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Abstract

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and white-coloured bacterial strain, designated LL03, was isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated soil at Spolana Neratovice, Czech Republic, where lindane was formerly produced. Strain LL03 was found to be a degrader of α-, γ- and δ-isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, although no significant degradation activity was observed for the β-isomer. A neighbour-joining tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain LL03 occupied a distinct phylogenetic position in the cluster, showing the highest similarity with JZ-1 (99.2 %). The DNA G+C content of strain LL03 was 67.0 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness values of strain LL03 with its close phylogenetic neighbours were below the threshold level of 70 %, supporting its identification as a representative of a novel species of the genus . The predominant respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-10. The polar lipid profile of strain LL03 also corresponded to those reported for other species (phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and sphingoglycolipid), supporting its identification as a member of the genus . Spermidine was identified as the major polyamine. The predominant fatty acids were 16 : 0, summed feature 3 (16 : 1ω7 and/or 16 : 1ω6), summed feature 8 (18 : 1ω7 and/or 18 : 1ω6) and 14 : 0 2-OH. The polar lipid pattern, the presence of spermidine and ubiquinone Q-10, the predominance of the cellular fatty acids Cω7, C and C 2-OH and the G+C content of the genomic DNA supported the affiliation of the strain to the genus . The results obtained after DNA–DNA hybridization, biochemical and physiological tests clearly distinguished it from closely related species of the genus . Therefore, strain LL03 represents a novel species of the genus for which the name LL03 sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is LL03 ( = CCM 7981 = DSM 25433).

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Department of Biotechnology
  • National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms
  • DU/DST-PURSE
  • Government of India
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (Award P202/10/1435 and 203/08/0114)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Award IAA401630901)
  • European Regional Development Fund (Award CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123 and CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0001)
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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