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sp. nov., a novel aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a xylene-degrading enrichment culture No Access

Abstract

A Gram-stain-negative strain, designated as D2M1 was isolated from xylene-degrading enrichment culture and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain D2M1 belongs to the genus , with the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity to DSM 64 (99.93 %), followed by DSM 23535 (98.77 %) and MTCC 12652 (98.76 %). The draft genome sequence of strain D2M1 is 5.49 Mb long, and the G+C content of the genome is 64.2 mol%. Orthologous average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization relatedness values between strain D2M1 and its closest relatives were below the threshold values for species demarcation confirming that strain D2M1 is distinctly separated from its closest relatives. The whole genome analysis of the strain revealed a phenol degradation gene cluster, encoding a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (mPH) together with a complete -cleavage pathway including an I.2.C-type catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) gene. The strain was able to degrade benzene and ethylbenzene as sole sources of carbon and energy under aerobic and microaerobic conditions. Cells were facultatively aerobic rods and motile with a single polar flagellum. The predominant fatty acids (>10 % of the total) of strain D2M1 were summed feature 3 (C 7/C 6), C and summed feature 8 (C 7/C 6). The major ubiquinone of strain D2M1 was Q8, while the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. Based on polyphasic data, it is concluded that strain D2M1 represents a novel species of the genus , for which the name of sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain D2M1 (=DSM 115238=NCAIM B.02679).

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Keyword(s): Acidovorax , aromatic hydrocarbons , Benzene and biodegradation
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Ministry for Innovation and Technology of Hungary (Award ÚNKP-22-3-II New National Excellence Programme)
    • Principle Award Recipient: AnnaBedics
  • Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (Award FK 134439)
    • Principle Award Recipient: AndrásTáncsics
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Acidovorax benzenivorans sp. nov., a novel aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a xylene-degrading enrichment culture
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