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sp.nov., a high-affinity methanotrophic bacterium isolated from the boreal forest soil No Access

Abstract

A novel species is proposed for a high-affinity methanotrophic representative of the genus . Strain FS was isolated from a weakly acidic (pH 5.3) mixed forest soil of the southern Moscow area. Cells of FS are aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile, curved coccoids or short rods that contain an intracytoplasmic membrane system typical of type-II methanotrophs. Only methane and methanol are used as carbon sources. FS grew at a temperature range of 4–37 °C (optimum 25–30 °C) and a pH range of 4.5 to 7.5 (optimum pH 6.0–6.5). The major fatty acids were Cω8, Cω7 and C; the major quinone as Q-8. FS displays 16S rRNA gene sequences similarity to other taxonomically recognized members of the genus with CSC1 (99.6 % similarity) and SV97 (99.3 % similarity) as its closest relatives. The genome comprises 3.85 Mbp and has a DNA G+C content of 62.6 mol%. Genomic analyses and DNA–DNA relatedness with genome-sequenced members of the genus demonstrated that FS could be separated from its closest relatives. FS possesses two particulate methane monooxygenases (pMMO): low-affinity pMMO1 and high-affinity pMMO2. In laboratory experiments, it was demonstrated that FS might oxidize methane at atmospheric concentration. The genome contained various genes for nitrogen fixation, polyhydroxybutyrate synthesis, antibiotic resistance and detoxification of arsenic, cyanide and mercury. On the basis of genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, it is proposed that the isolate represents a novel species, sp. nov. The type strain is FS (=KCTC 82935=VKM B-3535).

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Keyword(s): forest soil , genome , methane oxidation , Methylocystaceae and Methylocystis
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