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Abstract

A novel Gram-stain-positive, thin rod-shaped, non-motile, aerobic and creamy-white pigmented bacterium (designated strain WJ7-1) was isolated from activated sludge sampled in Suwon, Republic of Korea. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the isolate belongs to the genus , family , with a sequence similarity of 97.9 % to its nearest neighbour KACC 20986. Strain WJ7-1 contained menaquinone (MK)-10 (16.0 %), 11 (48.5 %) and 12 (35.5 %) as major respiratory quinones. The predominant cellular fatty acids (>15 %) were anteiso-C, iso-C and anteiso-C. The peptidoglycan of strain WJ7-1 contained the diagnostic diamino acid ornithine and 2,4-diaminobutyric acid alanine. Alanine, glutamic acid and glycine were also present in the cell wall. The characteristic whole-cell sugars present were glucose, galactose, xylose and rhamnose. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified glycolipid and two unidentified phospholipids. Strain WJ7-1 possessed ginsenoside-converting (-glucosidase) activity, which enabled it to transform ginsenoside protopanaxadiol-type Rb (one of the dominant active components of ginseng) to compound K. The genome size of strain WJ7-1 has 4.2 Mbp and the G+C content is 68.3 mol%. Average nucleotide identity, amino acid identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain WJ7-1 and the closely related strain were 79.8, 36.1 and 23.5 %, respectively, indicating that strain WJ7-1 represents a novel species of the genus . Strain WJ7-1 could be distinguished from the other members of the genus by a number of chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics. Based on polyphasic taxonomic analysis, strain WJ7-1 (=KACC 19729=LMG 30802) represents a novel species within the genus , for which the name sp. nov. is proposed.

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Keyword(s): 16S rRNA gene sequence , bioconversion of ginsenoside , genome sequence , Humibacter ginsenosidimutans and polyphasic taxonomy
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Institute of Biological Resources
    • Principle Award Recipient: ImWan-Taek
  • Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Award KGM5232113)
    • Principle Award Recipient: Wan-TaekIm
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Humibacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity isolated from activated sludge
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