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Abstract

Two mesophilic methanogenic strains, designated TS-2 and GH, were isolated from sediments of Tuosu lake and Gahai lake, respectively, in the Qaidam basin, Qinghai province, China. Cells of both isolates were rods (about 0.3–0.5×2–5 µm) with blunt rounded ends and Gram-staining-positive. Strain TS-2 was motile with one or two polar flagella and used only H/CO for growth and methanogenesis. Strain GH was non-motile, used both H/CO and formate and displayed a variable cell arrangement depending on the substrate: long chains when growing in formate (50 mM) or under high pressure H and single cells under low pressure H. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the two isolates in the genus . Strain TS-2 was most closely related to NBRC 105226 (96 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Phylogenetic analysis based on the alpha subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase also supported the affiliation of the two isolates with the genus . DNA–DNA relatedness between the isolates and DSM 3387 was 39–53 %. Hence we propose two novel species, sp. nov. (type strain TS-2 = AS 1.5093 = JCM 15415) and sp. nov. (type strain GH = AS 1.5092 = JCM 15416).

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Science Foundation of China (Award 30621005 and 30830007)
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