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Volume 74, Issue 7

Biogeography of , description of a new strain isolated from the North Sea and emended genus and species descriptions No Access

Abstract

A new heterotrophic, aerobic alphaproteobacterium, designated strain SH36 (=DSM 23330=LMG 25292), was obtained from a seawater sample collected in the open North Sea during a phytoplankton bloom. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed affiliation of strain SH36 to the species (family ), showing 100 and 99.9 % sequence similarity to the 16S rRNA genes of the strains ZXM098 and ZXM100. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization of strain SH36 with the type strain of showed 98.0 % relatedness, confirming that strain SH36 can be classified within the same species. All three strains were compared by physiological, morphological, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic characteristics. The strains showed only minor differences in the composition of fatty acids and polar lipids, but considerable physiological differences. Comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of SH36 with sequences present in GenBank revealed that phylotypes with ≥98.65 % sequence identity to the type strain of were found at different marine and estuarine locations of temperate and subtropic regions. Furthermore, by using a specific PCR approach was detected throughout annual cycles at the offshore station at Helgoland Roads in the German Bight, indicating that this species is a permanent member of the microbial community in the North Sea.

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Keyword(s): biogeography , German Bight , Lentibacter algarum , North Sea , Roseobacteraceae and strain SH36
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
    • Principle Award Recipient: CristinaMoraru
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
    • Principle Award Recipient: ThorstenBrinkhoff
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
    • Principle Award Recipient: MeinhardSimon
  • Volkswagen Foundation
    • Principle Award Recipient: ThorstenBrinkhoff
  • Volkswagen Foundation
    • Principle Award Recipient: MeinhardSimon
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Biogeography of Lentibacter algarum, description of a new strain isolated from the North Sea and emended genus and species descriptions
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