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Volume 61,
Issue 9,
2011
Volume 61, Issue 9, 2011
- New Taxa
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- Firmicutes And Related Organisms
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Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring
A Gram-stain-positive, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, designated XJ259T, was isolated from a cold spring sample from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The isolate grew optimally at 20–30 °C and pH 7.3–7.8. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that isolate XJ259T belonged phylogenetically to the genus Paenibacillus, and was most closely related to Paenibacillus xinjiangensis B538T (with 96.6 % sequence similarity), Paenibacillus glycanilyticus DS-1T (96.3 %) and Paenibacillus castaneae Ch-32T (96.1 %), sharing less than 96.0 % sequence similarity with all other members of the genus Paenibacillus. Chemotaxonomic analysis revealing menaquinone-7 (MK-7) as the major isoprenoid quinone, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and two unknown phosphoglycolipids as the major cellular polar lipids, a DNA G+C content of 47.0 mol%, and anteiso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 0 as the major fatty acids supported affiliation of the new isolate to the genus Paenibacillus. Based on these data, isolate XJ259T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is XJ259T ( = CGMCC 1.10223T = JCM 16598T).
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Kroppenstedtia eburnea gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermoactinomycete isolated by environmental screening, and emended description of the family Thermoactinomycetaceae Matsuo et al. 2006 emend. Yassin et al. 2009
A Gram-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, filamentous bacterium, strain JFMB-ATET, was isolated in 2008 during environmental screening of a plastic surface in grade C in a contract manufacturing organization in southern Germany. The isolate grew at temperatures of 25–50 °C and at pH 5.0–8.5, forming ivory-coloured colonies with sparse white aerial mycelia. Chemotaxonomic and molecular characteristics of the isolate matched those described for members of the family Thermoactinomycetaceae, except that the cell-wall peptidoglycan contained ll-diaminopimelic acid, while all previously described members of this family display this diagnostic diamino acid in meso-conformation. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 54.6 mol%, the main polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol, and the major menaquinone was MK-7. The major fatty acids had saturated C14–C16 branched chains. No diagnostic sugars were detected. Based on the chemotaxonomic results and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolate is proposed to represent a novel genus and species, Kroppenstedtia eburnea gen. nov. sp. nov. The type strain is JFMB-ATET ( = DSM 45196T = NRRL B-24804T = CCUG 59226T).
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- Other Bacteria
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Genetic diversity of European phytoplasmas of the 16SrV taxonomic group and proposal of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi’
In addition to the grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasmas, other members of taxonomic group 16SrV phytoplasmas infect grapevines, alders and species of the genera Clematis and Rubus in Europe. In order to investigate which phytoplasmas constitute discrete, species-level taxa, several strains were analysed by comparing their 16S rRNA gene sequences and a set of five housekeeping genes. Whereas 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values were >97.5 %, the proposed threshold to distinguish two ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ taxa, phylogenetic analysis of the combined sequences of the tuf, rplV-rpsC, rplF-rplR, map and uvrB-degV genetic loci showed that two discrete phylogenetic clusters could be clearly distinguished. The first cluster grouped flavescence dorée (FD) phytoplasmas, alder yellows (AldY) phytoplasmas, Clematis (CL) phytoplasmas and the Palatinate grapevine yellows (PGY) phytoplasmas. The second cluster comprised Rubus stunt (RS) phytoplasmas. In addition to the specificity of the insect vector, the Rubus stunt phytoplasma contained specific sequences in the 16S rRNA gene. Hence, the Rubus stunt phytoplasma 16S rRNA gene was sufficiently differentiated to represent a novel putative taxon: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi’.
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Rhabdothermus arcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Thermaceae isolated from a hydrothermal vent chimney in the Soria Moria vent field on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge
A novel thermophilic member of the family Thermaceae, designated strain 2M70-1T, was isolated from the wall of an active white smoker chimney collected in the Soria Moria vent field at 71 °N in the Norwegian–Greenland Sea. Cells of the strain were Gram-negative, non-motile rods. Growth was observed at 37–75 °C (optimum 65 °C), at pH 6–8 (optimum pH 7.3) and in 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2.5–3.5 %). The isolate was aerobic but could also grow anaerobically using nitrate or elemental sulfur as electron acceptors. The strain was obligately heterotrophic, growing on complex organic substrates like yeast extract, Casamino acids, tryptone and peptone. Pyruvate, acetate, butyrate, sucrose, rhamnose and maltodextrin were used as complementary substrates. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 68 mol%. Cells possessed characteristic phospholipids and glycolipids. Major fatty acids constituted saturated and unsaturated iso-branched and saturated anteiso-branched forms. Menaquinone 8 was the sole respiratory lipoquinone. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the strain in the family Thermaceae in the phylum ‘Deinococcus–Thermus’, which is consistent with the chemotaxonomic data. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain 2M70-1T ( = JCM 15963T = DSM 22268T) represents the type strain of a novel species of a novel genus, for which the name Rhabdothermus arcticus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed.
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- Proteobacteria
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Altererythrobacter dongtanensis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat
More LessA Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterial strain, JM27T, was isolated from a tidal flat of Dongtan Wetland, Chongming Island, China. The strain formed smooth yellow colonies on R2A plates. Growth occurred at 10–37 °C (optimum, 30–37 °C), at pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–9.0) and in the presence of 0–1 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Catalase test was positive and oxidase test was negative. Ubiquinone 10 (Q10) was the major respiratory quinone. C18 : 1ω7c and C17 : 1ω6c were the most abundant fatty acids. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol were the major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain JM27T was 66.4 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed highest similarity to that of Altererythrobacter marinus H32T (96.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the strain belonged to the genus Altererythrobacter of the family Erythrobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, whole-cell fatty acids, polar lipid compositions, and biochemical and physiological characteristics, strain JM27T is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Altererythrobacter for which the name Altererythrobacter dongtanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JM27T ( = KCTC 22672T = CCTCC AB 209199T).
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Roseovarius indicus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean
A taxonomic study was carried out on a novel bacterial strain, designated B108T, which was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading consortium, enriched from deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean. The isolate was Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile. Growth of strain B108T was observed in 1–15 % (w/v) NaCl and at 10–39 °C and it was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that strain B108T was most closely related to Roseovarius halotolerans HJ50T (97.1 % sequence similarity), followed by Roseovarius pacificus 81-2T (96.6 %) and Roseovarius aestuarii SMK-122T (95.2 %); other species shared <95.0 % sequence similarity. DNA–DNA hybridization tests showed that strain B108T had a low DNA–DNA relatedness to R. halotolerans HJ50T and R. pacificus 81-2T (48±4 % and 44±5 %, respectively). The predominant fatty acids were C16 : 0, C16 : 0 2-OH, summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c/ω6c) and C19 : 0ω8c cyclo, which accounted for 84.2 % of the total cellular fatty acids. The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 63.6 mol%. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 10 (Q10). Phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and some unidentified compounds were detected. These characteristics were in good agreement with those of members of the genus Roseovarius. The pufLM gene was also detected. According to its morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition and phylogenetic position based on 16S rRNA sequence data, the novel strain most appropriately belongs to the genus Roseovarius but can be readily distinguished from known species of this genus. Therefore, strain B108T represents a novel species, of the genus Roseovarius, for which the name Roseovarius indicus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B108T ( = 2PR52-14T = CCTCC AB 208233T = LMG 24622T = MCCC 1A01227T).
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Thioalbus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacterium, isolated from marine sediment
A mesophilic, facultatively anaerobic, autotrophic bacterium, designated strain Su4T, was isolated from marine sediment. The isolate was able to utilize reduced sulfur compounds including thiosulfate, tetrathionate, sulfur and sulfide but not sulfite as the energy source. Growth occurred under aerobic and denitrifying chemolithoautotrophic conditions in the presence of thiosulfate as an electron donor and bicarbonate as a carbon source. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 64.5 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies showed that strain Su4T was clearly affiliated with the class Gammaproteobacteria. The isolate was Gram-negative-staining and rod-shaped, lacked flagella and grew in artificial seawater medium at 10–40 °C (optimum 28–32 °C) and in 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 3 % NaCl). Strain Su4T possessed C16 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and C18 : 1ω7c/ω9t/ω12t as the major fatty acids. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic analysis, the isolate represents a novel species of a novel genus, for which the name Thioalbus denitrificans is proposed. The type strain is Su4T ( = KCTC 5699T = JCM 15568T).
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Zhongshania antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Zhongshania guokunii sp. nov., gammaproteobacteria respectively isolated from coastal attached (fast) ice and surface seawater of the Antarctic
Two Gram-negative, motile, aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped strains, designated ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T, were respectively isolated from Antarctic coastal attached (fast) ice and surface seawater samples. Both strains could grow at 4–35 °C (optimum 30 °C) and in the absence of NaCl. Analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T were closely related to each other (99.0 % sequence similarity) and belonged to the class Gammaproteobacteria, with their closest relatives being Spongiibacter and Melitea species (93.1–94.3 % sequence similarity). The predominant cellular fatty acids in both strains were C17 : 1ω8c, C17 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). Genomic DNA G+C contents of strains ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T were 51.5 and 51.8 mol%, respectively. The DNA–DNA relatedness between strains ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T was 50.9 %. Strains ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T could be differentiated from each other and from Spongiibacter and Melitea species by differences in a number of phenotypic properties. Based on the data presented, strains ZS5-23T and ZS6-22T represent two novel species in a new genus in the class Gammaproteobacteria, for which the names Zhongshania antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. (the type species) and Zhongshania guokunii sp. nov. are proposed. The type strain of Zhongshania antarctica is ZS5-23T ( = KACC 14066T = CCTCC AB 209246T) and that of Zhongshania guokunii is ZS6-22T ( = KACC 14532T = CCTCC AB 209247T).
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Shewanella indica sp. nov., isolated from sediment of the Arabian Sea
A Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, catalase- and oxidase-positive bacterium, motile by means of a single polar flagellum and designated strain KJW27T, was isolated from the marine sediment of Karwar jetty, west coast of India. The strain was β-haemolytic and grew with 0–10 % (w/v) NaCl, at 10–45 °C and at pH 6.5–10, with optimum growth with 2 % (w/v) NaCl, at 37 °C and at pH 7.5. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (22.2 %), C17 : 1ω8c (21 %), summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16:1ω6c; 10.2 %), C16 : 0 (7.1 %), iso-C13 : 0 (5.6 %) and C17 : 0 (4.4 %). The DNA G+C content was 51.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequences showed that strain KJW27T forms a lineage within the genus Shewanella and is closely related to Shewanella algae ATCC 51192T (98.8 %), Shewanella haliotis DW01T (98.8 %) and Shewanella chilikensis JC5T (98.2 %). Sequence identity with other members of this genus ranges from 92.2 to 96.4 %. The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain KJW27T with S. algae ATCC 51192T, S. haliotis DW01T and S. chilikensis JC5T was 52, 44 and 33 %, respectively. The phenotypic, genotypic and DNA–DNA relatedness data indicate that strain KJW27T should be distinguished from S. algae ATCC 51192T, S. haliotis DW01T and S. chilikensis JC5T. On the basis of the data presented in this study, strain KJW27T represents a novel species, for which the name Shewanella indica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KJW27T ( = KCTC 23171T = BCC 41031T = NCIM 5388T).
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Isolation, pure culture and characterization of Serratia symbiotica sp. nov., the R-type of secondary endosymbiont of the black bean aphid Aphis fabae
An intracellular symbiotic bacterium was isolated from the flora of a natural clone of the black bean aphid Aphis fabae. The strain was able to grow freely in aerobic conditions on a rich medium containing 1 % of each of the following substrates: glucose, yeast extract and casein peptone. Pure culture was achieved through the use of solid-phase culture on the same medium and the strain was designated CWBI-2.3T. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain CWBI-2.3T was a member of the class Gammaproteobacteria, having high sequence similarity (>99 %) with ‘Candidatus Serratia symbiotica’, the R-type of secondary endosymbiont that is found in several aphid species. As strain CWBI-2.3T ( = LMG 25624T = DSM 23270T) was the first R-type symbiont to be isolated and characterized, it was designated as the type strain of Serratia symbiotica sp. nov.
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Pseudoxanthomonas indica sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dumpsite
More LessA bacterial strain, designated P15T, was isolated from the soil of an open hexachlorocyclohexane dumpsite. Comparative sequence analysis showed that strain P15T displayed high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities (94.4–97.2 %) with members of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas. The isolate was most closely related to Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana AMX 26BT (97.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis 12-3T (97.2 %). DNA–DNA relatedness studies showed unambiguously that strain P15T represented a novel species that was separate from P. mexicana DSM 17121T (7.7 %) and P. japonensis DSM 17109T (9.4 %). The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain P15T were iso-C16 : 0 (21.4 %), iso-C15 : 0 (16.1 %), summed feature 9 (comprising iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or 10-methyl C16 : 0; 14.9 %), iso-C11 : 0 3-OH (8.3 %) and iso-C14 : 0 (7.0 %). The polar lipid profile of strain P15T showed the presence of large amounts of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol in addition to unknown glycolipids, phospholipids and an amino-group-containing polar lipid. Ubiquinone 8 was found as the major quinone. The polyamine profile showed the presence of spermidine. The DNA G+C content was 62.9±2 mol%. Strain P15T is described as representing a new member of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas, for which the name Pseudoxanthomonas indica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is P15T ( = MTCC 8596T = CCM 7430T).
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Gluconobacter nephelii sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the class Alphaproteobacteria
Three strains, RBY-1T, PHD-1 and PHD-2, were isolated from fruits in Thailand. The strains were Gram-negative, aerobic rods with polar flagella, produced acetic acid from ethanol and did not oxidize acetate or lactate. In phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and 16S–23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences, the strains formed a cluster separate from the type strains of recognized species of the genus Gluconobacter. The calculated 16S rRNA gene sequence and 16S–23S rRNA gene ITS sequence similarities were respectively 97.7–99.7 % and 77.3–98.1 %. DNA G+C contents ranged from 57.2 to 57.6 mol%. The strains showed high DNA–DNA relatedness of 100 % to one another, but low DNA–DNA relatedness of 11–34 % to the tested type strains of recognized Gluconobacter species. Q-10 was the major quinone. On the basis of the genotypic and phenotypic data obtained, the three strains clearly represent a novel species, for which the name Gluconobacter nephelii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RBY-1T ( = BCC 36733T = NBRC 106061T = PCU 318T), whose DNA G+C content is 57.2 mol%.
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Shinella daejeonensis sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant
More LessA Gram-negative-staining, motile, rod-shaped, aerobic bacterial strain, designated MJ02T, was isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant in Daejeon (South Korea) and was characterized to determine its taxonomic position by using a polyphasic approach. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain MJ02T belonged to the family Rhizobiaceae, class Alphaproteobacteria, and was most closely related to Shinella yambaruensis MS4T (97.6 % sequence similarity) and Shinella fusca DC-196T (97.5 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain MJ02T was 64.3 mol%. The detection of a quinone system with ubiquinone Q-10 as the predominant respiratory lipoquinone and a fatty acid profile with C18 : 1ω7c (45.8 %) and C16 : 0 (21.8 %) as the major components supported the affiliation of strain MJ02T to the genus Shinella. However, strain MJ02T exhibited relatively low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness with respect to S. fusca DSM 21319T (17±7 %) and S. yambaruensis KACC 14483T (12±6 %), showing clearly that the isolate constituted a new genospecies. Strain MJ02T could be clearly differentiated from its phylogenetic neighbours on the basis of several phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic features. Therefore, strain MJ02T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Shinella, for which the name Shinella daejeonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MJ02T ( = KCTC 22450T = JCM 16236T).
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Ottowia pentelensis sp. nov., a floc-forming betaproteobacterium isolated from an activated sludge system treating coke plant effluent
A Gram-negative-staining, short-rod-shaped, floc-forming bacterium, designated strain RB3-7T, was isolated from a laboratory-scale activated sludge system treating coke plant effluent. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence demonstrated that the novel isolate was distantly related (≤95.8 % similarity) to Ottowia thiooxydans K11T within the family Comamonadaceae. Strain RB3-7T was catalase- and oxidase-positive and non-motile. The predominant fatty acids were C16 : 0, cyclo C17 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 1ω7c, and the major respiratory quinone was Q-8. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain RB3-7T was 68.5 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular data, strain RB3-7T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Ottowia, for which the name Ottowia pentelensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RB3-7T ( = DSM 21699T = NCAIM B 02336T).
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Isolation and characterization of Reyranella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov. from freshwater samples by using an amoeba co-culture procedure
More LessThe analysis of three water samples from two cooling towers and one river allowed us to isolate three strains of a novel species of the class Alphaproteobacteria which is phylogenetically related to uncultured alphaproteobacteria. Based upon 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and phenotypic characterization, we propose to name this novel species Reyranella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., type strain 521T ( = CSUR P115T = DSM 23428T). The most closely related cultivable micro-organism to this novel bacterium is a member of the genus Magnetospirillum.
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Arcobacter defluvii sp. nov., isolated from sewage samples
More LessA study employing a polyphasic taxonomic approach was undertaken to clarify the position of 12 isolates recovered from sewage samples. These isolates were recognized as a potential novel species because a new and specific pattern was produced with the 16S rRNA-RFLP Arcobacter identification method. The sequences of the 16S rRNA gene not only supported the classification of these novel strains as members of the genus Arcobacter, but also showed that they formed a separate phylogenetic line. Strain SW28-11T, chosen as the representative of these strains, showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 95.6 % with the closest related species Arcobacter nitrofigilis. The phylogenetic position of the novel strains was further confirmed by analysis of the housekeeping genes hsp60, rpoB and, for the first time, gyrB. The latter proved to be an excellent additional gene for establishing the phylogeny of this genus. These data, together with phenotypic characterization, revealed that this group of isolates represent a novel species of the genus Arcobacter. The name Arcobacter defluvii sp. nov., is proposed, with the type strain SW28-11T ( = CECT 7697T = LMG 25694T).
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Roseicitreum antarcticum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing alphaproteobacterium isolated from Antarctic sandy intertidal sediment
More LessA novel Gram-negative, non-motile bacterium, designated strain ZS2-28T, was isolated from sandy intertidal sediment samples collected from the coastal regions of the Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station on the Larsemann Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica. Strain ZS2-28T was obligately heterotrophic, strictly aerobic, psychrotolerant (growth occurred at 0–33 °C) and moderately halophilic (optimal growth in 7–8 % NaCl). A single major peak at 872–874 nm in the infrared absorption spectrum indicated the presence of bacteriochlorophyll a. Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate accumulation and slime production were also detected. The predominant cellular fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c, with C10 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 0, C17 : 0 cyclo, C19 : 0ω8c cyclo and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH) present in smaller amounts. The respiratory quinone was Q-10. The main polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine and an unidentified aminolipid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 63.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain ZS2-28T formed a distinct evolutionary lineage within the clade containing members of the genera Roseibaca, Roseinatronobacter and Rhodobaca of the class Alphaproteobacteria. On the basis of its phylogenetic position, as well as its phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain ZS2-28T represents a novel species of a novel genus, for which the name Roseicitreum antarcticum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZS2-28T ( = CGMCC 1.8894T = LMG 24863T).
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Vibrio stylophorae sp. nov., isolated from the reef-building coral Stylophora pistillata
More LessA bacterial strain designated KTW-12T was isolated from a reef-building coral in Kenting, Taiwan, and was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Strain KTW-12T was Gram-negative, semi-transparent, slightly curved rod-shaped, and non-motile. Growth occurred at 15–35 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–8.0), and with 0.5–6.0 % NaCl (optimum, 2 %). The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), C14 : 0 and C16 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 47.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain KTW-12T was most closely related to Vibrio porteresiae MSSRF30T, with 94.8 % gene sequence similarity. Further multilocus sequence analysis using rpoA, recA and pyrH genes also revealed low levels of sequence similarity (74.6–85.0 %) with all species of the genus Vibrio with validly published names. A multigene phylogenetic tree using concatenated sequences of the four genes (16S rRNA, rpoA, recA and pyrH) elucidated that strain KTW-12T occupied a distinct phylogenetic position, forming a long branch that was not clustered with any other known species of the genus Vibrio. Strain KTW-12T differed from V. porteresiae MSSRF30T in the ability to reduce nitrate to nitrite, hydrolysis of chitin, fermentation of sorbitol and production of arginine dihydrolase, valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain KTW-12T should be classified as representing a novel species, for which the name Vibrio stylophorae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KTW-12T ( = BCRC 80105T = LMG 25357T).
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Glaciimonas immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Oxalobacteraceae isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite
More LessStrains Cr9-30T and Cr9-12 were isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite. Both strains were Gram-negative-staining, non-motile, rod-shaped and psychrophilic, showing good growth over the temperature range 1–20 °C. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the two strains formed a distinct branch within the family Oxalobacteraceae and were most closely related to members of the genus Collimonas. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strains Cr9-30T and Cr9-12 was 99.0 %. The two strains showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence pairwise similarity with Collimonas pratensis LMG 23965T (96.6 and 96.1 % for strains Cr9-30T and Cr9-12, respectively), Collimonas arenae LMG 23964T (96.5 and 96.3 %, respectively) and Collimonas fungivorans LMG 21973T (96.4 and 96.2 %, respectively). The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C content of strain Cr9-30T was 51.0 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, strains Cr9-30T and Cr9-12 represent a novel species in a new genus of the family Oxalobacteraceae, for which the name Glaciimonas immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Glaciimonas immobilis is Cr9-30T ( = DSM 23240T = LMG 25547T).
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Marinomonas alcarazii sp. nov., M. rhizomae sp. nov., M. foliarum sp. nov., M. posidonica sp. nov. and M. aquiplantarum sp. nov., isolated from the microbiota of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica
Five novel Gram-reaction-negative aerobic marine bacterial strains with DNA G+C contents <50 mol% were isolated from the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. 16S rRNA sequence analysis indicated that they belonged to the genus Marinomonas. Major fatty acid compositions, comprising C10 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c and C18 : 1ω7c, supported the affiliation of these strains to the genus Marinomonas. Strains IVIA-Po-14bT, IVIA-Po-145T and IVIA-Po-155T were closely related to Marinomonas pontica 46-16T, according to phylogenetic analysis. However, DNA–DNA hybridization values <35 % among these strains revealed that they represented different species. Further differences in the phenotypes and minor fatty acid compositions were also found among the strains. Another two strains, designated IVIA-Po-181T and IVIA-Po-159T, were found to be closely related to M. dokdonensis DSW10-10T but DNA–DNA relatedness levels <40 % in pairwise comparisons, as well as some additional differences in phenotypes and fatty acid compositions supported the creation of two novel species. Accordingly, strains IVIA-Po-14bT ( = CECT 7730T = NCIMB 14671T), IVIA-Po-145T ( = CECT 7377T = NCIMB 14431T), IVIA-Po-155T ( = CECT 7731T = NCIMB 14672T), IVIA-Po-181T ( = CECT 7376T = NCIMB 14433T) and IVIA-Po-159T ( = CECT 7732T = NCIMB 14673T) represent novel species, for which the names Marinomonas alcarazii sp. nov., Marinomonas rhizomae sp. nov., Marinomonas foliarum sp. nov., Marinomonas posidonica sp. nov. and Marinomonas aquiplantarum sp. nov. are proposed, respectively.
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