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Volume 75, Issue 2

Description of sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov., three new members of the genus Open Access

Abstract

Three novel strains, designated LB3P45, LS2P90 and ZS1P70, were isolated from glaciers located on the Tibetan Plateau, PR China. These strains were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and yellow or orange coloured. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene and genomic sequences indicated that they belong to the genus . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity among the three strains ranged from 97.4 to 98.6%. Strain LB3P45 showed 98.9% and 98.7% similarity to CGMCC 1.9230 and JCM 11314, respectively. Strain LS2P90 displayed 99.0% and 98.7% similarity to JCM 11314 and CGMCC 1.9230. Strain ZS1P70 had the highest sequence similarity with JCM 11314 (98.0%) and CGMCC 1.9230 (97.8%). The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between these strains and their closest relatives were lower than 93.0% and 47.9%, respectively. All three strains contained summed feature 3 (comprising C c and/or C c) as the major fatty acids. Based on phenotypic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and genotypic data, the three novel species are proposed: sp. nov. (LB3P45=CGMCC 1.11439=NBRC 114819), sp. nov. (LS2P90=CGMCC 1.11685=NBRC 114823) and sp. nov. (ZS1P70=CGMCC 1.24124=NBRC 114829).

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Keyword(s): Flavobacterium , Flavobacterium fructosi , Flavobacterium xylosi and Flavobacterium zhouii
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Biological Resources Programme, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Award CAS-TAX-24-024)
    • Principal Award Recipient: NotApplicable
  • Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Award XDB0810000)
    • Principal Award Recipient: QingLiu
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 32170007)
    • Principal Award Recipient: QingLiu
© 2025 Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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Description of Flavobacterium fructosi sp. nov., Flavobacterium xylosi sp. nov. and Flavobacterium zhouii sp. nov., three new members of the genus Flavobacterium
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