviitaleaceae fam. nov.
A novel thermophilic, anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, terminal-spore-forming bacterium was isolated from an upflow anaerobic filter treating abattoir wastewaters in Tunisia. This strain, designated LIND6LT2T, grew at 40–60 °C (optimum 50–55 °C) and at pH 6.0–8.5 (optimum pH 7.0–7.5). It did not require NaCl for growth, but tolerated it up to 2 %. Sulfate, thiosulfate, elemental sulfur, sulfite, nitrate and nitrite were not used as electron acceptors. Growth of LIND6LT2T was inhibited by sulfite (2 mM). Strain LIND6LT2T used cellobiose, glucose, mannose, maltose, mannitol, sucrose and xylose as electron donors. The main fermentation products from glucose metabolism were acetate, formate, butyrate and isobutyrate. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0 (68.4 %) and C14 : 0 (8.3 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 35.2 mol%. On the basis of its phylogenetic and physiological properties, a new genus and species, Defluviitalea saccharophila gen. nov., sp. nov., are proposed to accommodate strain LIND6LT2T, placed in Defluviitaleaceae fam. nov. within the phylum Firmicutes, class Clostridia, order Clostridiales. Strain LIND6LT2T ( = DSM 22681T = JCM 16312T) is the type strain of Defluviitalea saccharophila, which itself is the type species of Defluviitalea.
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Lactobacillus saniviri sp. nov. and Lactobacillus senioris sp. nov., isolated from human faeces
More LessTwo Gram-stain-positive strains, YIT 12363T and YIT 12364T, were isolated from human faeces. They were rod-shaped, non-motile, asporogenous, facultatively anaerobic and did not exhibit catalase activity. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strains were members of the genus Lactobacillus. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the type strains of Lactobacillus casei (95.3 % similarity), Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei (95.6 %), Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans (95.3 %) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (95.4 %) were the closest neighbours to strain YIT 12363T. For strain YIT 12364T, the highest similarity values were observed with the type strains of Lactobacillus diolivorans, Lactobacillus parafarraginis and Lactobacillus rapi (95.8, 96.0 and 96.0 %, respectively). Phenotypic and genotypic features demonstrated that these strains each represent a separate novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, and the names Lactobacillus saniviri sp. nov. (type strain YIT 12363T = JCM 17471T = DSM 24301T) and Lactobacillus senioris sp. nov. (type strain YIT 12364T = JCM 17472T = DSM 24302T), respectively, are proposed.
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Jeotgalibacillus soli sp. nov., a Gram-stain-positive bacterium isolated from soil
More LessA Gram-staining-positive, motile, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium, designated P9T, was isolated from soil in Portugal. This organism was aerobic and catalase- and oxidase-positive. It had an optimum growth temperature of about 35 °C and an optimum growth pH of about 8.0–8.5, and grew in medium with 0–9 % (w/v) NaCl. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was of the A1α type, with l-lysine as the diagnostic diamino acid. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7) and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (45.4 %), iso-C15 : 0 (22.0 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (11.2 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was about 39.4 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain P9T was most closely related to Jeotgalibacillus campisalis DSM 18983T (96.8 %) and Jeotgalibacillus marinus DSM 1297T (96.5 %). These two recognized species formed a coherent cluster with strain P9T that was supported by a bootstrap value of 99 %. On the basis of the phylogenetic analysis and physiological and biochemical characteristics, strain P9T ( = DSM 23228T = LMG 25523T) represents a novel species of the genus Jeotgalibacillus, for which the name Jeotgalibacillus soli sp. nov. is proposed.
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Moorella humiferrea sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium capable of growth via electron shuttling between humic acid and Fe(III)
An anaerobic, thermophilic, spore-forming bacterium (strain 64-FGQT) was isolated from a terrestrial hydrothermal spring from the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. This strain utilized lactate as an electron donor, insoluble poorly crystalline Fe(III) oxide incorporated into alginate beads as a potential electron acceptor and 9,10-anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) as an electron-shuttling compound. Vegetative cells of strain 64-FGQT were Gram-stain-positive, peritrichously flagellated, motile, straight rods, 0.3–0.5 µm in diameter and 2.0–5.0 µm long, growing singly or forming short chains. Cells formed round refractive endospores in terminal swollen sporangia. The temperature range for growth was 46–70 °C, with an optimum at 65 °C. The pH range for growth was 5.5–8.5, with an optimum at pH 7.0. The substrates utilized by strain 64-FGQT in the presence of AQDS as an electron acceptor included lactate, malate, succinate, glycerol and yeast extract. The strain fermented galactose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, pyruvate and peptone. Strain 64-FGQT used AQDS, humic acid, thiosulfate, nitrate and perchlorate as electron acceptors for growth. Fe(III) was not directly reduced, but strain 64-FGQT was able to grow and reduce Fe(III) oxide in the presence of small amounts of AQDS or humic acid as electron-shuttling compounds. The G+C content of the DNA of strain 64-FGQT was 51 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the isolate in the genus Moorella, with the type strain of Moorella glycerini as its closest relative (97.2 % similarity). Based on phylogenetic analysis and physiological characteristics, strain 64-FGQT is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Moorella, for which the name Moorella humiferrea sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is 64-FGQT ( = DSM 23265T = VKM B-2603T).
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- Proteobacteria
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Catellibacterium nanjingense sp. nov., a propanil-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and emended description of the genus Catellibacterium
More LessA novel facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, catalase- and oxidase-positive, Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated Y12T, was isolated from activated sludge of a wastewater bio-treatment facility. The strain was able to degrade about 90 % of added propanil (100 mg l−1) within 3 days of incubation. Growth occurred in the presence of 0–4.5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0.5 %), at 10–40 °C (optimum 28 °C) and at pH 5.5–10.0 (optimum pH 7.0). Vesicular internal membrane structures and photoheterotrophic growth were not observed. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10 and the major cellular fatty acid was summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω6c and/or C18 : 1ω7c). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain Y12T was 63.7 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison revealed that strain Y12T was a member of the genus Catellibacterium, as it showed highest sequence similarities to Catellibacterium caeni DCA-1T (99.1 %) and <96.0 % similarities with other species of the genus Catellibacterium. Strain Y12T showed low DNA–DNA relatedness values with C. caeni DCA-1T. Based on phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic properties, strain Y12T represents a novel species of the genus Catellibacterium, for which the name Catellibacterium nanjingense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Y12T ( = CCTCC AB 2010218T = KCTC 23298T). An emended description of the genus Catellibacterium is also presented.
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Microbulbifer marinus sp. nov. and Microbulbifer yueqingensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment
More LessTwo Gram-negative, aerobic strains, Y215T and Y226T, were isolated from sediment from Yueqing Bay, Zhejiang Province, China. The two novel strains were both positive for oxidase activity, nitrate reduction, and aesculin and casein decomposition, but negative for gelatin and tyrosine decomposition. Catalase activity, and starch and Tween 80 decomposition differed between the two strains. Cells of both novel strains were rod-shaped in young cultures and ovoid in older cultures. Optimum NaCl concentration and pH range for growth of both strains were 2.0–3.0 % (w/v) and 7.0–8.0, respectively, whereas the optimum growth temperature for strain Y215T (25–30 °C) was lower than that for strain Y226T (30–37 °C). The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains Y215T and Y226T were 54.0 and 56.7 mol%, respectively. The major fatty acids in both isolates were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 1ω9c, which was also the case in the reference strains apart from Microbulbifer salipaludis, which possessed C18 : 1ω7c as the predominant fatty acid. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was Q-8 and the major polar lipids of both strains were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unknown glycolipid. Both strains had highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to members of the genus Microbulbifer. Strain Y215T was closely related to the type strains of Microbulbifer maritimus (97.6 %) and Microbulbifer donghaiensis (97.5 %), whereas strain Y226T was closely related to the type strain of M. salipaludis (97.6 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strains Y215T and Y226T fell into two separate clusters. The DNA–DNA relatedness values of strain Y215T with M. maritimus TF-17T and M. donghaiensis CN85T were 34.1 and 32.8 %, respectively, whereas that between strain Y226T and M. salipaludis SM-1T was 38.0 %; these values are significantly lower than the threshold value for the delineation of bacterial species. On the basis of their distinct taxonomic characteristics, the two isolates represent two novel species of the genus Microbulbifer, for which the names Microbulbifer marinus sp. nov. and Microbulbifer yueqingensis sp. nov. are proposed; the type strains are Y215T ( = CGMCC 1.10657T = JCM 17211T) and Y226T ( = CGMCC 1.10658T = JCM 17212T), respectively.
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Kangiella geojedonensis sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, YCS-5T, was isolated from seawater off the southern coast of Korea. Strain YCS-5T grew optimally at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain YCS-5T fell within the clade comprising Kangiella species. Strain YCS-5T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 96.6, 95.7 and 97.9 % to the type strains of Kangiella koreensis, Kangiella aquimarina and Kangiella japonica, respectively, and less than 89.8 % to strains of other species used in the phylogenetic analysis. Strain YCS-5T contained Q-8 as the predominant ubiquinone and iso-C17 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C11 : 0 3-OH and iso-C17 : 1ω9c as the major fatty acids. The polar lipid profile of strain YCS-5T was similar to that of K. koreensis SW-125T, with phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified aminolipid as major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content was 47 mol%. The mean DNA–DNA relatedness value between strain YCS-5T and K. japonica JCM 16211T was 12 %. Differential phenotypic properties and the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness of strain YCS-5T demonstrated that this strain is distinguishable from other Kangiella species. On the basis of the data presented, strain YCS-5T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Kangiella, for which the name Kangiella geojedonensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is YCS-5T ( = KCTC 23420T = CCUG 60526T).
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Massilia flava sp. nov., isolated from soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain Y9T, was isolated from a soil sample collected in Ningxia Province in China and was characterized to determine its taxonomic position. Strain Y9T contained Q-8 as the predominant ubiquinone. Major fatty acid components were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH) and C16 : 0. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain Y9T was 68.7 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain fell within the evolutionary radiation encompassed by the genus Massilia. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain Y9T and the type strains of recognized Massilia species ranged from 95.2 to 98.2 %, the highest values being with Massilia albidiflava 45T (98.2 %) and Massilia lutea 101T (98.0 %). However, levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain Y9T and M. albidiflava KCTC 12343T and M. lutea KCTC 12345T were 37 and 26 %, respectively. Strain Y9T was clearly differentiated from its nearest phylogenetic relatives in the genus Massilia based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties. Therefore, strain Y9T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Massilia, for which the name Massilia flava sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Y9T ( = CGMCC 1.10685T = KCTC 23585T).
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Loktanella tamlensis sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessAn aerobic, Gram-reaction-negative, chemo-organotrophic bacterium, designated strain SSW-35T, was isolated from seawater in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Cells were motile, short rods; colonies were circular, smooth, convex, translucent and beige in colour. No diffusible pigment formed on any of the media tested. The bacterium grew at 4–30 °C and pH 7.1–10.1. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the organism was related to members of the genus Loktanella, its closest recognized relatives being Loktanella rosea Fg36T (98.1 % sequence similarity) and Loktanella maricola DSW-18T (97.8 %). Levels of 16S rRNA gene similarity between strain SSW-35T and other recognized species of the genus Loktanella were all <97 %. Polar lipid analysis revealed the presence of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unknown lipid as major components, as well as small amounts of two unknown phospholipids. The predominant ubiquinone was Q-10. The major cellular fatty acid was C18 : 1 (summed feature 7), and the 3-hydroxy fatty acids detected were C12 : 1 3-OH and C10 : 0 3-OH. The genomic DNA G+C content was 55.0 mol%. In DNA–DNA hybridization experiments, the relatedness values between strain SSW-35T and the type strains of the phylogenetically closest recognized species were all <11 %. On the basis of the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and DNA–DNA relatedness, a novel species, Loktanella tamlensis sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is SSW-35T ( = KCTC 12722T = JCM 14020T).
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Sphingobium lucknowense sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from HCH-contaminated soil
Nidhi Garg, Kiran Bala and Rup LalA yellow-pigmented, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium, designated F2T, was isolated from an HCH dumpsite at Ummari village in Lucknow, India. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate belonged to the genus Sphingobium. Its closest neighbour was Sphingobium japonicum UT26T (99.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The DNA G+C content was 65.7 mol%. The polyamine profile showed the presence of spermidine. The respiratory pigment was ubiquinone Q-10. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0 (12.5 %), C14 : 0 2-OH (8.1 %), summed feature 3 (consisting of C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 5.8 %) and summed feature 8 (consisting of C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c; 53.1 %). The major polar lipids of strain F2T were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and sphingoglycolipid. DNA–DNA relatedness and biochemical and physiological characters clearly distinguished the isolate from its closest phylogenetic neighbours. Thus, strain F2T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobium, for which the name Sphingobium lucknowense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain F2T ( = MTCC 9456T = CCM 7544T).
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Hasllibacter halocynthiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a nutriacholic acid-producing bacterium isolated from the marine ascidian Halocynthia roretzi
More LessA Gram-negative, aerobic, ovoid to rod-shaped bacterial strain, KME 002T was isolated from a marine ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, off the coast of Gangneung, Korea. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that this strain belonged to the family Rhodobacteraceae in the class Alphaproteobacteria and was closely related to the type strains of Dinoroseobacter shibae, Roseovarius crassostreae and Pseudoruegeria aquimaris with 95.0, 94.7 and 94.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, respectively. KME 002T was an obligately halophilic bacterium requiring 1 to 5 % (w/v) NaCl, with an absolute requirement for magnesium chloride for growth. Cells were motile by means of a single polar flagellum and showed budding fission. The predominant cellular fatty acid of the isolate was C18 : 1ω7c and Q-10 was the major ubiquinone. The DNA G+C content of the strain was 71.6 mol%. The major secondary metabolites from cultures in liquid medium were cholic acid derivatives, including 3α,12α-hydroxy-3-keto-glycocholanic acid, 12-hydroxy-3-keto-glycocholanic acid, nutriacholic acid and deoxycholic acid. These characteristics determined in this polyphasic study suggest that strain KME 002T represents a novel species in a new genus of the family Rhodobacteraceae. The name Hasllibacter halocynthiae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed for this isolate, and the type strain is KME 002T ( = JCM 16214T = KCCM 90082T).
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Methylorosula polaris gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic psychrotolerant bacterium from tundra wetland soil
Three strains of Gram-negative, aerobic, motile bacteria with bipolar flagella were isolated from acidic tundra wetland soils near the city of Vorkuta and from the Chukotka and Yugorsky Peninsulas and designated strains V-022T, Ch-022 and Ju-022. The cells were rod-shaped, 0.5–0.6 µm in width and 1.3–4.5 µm in length and reproduced by irregular fission. These bacteria were facultative methylotrophs that used methanol, methylamines and a wide range of other sources of carbon and energy such as sugars and polysaccharides, ethanol and amino acids. The isolates used the Calvin–Benson pathway for the assimilation of one-carbon compounds and were unable to fix nitrogen. The new strains were moderately acidophilic and psychrotolerant, capable of growth over a pH range of 4.0 to 7.8, with optimum growth at pH 5.5–6.0. Growth occurred between 4 and 30 °C (optimum 20–25 °C). The principal phospholipid fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C content of strain V-022T was 65.2 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that all three isolates V-022T, Ch-022 and Yu-022 exhibited almost identical 16S rRNA gene sequences (99.9 % gene sequence similarity) and formed a new lineage within the class Alphaproteobacteria. The name Methylorosula polaris is suggested to accommodate this new genus and novel species with strain V-022T ( = DSM 22001T = VKM V-2485T) as the type strain of the type species.
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Psychrobacter isolates of human origin, other than Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus, are predominantly Psychrobacter faecalis and Psychrobacter pulmonis, with emended description of P. faecalis
More LessHuman Psychrobacter isolates, other than Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus, are predominantly designated Psychrobacter immobilis. Phenotypic and genotypic testing of Psychrobacter isolates that have been deposited in different culture collections as P. immobilis indicates that most of these human isolates belong to the species Psychrobacter faecalis and Psychrobacter pulmonis.
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Tropicimonas aquimaris sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009
More LessA Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated DPG-21T, was isolated from seawater from the South Sea in Korea, and investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Strain DPG-21T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In a neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain DPG-21T clustered with Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans B51T (with a sequence similarity of 97.1 %); the novel strain showed lower 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities (<95.4 %) with the other species included in the tree. The mean DNA–DNA relatedness value between strain DPG-21T and T. isoalkanivorans DSM 19548T was 12 %. The predominant ubiquinones of strain DPG-21T were Q-10 and Q-9 while C18 : 1ω7c was the strain’s major fatty acid. The polar lipid profile of strain DPG-21T was similar to that of T. isoalkanivorans DSM 19548T. The genomic DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 69.6 mol%. Some phenotypic properties and the phylogenetic and genetic data indicated that strain DPG-21T was distinct from T. isoalkanivorans and represents a novel species of the genus Tropicimonas, for which the name Tropicimonas aquimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DPG-21T ( = KCTC 23424T = CCUG 60524T).
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Aquabacterium limnoticum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring
More LessA Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, short-rod-shaped, non-motile and non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated ABP-4T, was isolated from a freshwater spring in Taiwan and was characterized using the polyphasic taxonomy approach. Growth occurred at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30–37 °C), at pH 7.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–9.0) and with 0–3 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain ABP-4T, together with Aquabacterium fontiphilum CS-6T (96.4 % sequence similarity), Aquabacterium commune B8T (96.1 %), Aquabacterium citratiphilum B4T (95.5 %) and Aquabacterium parvum B6T (94.7 %), formed a deep line within the order Burkholderiales. Strain ABP-4T contained summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c), C18 : 1 ω7c and C16 : 0 as predominant fatty acids. The major cellular hydroxy fatty acid was C10 : 0 3-OH. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8 and the DNA G+C content was 68.6 mol%. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, diphosphatidylglycerol and several uncharacterized phospholipids. The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain ABP-4T with respect to recognized species of the genus Aquabacterium was less than 70 %. On the basis of the genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data, strain ABP-4T represents a novel species in the genus Aquabacterium, for which the name Aquabacterium limnoticum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ABP-4T ( = BCRC 80167T = KCTC 23306T).
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Description of Belnapia rosea sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Belnapia Reddy et al. 2006
More LessA novel alphaproteobacterial strain, designated CPCC 100156T, was isolated from a forest soil sample collected from Hainan Island, South China, and subjected to taxonomic investigation using a polyphasic approach. The pink- to rosy-coloured colonies on TSA and YM agar were smooth and moist. Good growth occurred at 28–32 °C and at pH 7.0–7.5. The respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-9. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylcholine (PC), hydroxyphosphatidylethanolamine (OH-PE), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG) and two unidentified aminolipids (AL1, AL2), with a minor amount of ninhydrin-positive phosphoglycolipid. (NPG). The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c /C18 : 1ω6c) (49.5 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c) (22.5 %), and C16 : 0 (14.0 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 70.3 mol%. The organism showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.37 % with Belnapia moabensis DSM 16746T. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate belonged to the family Acetobacteraceae and consistently formed a robust cluster with Belnapia moabensis DSM 16746T in the phylogenetic tree. The DNA–DNA hybridization value between the new isolate and Belnapia moabensis DSM 16746T was 45.6 %. On the basis of the taxonomic evidence, it is proposed that strain CPCC 100156T represents a novel species, for which the name Belnapia rosea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CPCC 100156T ( = DSM 23312T = CGMCC 1.10758T). The description of the genus Belnapia is emended accordingly.
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Devosia psychrophila sp. nov. and Devosia glacialis sp. nov., from alpine glacier cryoconite, and an emended description of the genus Devosia
More LessTwo psychrophilic strains, Cr7-05T and Cr4-44T, isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite, were characterized by using a polyphasic approach. Both strains were psychrophilic, showing good growth over a temperature range of 1–20 °C. The chemotaxonomic characteristics of these isolates included the presence of C18 : 1ω7c and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) as the major cellular fatty acids, Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and unknown glycolipids as major polar lipids. The DNA G+C contents of strains Cr7-05T and Cr4-44T were 61.4 and 63.6 mol%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the two isolates belong to the genus Devosia. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the two strains was 98.6 %, but DNA–DNA hybridization indicated 54 % relatedness. Strains Cr7-05T and Cr4-44T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 94.7–97.2 and 94.9–96.9 %, respectively, to the type strains of recognized Devosia species. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and DNA–DNA relatedness data, strains Cr7-05T and Cr4-44T represent two novel species within the genus Devosia, for which the names Devosia psychrophila sp. nov. (type strain Cr7-05T = DSM 22950T = CGMCC 1.10210T = CIP 110130T) and Devosia glacialis sp. nov. (type strain Cr4-44T = CGMCC 1.10691T = LMG 26051T) are proposed. An emended description of the genus Devosia is also provided.
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- Bacteroidetes
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Mucilaginibacter lutimaris sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat sediment
More LessA Gram-staining-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, BR-3T, was isolated from a tidal flat on the western coast of Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic study. Strain BR-3T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 6.5–7.0 and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain BR-3T fell within the clade comprising species of the genus Mucilaginibacter, joining the type strain of Mucilaginibacter rigui, with which it exhibited highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (98.2 %). 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values between strain BR-3T and the type strains of the other species of the genus Mucilaginibacter were in the range 93.8–95.9 %. A mean DNA–DNA relatedness value between strain BR-3T and M. rigui KCTC 12534T was 21 %. Strain BR-3T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and iso-C15 : 0 as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified aminophospholipid. The DNA G+C content was 49.8 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties and phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness of strain BR-3T demonstrated that this strain is separate from M. rigui as well as the other species of the genus Mucilaginibacter. On the basis of the data presented, strain BR-3T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Mucilaginibacter, for which the name Mucilaginibacter lutimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BR-3T ( = KCTC 23461T = CCUG 60742T).
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Mariniflexile aquimaris sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Mariniflexile Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006
More LessA Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-gliding and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated HWR-17T, was isolated from seawater of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Strain HWR-17T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain HWR-17T clustered with the two Mariniflexile species in the family Flavobacteriaceae, exhibiting 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.1–97.2 % to their type strains and less than 95.7 % sequence similarity to other members of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strain HWR-17T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0 as the major fatty acid. The polar lipid profile of strain HWR-17T contained phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminolipid and four unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain HWR-17T was 35.7 mol% and it exhibited 11 and 10 % DNA–DNA relatedness, respectively, with Mariniflexile gromovii KCTC 12570T and Mariniflexile fucanivorans DSM 18792T. The phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain HWR-17T is distinguishable from the two recognized Mariniflexile species. On the basis of the data presented, strain HWR-17T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Mariniflexile, for which the name Mariniflexile aquimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HWR-17T ( = KCTC 23346T = CCUG 60529T). An emended description of the genus Mariniflexile is also proposed.
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Corallibacter vietnamensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae
The taxonomic position of two strains of a novel heterotrophic, strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, gliding, dark-orange-pigmented bacterium, designated KMM 6217T and KMM 6332, was determined. The strains grew at 10–40 °C and with 0.5–8.0 % NaCl. They were catalase- and oxidase-positive, produced flexirubin-type pigments and hydrolysed aesculin, gelatin, starch, Tween 80 and DNA. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 1, iso-C15 : 0, C15 : 0, summed feature 3 (comprising iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1ω7c) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The polar lipid profile comprised phosphatidylethanolamine as the major component, three unknown aminolipids and one unknown lipid. The DNA G+C content was 34.7–34.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the novel isolates could be placed in the family Flavobacteriaceae. The nearest neighbours of strains KMM 6217T and KMM 6332 were members of the genera Bizionia, Formosa, Lacinutrix, Meridianimaribacter, Mesoflavibacter and Winogradskyella, with sequence similarities to the type strains of species of these genera of 92.8–95.2, 93.7–94.5, 94.1–94.7, 94.9, 94.6 and 93.5–94.4 %, respectively. Based on phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic data, strains KMM 6217T and KMM 6332 should be classified as representatives of a novel species in a new genus in the family Flavobacteriaceae of the phylum ‘Bacteroidetes’, for which the name Corallibacter vietnamensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is KMM 6217T ( = JCM 17525T = KCTC 23026T).
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Algoriphagus namhaensis sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessA Gram-staining-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, DPG-3T, was isolated from seawater from the South Sea in Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Strain DPG-3T grew optimally at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In a neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain DPG-3T fell within a clade comprising Algoriphagus species and appeared most closely related to Algoriphagus halophilus JC 2051T (96.1 %16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Algoriphagus lutimaris S1-3T (96.4 %). The type strains of other Algoriphagus species showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 92.9–96.0 % with strain DPG-3T. The predominant menaquinone of strain DPG-3T was MK-7. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1ω7c (summed feature 3). The major polar lipids detected in strain DPG-3T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified lipid. The genomic DNA G+C content was 44.8 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain DPG-3T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Algoriphagus, for which the name Algoriphagus namhaensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DPG-3T ( = KCTC 23419T = CCUG 60523T).
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Mucilaginibacter polysacchareus sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing bacterial species isolated from the rhizoplane of the herb Angelica sinensis
More LessThree exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria, designated strains DRP28T, DRP29 and DRP31, were isolated from the rhizoplane of Angelica sinensis from the Geumsan, Republic of Korea. Cells were straight rods, Gram reaction-negative, aerobic, non-motile, and catalase- and oxidase- positive. Flexirubin-type pigments were absent. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene indicated that these bacteria belong to the genus Mucilaginibacter in the phylum Bacteroidetes. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to strains of recognized species of the genus Mucilaginibacter were 93.8–97.4 %. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). The strains contained MK-7 as the major isoprenoid quinone. Strains DRP28T, DRP29 and DRP31 formed a single, distinct genomospecies with DNA G+C contents of 41.9–42.7 mol% and DNA hybridization values of 82.6–86.8 %; the strains exhibited DNA–DNA hybridization values of only 20.4–41.3 % with related species of the genus Mucilaginibacter. On the basis of evidence presented in this study, strains DRP28T, DRP29 and DRP31 were considered to represent a novel species of the genus Mucilaginibacter, for which the name Mucilaginibacter polysacchareus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DRP28T ( = KACC 15075T = NBRC 107757T).
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Mongoliitalea lutea gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halotolerant bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake
More LessTwo bacterial isolates from the surface water of a haloalkaline lake on the Mongolia Plateau, strains MIM18T and MIM19, were characterized; their morphological, physiological and chemotaxonomic characters, and phylogenetic position based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, were determined. The two strains were alkaliphilic, halotolerant, non-motile, aerobic, Gram-negative, orange-red, rod-shaped and oxidase-positive. Growth was observed in 0–5.5 % (w/v) NaCl, with optimum growth at 1 %. The temperature range for growth was 0–41 °C, with good growth at 28–37 °C and optimum growth at 30–33 °C. The DNA G+C content was 39.8–41.2 mol%. The strains contained menaquinone MK-7 as the major respiratory quinone and phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine as the major polar lipids. Predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (28.1–29.3 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (14.6–18.8 %), C15 : 1ω6c (5.3–8.6 %), C14 : 0 2-OH and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH (5.4–6.1 %), and iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or C16 : 0 10-methyl (5.0–6.8 %). 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that Belliella and Nitritalea of the family Cyclobacteriaceae were the closest related species with sequence similarities of 91.7–92.3 % and 88.2 %, respectively, with strains of these genera; other members of the Cyclobacteriaceae had sequence similarities lower than 88 %. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the strains formed a deep-rooted lineage distinct from the clades represented by the genera Belliella, Nitritalea, Indibacter, Aquiflexum, Echinicola, Litoribacter, Cyclobacterium and Algoriphagus. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics mentioned above, the two strains are representatives of a single novel species in a new genus; the name Mongoliitalea lutea gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed, with MIM18T ( = ACCC 05421T = KCTC 23224T) as the type strain.
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Pontibacter populi sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) forest
More LessA Gram-negative-staining, rod-shaped, non-motile and pink bacterial strain was isolated from the soil of a Populus euphratica forest located in Xinjiang, China. The strain, designated strain HYL7-15T, was subjected to a taxonomic analysis using a polyphasic approach. 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses indicated that the isolate belonged to the phylum Bacteroidetes and was related to the genus Pontibacter, with sequence similarities ranging from 93.1 to 95.0 % with other species of the genus Pontibacter. Strain HYL7-15T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and its DNA G+C content was 44.9 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids of the novel strain were iso-C15 : 0 (16.49 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (10.96 %) and summed feature 4 (comprising anteiso-C17 : 1 B and/or iso-C17 : 1 I, 18.46 %). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG); diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), three unknown aminophospholipids (APLs) and two unknown phospholipids (PLs) were also detected. On the basis of the evidence presented, it is concluded that strain HYL7-15T represents a novel species of the genus Pontibacter, for which the name Pontibacter populi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HYL7-15T ( = CCTCC AB 206239T = NRRL B-59488T).
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Algoriphagus aquaeductus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater pipe
More LessA Gram-staining-negative, aerobic to microaerophilic, rod-shaped, red-coloured bacterium, strain T4T, was isolated from a freshwater pipe on Tenerife island. A polyphasic taxonomic study was performed in order to characterize the strain in detail. The isolate is surrounded by a slime capsule, occurs singly, in the form of short chains, or in aggregates, and exhibits catalase and oxidase activities. Growth was observed at 15–42 °C. Optimum growth occurred at pH 8 with mono- and disaccharides, followed by polysaccharides and deoxysaccharides, but the bacterium utilized only a restricted spectrum of alcohols, alditols, amides, amines, carboxylic acids and amino acids. Strain T4T tolerated concentrations of 0–4 % (w/v) NaCl and contained MK-7 as predominant isoprenoid quinone as well as carotenoids, but lacked pigments of the flexirubin type. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (32.2 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω6c and/or C16 : 1ω7c; 22.5 %), and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (7.9 %). Major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phospholipids, aminophospholipids and other lipids of unknown character. The DNA G+C content was approximately 41.8 mol%. The sequence of the 16S-rRNA gene assigned strain T4T to the CFB group, forming a coherent cluster with species of the genus Algoriphagus with the highest similarity of 98.8 % to Algoriphagus aquatilis A8-7T. DNA–DNA hybridization revealed 37.5 % relatedness to strain A8-7T. Based on morphological, physiological and molecular properties as well as on phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain T4T should be placed into the genus Algoriphagus as a novel species, for which the name Algoriphagus aquaeductus sp. nov. (type strain T4T = DSM 19759T = LMG 24398T = NCIMB 14399T) is proposed.
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Sphingobacterium wenxiniae sp. nov., a cypermethrin-degrading species from activated sludge
A Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, non-flagellated rod capable of degrading cypermethrin, designated LQY-18T, was isolated from activated sludge of a wastewater treatment plant in China. Strain LQY-18T grew at 8–40 °C (optimum 30 °C), at pH 5.0–10.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and with 0–5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1 %). The predominant menaquinone was MK-7 (97 %) and the major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω6c and/or C16 : 1ω7c), iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 40.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate belonged to the genus Sphingobacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes and showed low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with recognized members of the genus Sphingobacterium. The closest neighbour was Sphingobacterium mizutaii ATCC 33299T (92.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). On the basis of phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic data, strain LQY-18T ( = ACCC 05410T = CCTCC AB 2010005T = KCTC 23009T) should be classified as a representative of a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium, for which the name Sphingobacterium wenxiniae sp. nov. is proposed.
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- Other Bacteria
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Bryocella elongata gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of subdivision 1 of the Acidobacteria isolated from a methanotrophic enrichment culture, and emended description of Edaphobacter aggregans Koch et al. 2008
An aerobic, pink-pigmented, chemo-organotrophic bacterium, designated strain SN10T, was isolated from a methanotrophic enrichment culture obtained from an acidic Sphagnum peat. This isolate was represented by Gram-negative, non-motile rods that multiply by normal cell division and form rosettes. Strain SN10T is an obligately acidophilic, mesophilic bacterium capable of growth at pH 3.2–6.6 (with an optimum at pH 4.7–5.2) and at 6–32 °C (with an optimum at 20–24 °C). The preferred growth substrates are sugars and several heteropolysaccharides of plant and microbial origin, such as pectin, lichenan, fucoidan and gellan gum. While not being capable of growth on C1 compounds, strain SN10T can develop in co-culture with exopolysaccharide-producing methanotrophs by utilization of their capsular material. The major fatty acids determined in strain SN10T using the conventional lipid extraction procedure are iso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c. Upon hydrolysis of total cell material, substantial amounts of the uncommon membrane-spanning lipid 13,16-dimethyl octacosanedioic acid (isodiabolic acid) were also detected. The polar lipids are two phosphohexoses, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and several phospholipids of unknown structure. The major quinone is MK-8. Pigments are carotenoids. The G+C content of the DNA is 60.7 mol%. Strain SN10T forms a separate lineage within subdivision 1 of the phylum Acidobacteria and displays 94.0–95.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to members of the genera Edaphobacter and Granulicella, 93.0–93.7 % similarity to members of the genus Terriglobus and 92.2–92.3 % similarity to the type strains of Telmatobacter bradus and Acidobacterium capsulatum. Therefore, strain SN10T is classified within a novel genus and species, for which the name Bryocella elongata gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. Strain SN10T ( = LMG 25276T = DSM 22489T) is the type strain of Bryocella elongata. An emended description of Edaphobacter aggregans Koch et al. 2008 is also given.
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- Eukaryotic Micro-organisms
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Kazachstania ichnusensis sp. nov., a diploid homothallic ascomycetous yeast from Sardinian lentisk rhizosphere
During an investigation of yeast biota in the rhizosphere of lentisk in Sardinian semi-arid areas, a strain was isolated that could not be assigned to any known species. The sequence of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rDNA gene revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Kazachstania and was phylogenetically related to a clade including Kazachstania aerobia, Kazachstania servazzii, Kazachstania solicola and Kazachstania unispora. The novel isolate differed from members of this clade in its ability to assimilate d-glucono-1,5-lactone and its very weak fermentation of glucose and sucrose; its assimilation profile was unique within the genus Kazachstania. Monosporal colonies were able to sporulate, indicating that the species is homothallic. It is proposed that the isolate represents a novel species, Kazachstania ichnusensis sp. nov., with LCF 1675T ( = CBS 11859T) as type strain.
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Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., a member of the Microbotryomycetes isolated from soil
More LessTwo strains of a novel teleomorphic basidiomycete were isolated from grassland soil. Standard phenotypic tests and phylogenetic analyses of 26S rRNA gene (D1/D2 domains) and ITS region sequences showed that the species belongs to the core group of the genus Leucosporidium. A novel species, Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., is proposed to accommodate the two strains, with SEG-3-2-AY220T ( = CBS 11562T = MUCL 52878T) as the type strain. In addition, phylogenetic analysis revealed great genetic variability in the Leucosporidium scottii complex.
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Taxonomic descriptions of three marine colepid ciliates, Nolandia sinica spec. nov., Apocoleps caoi spec. nov. and Tiarina fusa (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881 (Ciliophora, Prorodontida)
More LessThe morphology of three marine colepid ciliates, Nolandia sinica spec. nov., Apocoleps caoi spec. nov. and Tiarina fusa (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881, isolated from Chinese coastal waters, was investigated. N. sinica spec. nov. may be separated from its congeners by the structure of its armour plates, each of which may have up to five reniform windows. A. caoi spec. nov. is characterized by its large body with broad anterior end and by having 10–12 long, sharp posterior spines. New data and an improved diagnosis are supplied for Tiarina fusa (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881, which has a spindle-shaped body, about 16 ciliary rows and a single adoral organelle. Sequence similarities with other available colepid species were determined.
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Trypanosoma culicavium sp. nov., an avian trypanosome transmitted by Culex mosquitoes
More LessA novel avian trypanosome, Trypanosoma culicavium sp. nov., isolated from Culex mosquitoes, is described on the basis of naturally and experimentally infected vectors and bird hosts, localization in the vector, morphological characters and molecular data. This study provides the first comprehensive description of a trypanosome species transmitted by mosquitoes, in which parasites form plugs and rosettes on the stomodeal valve. Trypanosomes occurred as long epimastigotes and short trypomastigotes in vectors and culture and as long trypomastigotes in birds. Transmission of parasites to bird hosts was achieved exclusively by ingestion of experimentally infected Culex mosquito females by canaries (Serinus canaria), but not by Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica), nor by the bite of infected vectors, nor by ingestion of parasites from laboratory cultures. Transmission experiments and the identity of isolates from collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) and Culex mosquitoes suggests that the natural hosts of T. culicavium are insectivorous songbirds (Passeriformes). Phylogenetic analyses of small-subunit rRNA and glycosomal glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene sequences demonstrated that T. culicavium sp. nov. is more related to Trypanosoma corvi than to other avian trypanosomes (e.g. Trypanosoma avium and Trypanosoma bennetti).
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Introducing EzTaxon-e: a prokaryotic 16S rRNA gene sequence database with phylotypes that represent uncultured species
Despite recent advances in commercially optimized identification systems, bacterial identification remains a challenging task in many routine microbiological laboratories, especially in situations where taxonomically novel isolates are involved. The 16S rRNA gene has been used extensively for this task when coupled with a well-curated database, such as EzTaxon, containing sequences of type strains of prokaryotic species with validly published names. Although the EzTaxon database has been widely used for routine identification of prokaryotic isolates, sequences from uncultured prokaryotes have not been considered. Here, the next generation database, named EzTaxon-e, is formally introduced. This new database covers not only species within the formal nomenclatural system but also phylotypes that may represent species in nature. In addition to an identification function based on Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (blast) searches and pairwise global sequence alignments, a new objective method of assessing the degree of completeness in sequencing is proposed. All sequences that are held in the EzTaxon-e database have been subjected to phylogenetic analysis and this has resulted in a complete hierarchical classification system. It is concluded that the EzTaxon-e database provides a useful taxonomic backbone for the identification of cultured and uncultured prokaryotes and offers a valuable means of communication among microbiologists who routinely encounter taxonomically novel isolates. The database and its analytical functions can be found at http://eztaxon-e.ezbiocloud.net/.
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Multilocus sequence analysis of the family Halomonadaceae
More LessMultilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) protocols have been developed for species circumscription for many taxa. However, at present, no studies based on MLSA have been performed within any moderately halophilic bacterial group. To test the usefulness of MLSA with these kinds of micro-organisms, the family Halomonadaceae, which includes mainly halophilic bacteria, was chosen as a model. This family comprises ten genera with validly published names and 85 species of environmental, biotechnological and clinical interest. In some cases, the phylogenetic relationships between members of this family, based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, are not clear and a deep phylogenetic analysis using several housekeeping genes seemed appropriate. Here, MLSA was applied using the 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, atpA, gyrB, rpoD and secA genes for species of the family Halomonadaceae. Phylogenetic trees based on the individual and concatenated gene sequences revealed that the family Halomonadaceae formed a monophyletic group of micro-organisms within the order Oceanospirillales. With the exception of the genera Halomonas and Modicisalibacter, all other genera within this family were phylogenetically coherent. Five of the six studied genes (16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, gyrB, rpoD and secA) showed a consistent evolutionary history. However, the results obtained with the atpA gene were different; thus, this gene may not be considered useful as an individual gene phylogenetic marker within this family. The phylogenetic methods produced variable results, with those generated from the maximum-likelihood and neighbour-joining algorithms being more similar than those obtained by maximum-parsimony methods. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important evolutionary role in the family Halomonadaceae; however, the impact of recombination events in the phylogenetic analysis was minimized by concatenating the six loci, which agreed with the current taxonomic scheme for this family. Finally, the findings of this study also indicated that the 16S rRNA, gyrB and rpoD genes were the most suitable genes for future taxonomic studies using MLSA within the family Halomonadaceae.
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