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sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov. isolated from the coral on a reef in Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi No Access

Abstract

Strains P94, B95 and R96 were isolated from apparently healthy fragments of the coral , which were resistant to infection, from the reef surrounding Moku o Loʻe in Kāne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, USA, and were taxonomically evaluated using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses placed strains P94, B95 and R96 within the genus and most closely related to and . Following genome sequencing of strains P94, B95 and R96, the average identity and DNA–DNA hybridization comparisons with closely related strains resulted in values that fell below species-level cutoffs. Based on a polyphasic characterization and differences in genomic and taxonomic data, strains P94, B95 and R96 represent novel species, for which the names sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov. are proposed. The type strains are R96 (=DSM 114998=LMG 32870), P94 (=DSM 114996=LMG 32871) and B95 (=DSM 114997=LMG 32872), respectively.

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Keyword(s): coral , novel species and Pseudoalteromonas
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
    • Principal Award Recipient: ClaudiaC. Häse
  • Southern Oregon University (Award Startup Funds)
    • Principal Award Recipient: PatrickVideau
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (Award Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURCA) Award)
    • Principal Award Recipient: EmmaM. Smith
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University (Award Center for Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF) research supply award)
    • Principal Award Recipient: EmilyM. Thomas
  • George Washington University (Award CCAS Impact Award)
    • Principal Award Recipient: JimmyH. Saw
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (Award Charles L. Cahill Grant)
    • Principal Award Recipient: BlakeUshijima
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (Award Charles L. Cahill Grant)
    • Principal Award Recipient: WendyK. Strangman
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Pseudoalteromonas ardens sp. nov., Pseudoalteromonas obscura sp. nov. and Pseudoalteromonas umbrosa sp. nov. isolated from the coral Montipora capitata on a reef in Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
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