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gen. nov., sp. nov., phototrophic alphaproteobacteria isolated from brackish water Free

Abstract

Two strains (JA480 and JA481) of phototrophic alphaproteobacteria were isolated from sediment samples collected from brackish water near Nagapattinam, India. They were Gram-negative, vibrioid cells containing bacteriochlorophyll and rhodopin as major photosynthetic pigments. Most cells of both strains were non-flagellated; 1 % of cells showed two monopolar flagella. Cells showed positive phototaxis. Both strains showed chimeric intracellular photosynthetic membranes, where both lamellar stacks and vesicles were present together in a single cell. The major fatty acids were Cω7 and C in both strains. The genomic G+C content was 67.2–68.8 mol% and the two strains were closely related (mean DNA–DNA hybridization >85 %). 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons indicated that the isolates represent members of the within the class . According to the sequence comparison data, strain JA480 is positioned distinctly outside the group formed by the phototrophic genera , , , , and , with only 80–92 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Distinct morphological, physiological and genotypic differences from previously described taxa support the classification of this isolate as a representative of a novel species in a new genus, for which the name gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of is JA480 ( = KCTC 5825  = NBRC 106163  = DSM 23193).

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  • Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
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