- Volume 70, Issue 11, 2020
Volume 70, Issue 11, 2020
- Validation List
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- Review
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List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ
More LessThe List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) was acquired in November 2019 by the DSMZ and was relaunched using an entirely new production system in February 2020. This article describes in detail the structure of the new site, navigation, page layout, search facilities and new features.
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- New Taxa
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- Actinobacteria
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Streptomyces arboris sp. nov., isolated from Populus euphratica wetland soil
More LessA novel actinobacterial strain (TRM 68085T) was isolated from soil of Populus euphratica wetland. A polyphasic approach was used to study the taxonomy of TRM 68085T and the results showed a range of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic properties consistent with those of the genus Streptomyces . Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain TRM 68085T showed the highest similarity value to Streptomyces capitiformicae 1H-SSA4T (98.6 %), and phylogenetically clustered with Streptomyces kanasensis ZX01T(97.5 %) and Streptomyces ipomoeae NBRC 13050T (97.4 %). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain TRM 68085T based on the genome sequence was 71.4 mol%. The levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between the genome of the isolate and its nearest phylogenetic neighbours, S. capitiformicae 1H-SSA4T, S. kanasensis ZX01T and S. ipomoeae NBRC 13050T, were 19.2±0.4, 21.8±0.5 and 19.3±0.6 %, respectively. Chemotaxonomic data revealed that strain TRM 68085T possessed MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8) as the predominant menaquinones. ll-Diaminopimelic acid and a small amount of meso-diaminopimelic acid were the diagnostic diamino acids. Ribose, xylose, glucose and galactose were the whole-cell sugars. The major cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0 (25.4 %) and iso-C16 : 0 (18.3 %). On the basis of these genotypic and phenotypic data, it is concluded that strain TRM 68085T represents a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces arboris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TRM 68085T (=CCTCC AA2019031T=LMG 31492T).
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Pseudonocardia acidicola sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from peat swamp forest soil
More LessA novel actinobacterium, designated strain K10HN5T, was isolated from a peat soil sample collected from Kantulee peat swamp forest, Surat Thani Province, Thailand and its taxonomic position was determined using a polyphasic approach. Strain K10HN5T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose, galactose, glucose and ribose in its whole-cell hydrolysates. The predominant menaquinone was MK-8(H4). The major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 1H. Mycolic acids were not present. The polar lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, hydroxyphosphatidylethanolamine, hydroxyphosphatidylmethylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that it was closely related to Pseudonocardia bannensis DSM 45300T (97.9 %) and Pseudonocardia xinjiangensis JCM 11839T (97.9 %). Strain K10HN5T exhibited low average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values with P. bannensis DSM 45300T (82.6, 28.7 %) and P. xinjiangensis JCM11839T (76.3, 22.2 %). The DNA G+C content of strain K10HN5T was 72.4 mol%. Based on polyphasic data, strain K10HN5T represents a novel species of the genus Pseudonocardia , for which the name Pseudonocardia acidicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is K10HN5T (=TBRC 10048T=NBRC 113897T).
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Pseudokineococcus galaxeicola sp. nov., isolated from mucus of a stony coral
More LessA Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, motile, coccus-shaped bacterium, designated strain SCSIO 13315T, was isolated from mucus of the coral Galaxea sp. collected from Luhuitou fringing reef (Sanya, Hainan, PR China). Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain SCSIO 13315T exhibits 95.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Pseudokineococcus basanitobsidens SKC1-2T, 95.8 % to Pseudokineococcus lusitanus T2A-S27T and 96.4 % to Pseudokineococcus marinus KST3-3T. Results of phylogenetic analysis suggested that strain SCSIO 13315T was a member of the genus Pseudokineococcus . The DNA G+C content of strain SCSIO 13315T was 73.5 %. Chemotaxonomic assessment of strain SCSIO 13315T showed that the menaquinones were MK-8(H4) and MK-9(H2). The main cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c/C16 : 1 ω6c). The polar lipids present were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, two unknown phospholipids, four unidentified aminolipids and one unidentified lipid. Based on the phylogenetic and phenotypic analysis, it was evident that strain SCSIO 13315T represents a novel species of the genus Pseudokineococcus , for which the name Pseudokineococcus galaxeicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SCSIO 13315T (=NBRC 109944T=DSM 27812T).
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Enemella gen. nov., Enemella evansiae sp. nov., Enemella dayhoffiae sp. nov. and Parenemella sanctibonifatiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel taxa assignable to the family Propionibacteriaceae and derived from human clinical samples
Nine Gram-stain-positive cocci, coccobacilli or short, rod-shaped strains recovered from clinical sources from patients located in two Canadian provinces and one environmental source were extensively studied. Clinical sources included blood cultures, cerebral spinal fluid, lymph node, lung biopsy and peritoneal fluid. Through 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequencing analyses, the strains were found to cluster into three groups, closest to but distinguished from other genera in the family Propionibacteriaceae . The genomes from these bacteria had high G+C content, ranging from 67.8–69.56 mol%, and genome sizes of 3.02–4.52 Mb. Biochemical and chemotaxonomic properties including branched-chain cellular fatty acids, l-lysine diaminopimelic acid (ll-DAP) and cell-wall type A3γ (ll-DAP-gly) containing ll-DAP, alanine, glycine and glutamic acid were found and so the strains were therefore deemed to be consistent with other new genera in this family. Based on this investigation, we propose Enemella gen. nov., Enemella evansiae sp. nov., Enemella dayhoffiae sp. nov. and Parenemella sanctibonifatiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. for these taxa. Misidentified taxon ‘Ponticoccus gilvus’ was found to be assignable to Enemella evansiae based on this study.
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Nocardioides flavescens sp. nov., isolated from soil of Gaoligong Mountain, PR China
A Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, aerobic, rod-shaped, golden yellow-pigmented actinobacterium, designated strain YIM 123512T, was isolated from soil sampled at Gaoligong Mountain, Yunnan Province, PR China. The strain grew at 10–40 °C (optimum, 28 °C), with 0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0–1.0 %) and at pH 5.0–11.0 (optimum, pH 7.0). The major menaquinone was MK-8(H4) and the major cellular fatty acids (>10 %) were identified as iso-C16 : 0 and C17 : 1 ω8c. Strain YIM 123512T had ll-2, 6-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic cell-wall diamino acid. The major polar lipids were found to be diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, two unknown phospholipids and one unknown lipid. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain YIM 123512T was 72.7 mol% based on its draft genome sequence. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain YIM 123512T appeared to be most closely related to Nocardioides halotolerans KCTC 19274T (97.7 % sequence similarity) and to belong to the genus Nocardioides . The sequence similarity values of strain YIM 123512T to other currently described type strains of the genus Nocardioides were less than 97.0 %. Based on the draft genome sequence, the novel strain showed an average nucleotide identity value of 80.2 % and a digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of 23.1 % with the reference strain N. halotolerans KCTC 19274T. The results of the polyphasic taxonomic study including phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses show that strain YIM 123512T represents a novel species of the genus Nocardioides , for which the name Nocardioides flavescens sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIM 123512T (=KCTC 49303T=CGMCC 4.7628T).
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Streptomyces smaragdinus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis
The taxonomic position of a novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strain RB5T, was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain, isolated from the gut of the fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis, showed morphological, physiological and chemotaxonomic properties typical of the genus Streptomyces . Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbour of RB5T was Streptomyces polyrhachis DSM 42102T (98.87 %). DNA–DNA hybridization experiments between strain RB5T and S. polyrhachis DSM 42102T resulted in a value of 27.4 % (26.8 %). The cell wall of strain RB5T contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic amino acid. Mycolic acids and diagnostic sugars in whole-cell hydrolysates were not detected. The strain produced the following major phospholipids: diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol-mannoside and phosphatidylserine. The menaquinone profile showed hexa- and octahydrogenated menaquinones containing nine isoprene units [MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8)]. The strain exhibited a fatty acid profile containing the following major fatty acids: 12-methyltridecanoic acid (iso-C14 : 0) 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (anteiso-C15 : 0), 13-methyltetradecanoic acid (iso-C15 : 0) and 14-methylpentadecanoic acid (iso-C16 : 0). Here, we propose a novel species of the genus Streptomyces – Streptomyces smaragdinus with the type strain RB5T (=VKM Ac-2839T=NRRL B65539T).
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Brevibacterium profundi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Western Pacific Ocean
More LessA new Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped actinobacterium, designated O1T, was isolated from a deep-sea sediment of the Western Pacific Ocean. Strain O1T showed optimal growth at 30 °C, between pH 6.0 and 8.0, and in the presence of 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl. The predominant menaquinone was MK-8 (H2), and anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0 were the major fatty acids. The diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and one unknown glycolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain O1T was 64.9 mol% and the genome size was 4.17 Mb. Based on a similarity search and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain O1T belonged to the genus Brevibacterium . The values of average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization between strain O1T and its close relatives were well below the thresholds used for the delineation of a new species. On the basis of the morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics, as well as the genotypic data, it is proposed that strain O1T represents a novel species of the genus Brevibacterium , for which the name Brevibacterium profundi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is O1T (=JCM 33845T=MCCC 1A16744T).
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Agromyces kandeliae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Kandelia candel in a mangrove
A novel, Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile and irregular rod-shaped bacterium designated Q22T was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of mangrove plant, Kandelia candel collected in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. Strain Q22T was able to grow at 10–40 °C (optimum 30 °C), pH 5.5–9.0 (optimum 7.0–8.0) and with 0–5.0% (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1.0 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was 71.9%. The average nucleotide identity, and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain Q22T and the reference strains were 79.7–88.9% and 22.6–37.4%, respectively. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-12 and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0 and anteiso-C17:0. The major polar lipids of strain Q22T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, one glycolipid and three unidentified lipids. The strain Q22T contained 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, alanine acid, glutamic acid and glycine in the peptidoglycans. The phylogenetic analysis and genotypic features, along with the phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, indicate that strain Q22T represents a novel species of the genus Agromyces , for which the name Agromyces kandeliae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Q22T (=MCCC 1K03340T= KCTC 39961T).
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- Archaea
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Natronomonas halophila sp. nov. and Natronomonas salina sp. nov., two novel halophilic archaea
More LessTwo halophilic archaeal strains, C90T and YPL13T, were isolated from a salt lake and a salt mine in PR China. The two strains were found to form two clusters (97.5 and 89.5 % similarity between them, respectively) separating them from the three current members of the genus Natronomonas (95.4–97.0 % and 86.6–89.3 % similarity, respectively) on the basis of the 16S rRNA and rpoB′ gene sequence similarities and phylogenetic analysis. Diverse phenotypic characteristics differentiate strains C90T and YPL13T from current Natronomonas members. The polar lipids of strain C90T were phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester (PGP-Me), phosphatidylglycerol sulphate, two unidentified glycolipids, a major glycolipid and a minor glycolipid, while those of strain YPL13T were PG, PGP-Me, two unidentified phospholipids and a glycolipid. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between the two strains were 79.8 and 27.1 %, respectively, which were much lower than the threshold values proposed as a species boundaries (ANI 95–96 % and isDDH 70 %), which revealed that the two strains represent two novel species; these values (ANI 76.6–80.0 % and isDDH 21.6–27.0 %) of the strains examined in this study and the current members of Natronomonas are much lower than the recommended threshold values, suggesting that strains C90T and YPL13T represent two genomically different species of Natronomonas . These results showed that strains C90T (=CGMCC 1.13738T=JCM 32961T) and YPL13T (=CGMCC 1.13884T=JCM 31111T) represent two novel species of Natronomonas , for which the names Natronomonas halophila sp. nov. and Natronomonas salina sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Bacteroidetes
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Poritiphilus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from coral Porites lutea
A novel Gram-stain-negative, non-endospore-forming, non-motile, aerobic bacterium (strain R33T) was isolated from coral Porites lutea and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. The G+C content was 44.5 mol%. The only detected respiratory quinone was menaquinone 6 (MK-6). The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 1 ω6c. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. Global alignment based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain R33T shares the highest sequence identity of 93.2 % with Muriicola marianensis A6B8T in the family Flavobacteriaceae . Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain R33T forms a distinct branch in a stable clade comprising strain R33T and members of the genera Muriicola , Robiginitalea , Eudoraea and Zeaxanthinibacter . The phylogenomic analysis also supported this 16S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic result. Comparative genomic analysis indicated that strain R33T is rich in AraC-type DNA-binding domain-containing protein-coding genes, which means the regulation of carbon utilization is very complex. Low 16S rRNA gene identity, different polar lipids and/or cellular fatty acid profiles could readily distinguish strain R33T from any validly published type strains. Therefore, strain R33T is suggested to represent a new species in a new genus, for which the name Poritiphilus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is R33T (=MCCC 1K03853T=KCTC 72443T).
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Seramator thermalis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cellulose- and xylan-degrading member of the family Dysgonamonadaceae isolated from a hot spring
Two anaerobic bacteria, designated strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107, were isolated from a hot spring in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, south-west PR China. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107 belong to the family Dysgonamonadaceae. Cells of strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107 were Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile. The major fatty acids (>10 %) of strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107 were identified as anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0 3OH. The polar lipid profile of strain SYSU GA16112T was found to consist of phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids, two unidentified phosphoglycolipids, two unidentified aminolipids and one unidentified polar lipid, while that of strain SYSU GA16107 consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified polar lipids, three unidentified aminophospholipids, two unidentified phosphoglycolipids and one unidentified aminolipid. The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107 were determined to be 41.90 and 41.89 %, respectively, and the average nucleotide identity value between them was 99.99 %. Based on their morphological and physiological properties, and results of phylogenetic analyses, strains SYSU GA16112T and SYSU GA16107 are considered to represent a novel species of a novel genus, for which the name Seramator thermalis gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain SYSU GA16112T=CGMCC 1.5281T=KCTC 15753T) is proposed.
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Acidiluteibacter ferrifornacis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Flavobacteriales from Tielu Harbour, Hainan, PR China
More LessA novel bacterial strain of the family ‘Vicingaceae’ was isolated from mangrove of Tielu Harbour, Hainan, PR China. Strain S-15T was a Gram-stain-negative, short-rod-shaped, yellow-pigmented that could grow at 10–42 °C (optimum, 26–35 °C), at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 5.5) and in 0.5–10.0 % w/v sea salt (optimum, 3.5–4.0 %). Cells of strain S-15T were 0.9–1.4 µm long, 0.8–0.9 µm wide, catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. Colonies on modified marine agar 2216 were 0.5–2.0 mm in diameter after incubation for 72 h at 28 °C. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain S-15T was most closely related to Vicingus serpentipes ANORD5T (89.8 %). The major respiratory quinone of strain S-15T was menaquinone MK-7, and the dominant fatty acids were C15:0 iso, C15:1 iso G and C17:0 iso 3-OH. The major polar lipids were two unidentified aminolipids, phosphatidylethanolamine and six unidentified lipids. Analyses showed that the genome size was 3.52 Mb and the DNA G+C content was 35.6 mol%, which were higher than V. serpentipes ANORD5T with 2.92 Mb genome size and 31.0 mol% G+C content, respectively. Based on morphological, physiological and phylogenetic data, strain S-15T is considered a type strain of a new species and a new genus of the family ‘Vicingaceae’ for which the name Acidiluteibacter ferrifornacis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Acidiluteibacter ferrifornacis is S-15T (=MCCC 1K03817T=JCM 33804T).
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Flavobacterium panici sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of the switchgrass Panicum virgatum
A Gram-staining-negative non endospore-forming strain, PXU-55T, was isolated from the rhizosphere of the switchgrass Panicum virgatum and studied in detail to determine its taxonomic position. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the isolate represented a member of the genus Flavobacterium . The isolate shared highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with the type strains of Flavobacterium chungangense (98.78 %) and Flavobacterium chilense (98.64 %). The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between the PXU-55T genome assembly and the ones of the most closely related type strains of species of the genus Flavobacterium were 87.3 and 31.9% ( Flavobacterium defluvii ), and 86.1 and 29.9% ( Flavobacterium johnsoniae ). Menaquinone MK-6 was the major respiratory quinone. As major polar lipids, phosphatidylethanolamine, an ornithine lipid and the unidentified polar lipids L2, L3 and L4 lacking a functional group were found. Moderate to minor amounts of another ornithine lipid, the unidentified lipid L1 and a glycolipid were present, as well. The major polyamine is sym-homospermidine. The fatty acid profiles contained major amounts of iso-C15:0, iso-C15:0 3-OH, iso-C17:0 3-OH, C15:0, summed feature 3 (C16:1ω7c and/or iso-C15:0 2-OH) and various hydroxylated fatty acids in smaller amounts, among them iso C16:0 3-OH, C16:0 3-OH and C15:0 3-OH, which supported the classification of the isolate as a member of the genus Flavobacterium . Physiological and biochemical characterisation and ANI calculations with the type strains of the most closely related species allowed a clear phenotypic and genotypic differentiation of the strain. For this reason, we propose that strain PXU-55T (=CIP 111646T=CCM 8914T) represents a novel species with the name Flavobacterium panici sp. nov.
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Gramella bathymodioli sp. nov., isolated from a mussel inhabiting a hydrothermal field in the Okinawa Trough
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped and non-flagellated marine bacterium strain, designated BOM4T, was isolated from a mussel inhabiting the Tangyin hydrothermal field of the Okinawa Trough. The growth temperature was in the range of 16–40 °C, and the optimum temperature was 37 °C. Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0 and in the presence of 1 % (w/v) NaCl. The predominant isoprenoid quinone of strain BOM4T was identified as menaquinone-6 (MK-6). The predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were iso-C15 : 0(43.8 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (17.5 %). The major polar lipids comprised one phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified aminolipids and two unidentified lipids. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, strain BOM4T was found to be most closely related to Gramella aestuarii JCM 17790T (96.7 %), followed by Gramella flava JLT2011T (96.1 %), Gramella sediminilitoris GHTF-27T (95.6 %) and Gramella gaetbulicola RA5-111T (95.5 %) and with lower sequence similarities (93.7- 95.4 %) to other species of the genus Gramella . Genome relatedness between strain BOM4T and G. aestuarii JCM 17790T was computed using both average nucleotide identity and DNA–DNA hybridization with values of 75.6 and 19.3±2.4 %, respectively. The DNA G+C content of strain BOM4T was 41.4 mol%. On the basis of polyphasic analysis, strain BOM4T was considered to represent a novel species of the genus Gramella , for which the name Gramella bathymodioli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BOM4T (=MCCC 1K03735T=JCM 33424T).
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Rufibacter latericius sp. nov., isolated from Baiyang Lake
More LessA novel Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, brick red-pigmented bacterium, designated R-22-1 c-1T, was isolated from water from Baiyang Lake, Hebei Province, PR China. The strain was able to grow at 20–30 °C (optimum, 30 °C) and pH 6–7 (optimum, pH 6) in Reasoner’s 2A medium. 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic analyses of R-22-1 c-1T revealed closest relationships to Rufibacter immobilis MCC P1T (97.8 %), Rufibacter sediminis H-1T (97.9 %) and Rufibacter glacialis MDT1-10-3T (97.0 %), with other species of the genus Rufibacter showing less than 97.0 % sequence similarity. The predominant polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids and three unidentified lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C15 : 1 ω6c, C17 : 1 ω6c, anteiso-C15 : 0, summed feature 3 (iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c) and summed feature 4 (iso-C17 : 1I and/or anteiso-C17 : 1B). The respiratory quinone was MK-7. The draft genome of R-22-1 c-1T was 5.6 Mbp in size, with a G+C content of 50.2 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization relatedness values between strain R-22-1 c-1T and related type strains were R. immobilis MCC P1T (77.2 and 21.8 %), R. sediminis H-1T (81.6 and 21.4 %) and R. tibetensis 1351T (78.5 and 22.9 %). Based on these phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic results, strain R-22-1 c-1T represents a novel species in the genus Rufibacter , for which the name Rufibacter latericius sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is R-22-1 c-1T (=CGMCC 1.13570T=KCTC 62781T).
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Rufibacter hautae sp. nov., a red-pigmented bacterium from freshwater lake sediment, and proposal of Rufibacter quisquiliarum as a latter heterotypic synonym of Rufibacter ruber
More LessA taxonomic identification using a polyphasic approach was performed on strain NBS58-1T, which was isolated from the interfacial sediment of Taihu Lake in China. Strain NBS58-1T was Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming and catalase-positive. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene and three housekeeping genes (rpoB, gyrB and dnaK) sequences supported the position that strain NBS58-1T should be classified within the genus Rufibacter . The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain NBS58-1T possessed the highest similarity to Rufibacter sediminis H-1T (96.60 %), followed by Rufibacter glacialis MDT1-10-3T (96.17 %). And the ANI value between strain NBS58-1T and R. glacialis MDT1-10-3T was 79.3 %. The respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The major cellular fatty acids comprised iso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 3. Phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids and four unidentified lipids were the main polar lipids. The genomic DNA G+C content was 51.3 mol%. Based on phenotypic features and phylogenetic position, a novel species with the name Rufibacter hautae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NBS58-1T=(KACC 21309T=MCCC 1K04037T). We also proposed Rufibacter quisquiliarum as a latter heterotypic synonym of Rufibacter ruber .
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- Firmicutes and Related Organisms
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Brevibacillus migulae sp. nov., isolated from a Yellow River sediment sample
More LessStrain CFH S0501T, a novel Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped, endospore-forming and motile micro-organism with peritrichous flagella, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the Yellow River in Henan Province, PR China. Optimum growth was observed at 28 °C, pH 7.0 and without NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the strain belonged to the genus Brevibacillus and was closely related to Brevibacillus centrosporus DSM 8445T and Brevibacillus ginsengisoli Gsoil 3088T (with 96.8 and 96.7 % sequence similarity, respectively). The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. Major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0. Polar lipids consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids and an unidentified polar lipid. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was found to contain meso-diaminopimelic acid. The genome size was 5.26 Mbp with a G+C content of 49.7 mol%. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA–DNAhybridization (DDH) values between CFH S0501T and the other species of the genus Brevibacillus were found to be low (ANIm <86.11 %, ANIb <70.30 % and DDH <25.00 %). Based on physiological properties, chemotaxonomic characteristics and low ANI and DDH results, strain CFH S0501T is considered to represent a novel species, for which the name Brevibacillus migulae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CFH S0501T (=DSM 29940T=BCRC 80809T).
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Cerasibacillus terrae sp. nov., isolated from maize field, and emended description of Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum Nakamura et al. 2004
More LessA polyphasic taxonomic approach was used to characterize a Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated strain CC-CFT480T, isolated from soil sampled in a maize field in Taiwan, ROC. Cells of strain CC-CFT480T were rod-shaped, motile with polar flagella, catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. Optimal growth occurred at 30 °С, pH 8 and 3 % NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA genes revealed a distinct taxonomic position attained by strain CC-CFT480T associated with Cerasibacillus quisquiliarum (97.2 % sequence identity), Virgibacillus soli (95.7 %), Virgibacillus carmonensis (95.4 %) and Virgibacillus byunsanensis (95.2 %), and lower sequence similarity values to other species. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain CC-CFT480T and C. quisquiliarum were 74.2 and 20.1 %, respectively. Strain CC-CFT480T contained iso-C15:0, C16:1 ω7c alcohol and iso-C17:1 ω10c as the predominant fatty acids. The polar lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, two unknown aminophospholipids, one uncharacterized aminophospholipid and two unknown phospholipids. The major polyamine was spermidine. The DNA G+C content was 34.8 mol% and the predominant quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). Based on its distinct phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic traits together with results of comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence, ANI and dDDH analyses, strain CC-CFT480T is proposed to represent a novel Cerasibacillus species, for which the name Cerasibacillus terrae sp. nov. (type strain CC-CFT480T=BCRC 81216T=JCM 33498T).
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Streptococcus catagoni sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of diseased Chacoan peccaries (Catagonus wagneri)
Novel catalase-negative, Gram-stain-positive, beta-haemolytic, coccus-shaped organisms were isolated from Chacoan peccaries that died from respiratory disease. The initial API 20 Strep profiles suggested Streptococcus agalactiae with acceptable identification scores, but the 16S rRNA gene similarity (1548 bp) to available sequences of streptococci was below 98 %. Next taxa of the genus Streptococcus , displaying highest similarities to the strains from this study, were S. bovimastitidis NZ1587T (97.5 %), S. iniae ATCC 29178T (97.5 %), S. hongkongensis HKU30T (97.4 %), S. parauberis DSM 6631T (97.1 %), S. penaeicida CAIM 1838T (97.1 %), S. pseudoporcinus DSM 18513T (97.0 %), S. didelphis DSM 15616T (96.6 %), S. ictaluri 707-05T (96.6 %), S. uberis JCM 5709T (96.5 %) and S. porcinus NCTC 10999T (96.4 %). All other Streptococcus species had sequence similarities of below 96.4 %. A sodA gene as well as whole genome-based core genome phylogeny of three representative strains and 145 available Streptococcus genomes confirmed the unique taxonomic position. Interstrain average nucleotide identity (ANI) and amino acid identity (AAI) values were high (ANI >96 %; AAI 100%), but for other streptococci clearly below the proposed species boundary of 95–96 % (ANI <75 %; AAI <83 %). Results were confirmed by genome-to-genome distance calculations. Pairwise digital DNA–DNA hybridization estimates were high (>90 %) between the novel strains, but well below the species boundary of 70 % for closely related Streptococcus type strains (23.5–19.7 %). Phenotypic properties as obtained from extended biochemical profiles and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry supported the outstanding rank. Based on the presented molecular and physiological data of the six strains, we propose a novel taxon for which we suggest the name Streptococcus catagoni sp. nov. with the type strain 99-1/2017T (=DSM 110457T=CCUG 74072T) and five reference strains.
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Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species
More LessTo clarify the evolutionary relationships and classification of Bacillus species, comprehensive phylogenomic and comparative analyses were performed on >300 Bacillus/Bacillaceae genomes. Multiple genomic-scale phylogenetic trees were initially reconstructed to identify different monophyletic clades of Bacillus species. In parallel, detailed analyses were performed on protein sequences of genomes to identify conserved signature indels (CSIs) that are specific for each of the identified clades. We show that in different reconstructed trees, most of the Bacillus species, in addition to the Subtilis and Cereus clades, consistently formed 17 novel distinct clades. Additionally, some Bacillus species reliably grouped with the genera Alkalicoccus, Caldalkalibacillus, Caldibacillus, Salibacterium and Salisediminibacterium . The distinctness of identified Bacillus species clades is independently strongly supported by 128 identified CSIs which are unique characteristics of these clades, providing reliable means for their demarcation. Based on the strong phylogenetic and molecular evidence, we are proposing that these 17 Bacillus species clades should be recognized as novel genera, with the names Alteribacter gen. nov., Ectobacillus gen. nov., Evansella gen. nov., Ferdinandcohnia gen. nov., Gottfriedia gen. nov., Heyndrickxia gen. nov., Lederbergia gen. nov., Litchfieldia gen. nov., Margalitia gen. nov., Niallia gen. nov., Priestia gen. nov., Robertmurraya gen. nov., Rossellomorea gen. nov., Schinkia gen. nov., Siminovitchia gen. nov., Sutcliffiella gen. nov. and Weizmannia gen. nov. We also propose to transfer ‘ Bacillus kyonggiensi s’ to Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. (type strain: NB22=JCM 17569T=DSM 26768). Additionally, we report 31 CSIs that are unique characteristics of either the members of the Subtilis clade (containing the type species B. subtilis ) or the Cereus clade (containing B. anthracis and B. cereus ). As most Bacillus species which are not part of these two clades can now be assigned to other genera, we are proposing an emended description of the genus Bacillus to restrict it to only the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades.
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Lactococcus carnosus sp. nov. and Lactococcus paracarnosus sp. nov., two novel species isolated from modified-atmosphere packaged beef steaks
More LessAs part of a study investigating the spoilage microbiome of modified-atmosphere packaged beef from Germany, four novel strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated and subsequently taxonomically characterized by a polyphasic approach, which revealed that they could not be assigned to known species. The isolates were Gram-staining-positive, coccoid, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, catalase-negative and oxidase-negative. Morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analysis revealed a distinct lineage within the genus Lactococcus , with Lactococcus piscium and Lactococcus plantarum as closest relatives. Results indicated that they represented two different novel species with two strains, (TMW 2.1612T/TMW 2.1613 and TMW 2.1615T/TMW 2.1614), respectively. The two strains of both novel species shared identical 16S rRNA gene sequences but a MLSA allowed their intraspecies differentiation. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of TMW 2.1612T and TMW 2.1615T had a similarity of 99.85 % to each other and a similarity of 99.85 and 99.78 % the most closely related type strain of Lactococcus piscium , respectively. However, the ANIb value between the respective type strains TMW 2.1612T and TMW 2.1615T, and the type strain of Lactococcus piscium was only 94.3 and 92.0 %, respectively, and 92.9 % between TMW 2.1612T and TMW 2.1615T. The in silico DDH estimate value between the respective type strain TMW 2.1612T and TMW 2.1615T and the most closely related type strain of Lactococcus piscium was only 59.9 and 48.9 %, respectively, and 51.1 % between TMW 2.1612T and TMW 2.1615T. Peptidoglycan type of strain TMW 2.1612T is Lys–Thr–Ala and major fatty acids are summed feature 8 and C16 : 0. Peptidoglycan type of strain TMW 2.1615T is Lys–Ala and major fatty acids are C16 : 0, C19 : 0cyclo ω8c and summed feature 8. On the basis of polyphasic evidence, the meat isolates represent two novel species of the genus Lactococcus , for which the names Lactococcus carnosus sp. nov and Lactococcus paracarnosus sp. nov are proposed. The designated respective type strains are TMW 2.1612T (=DSM 111016T =CECT 30115T) and TWM 2.1615T (=DSM 111017T =CECT 30116T).
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Listeria valentina sp. nov., isolated from a water trough and the faeces of healthy sheep
In the context of a study on the occurrence of Listeria species in an animal farm environment in Valencia, Spain, six Listeria -like isolates could not be assigned to any known species. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene and on 231 Listeria core genes grouped these isolates in a monophyletic clade within the genus Listeria , with highest similarity to Listeria thailandensis . Whole-genome sequence analyses based on in silico DNA–DNA hybridization, the average nucleotide blast and the pairwise amino acid identities against all currently known Listeria species confirmed that these isolates constituted a new taxon within the genus Listeria . Phenotypically, these isolates differed from other Listeria species mainly by the production of acid from inositol, the absence of acidification in presence of methyl α-d-glucoside, and the absence of α-mannosidase and nitrate reductase activities. The name Listeria valentina sp. nov. is proposed for this novel species, and the type strain is CLIP 2019/00642T (=CIP 111799T=DSM 110544T).
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Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae
More LessPhylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences of members of the family Staphylococcaceae showed the presence of para- and polyphyletic genera. This finding prompted a thorough investigation into the taxonomy of the Staphylococcaceae family by analysing their core genome phylogeny complemented with genome-based indices such as digital DNA–DNA hybridization, average nucleotide identity and average amino acid identity. The resulting data suggested the following proposals: Auricoccus indicus was reduced in taxonomic rank as a later heterotypic synonym of Abyssicoccus albus ; Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. jettensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. petrasii ; the unification of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius and Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus as Staphylococcus aureus ; the unification of Staphylococcus carnosus subsp. utilis and Staphylococcus carnosus subsp. carnosus as Staphylococcus carnosus ; the unification of Staphylococcus saprophyticus subsp. bovis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus subsp. saprophyticus as Staphylococcus saprophyticus ; Staphylococcus succinis subsp. casei as the novel species Staphylococcus casei; Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans as the novel species Staphylococcus coagulans; Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. croceilyticus as the novel species Staphylococcus croceilyticus; Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. pragensis as the novel species Staphylococcus pragensis; Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticus as the novel species Staphylococcus urealyticus; the reassignment of Staphylococcus sciuri , Staphylococcus fleurettii , Staphylococcus lentus , Staphylococcus stepanovicii and Staphylococcus vitulinus to the novel genus Mammaliicoccus with Mammaliicoccus sciuri as the type species; and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus as a member of the family Staphylococcaceae .
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- Other Bacteria
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Oceanipulchritudo coccoides gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment within the family Puniceicoccaceae
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic coccus, designated CK1056T, was isolated from coastal sediment of Xiaoshi Island, Weihai, PR China. Strain CK1056T was found to grow at 15–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), with 0.5–6.5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3.5 %) and displayed alkaliphilic growth within the pH range of pH 6.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0). The major fatty acids identified were iso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c). The main polar lipids consisted of aminophosphoglycolipid and phosphatidylethanolamine. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-7. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 54.0 mol%. The result of the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis confirmed the affiliation of this micro-organism to the family Puniceicoccaceae , with Coraliomargarita akajimensis KCTC 12865T as its closest relative with only 88.0 % sequence similarity. From the taxonomic data obtained in this study, we propose that the new marine isolate be placed into a novel species within a novel genus in the family Puniceicoccaceae , phylum Verrucomicrobia , for which the name Oceanipulchritudo coccoides gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CK1056T (=KCTC 72798T=MCCC 1H00425T).
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- Proteobacteria
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Sphingomonas corticis sp. nov., and Sphingobacterium corticibacterium sp. nov., from bark canker
More LessTwo Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile bacterial strains, 36D10-4-7T and 30C10-4-7T, were isolated from bark canker tissue of Populus × euramericana, respectively. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain 36D10-4-7T shows 98.0 % sequence similarity to Sphingomonas adhaesiva DSM 7418T, and strain 30C10-4-7T shows highest sequence similarity to Sphingobacterium arenae H-12T (95.6 %). Average nucleotide identity analysis indicates that strain 36D10-4-7T is a novel member different from recognized species in the genus Sphingomonas . The main fatty acids and respiratory quinone detected in strain 36D10-4-7T are C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c and Q-10, respectively. The polar lipids are diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, aminolipid, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingoglycolipid, two uncharacterized phospholipids and two uncharacterized lipids. For strain 30C10-4-7T, the major fatty acids and menaquinone are iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and MK-7, respectively. The polar lipid profile includes phosphatidylethanolamine, phospholipids, two aminophospholipids and six unidentified lipids. Based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, these two strains represent two novel species within the genera Sphingomonas and Sphingobacterium . The name Sphingomonas corticis sp. nov. (type strain 36D10-4-7T=CFCC 13112T=KCTC 52799T) and Sphingobacterium corticibacterium sp. nov. (type strain 30C10-4-7T=CFCC 13069T=KCTC 52797T) are proposed.
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Roseomonas algicola sp. nov., isolated from a green alga, Pediastrum duplex
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated strain PeD5T, was isolated from a green alga Pediastrum duplex from the Nakdong river of the Republic of Korea. Cells were non-motile cocci, catalase-negative and oxidase-positive. Growth of PeD5T was observed at 25–40 °C (optimum, 35 °C) and pH 5.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 7–8), and in the presence of 0–0.25% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0%). PeD5T contained C16:0, C18:1ω7c 11-methyl, summed feature 3 (comprising C16:1ω7c and/or C16:1ω6c) and summed feature 8 (comprising C18:1ω7c and/or C18:1ω6c) as major cellular fatty acids (>5%) and ubiquinone-10 as the sole isoprenoid quinone. Phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified aminolipid were detected as major polar lipids. The genomic DNA G+C content of PeD5T was 71.0 mol%. PeD5T was most closely related to Roseomonas stagni HS-69T with a 97.6% 16S rRNA sequence similarity and shared less than 96.3% 16S rRNA sequence similarities with type strains of other species. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that PeD5T formed a phyletic lineage with Roseomonas stagni HS-69T within the genus Roseomonas . On the basis of results of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular analysis, strain PeD5T clearly represents a novel species of the genus Roseomonas , for which the name Roseomonas algicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PeD5T (=KACC 19925T=JCM 33309T).
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Caldichromatium japonicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic phototrophic purple sulphur bacterium of the Chromatiaceae isolated from Nakabusa hot springs, Japan
A novel thermophilic phototrophic purple sulphur bacterium was isolated from microbial mats (56 °C) at Nakabusa hot springs, Nagano prefecture, Japan. Cells were motile, rod-shaped, stain Gram-negative and stored sulphur globules intracellularly. Bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids of the normal spirilloxanthin series were the major pigments. Dense liquid cultures were red in colour. Strain No.7T was able to grow photoautotrophically using sulfide, thiosulfate, sulfite and hydrogen (in the presence of sulfide) as electron donors and bicarbonate as the sole carbon source. Optimum growth occurred under anaerobic conditions in the light at 50 °C (range, 40–56 °C) and pH 7.2 (range, pH 7–8). Major fatty acids were C16 : 0 (46.8 %), C16 : 1 ω7c (19.9 %), C18 : 1 ω7c (21.1 %), C14 : 0 (4.6 %) and C18 : 0 (2.4 %). The polar lipid profile showed phosphatidylglycerol and unidentified aminophospholipids to be the major lipids. The only quinone detected was ubiquinone-8. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons indicated that the novel bacterium is only distantly related to Thermochromatium tepidum with a nucleotide identity of 90.4 %. The phylogenetic analysis supported the high novelty of strain No.7T with a long-branching phylogenetic position within the Chromatiaceae next to Thermochromatium tepidum . The genome comprised a circular chromosome of 2.99 Mbp (2 989 870 bp), included no plasmids and had a DNA G+C content of 61.2 mol%. Polyphasic taxonomic analyses of the isolate suggested strain No.7T is a novel genus within the Chromatiaceae . The proposed genus name of the second truly thermophilic purple sulphur bacterium is Caldichromatium gen. nov. with the type species Caldichromatium japonicum sp. nov. (DSM 110881=JCM 39101).
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Roseomonas harenae sp. nov., from desert gravel soil
Yang Deng, Ye Sun, Hao Wang, Li-Yan Yu and Yu-Qin ZhangA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, pink-pigmented, coccus bacterium, designated CPCC 101081T, was isolated from a gravel soil sample collected from Badain Jara desert, PR China. Growth of the isolate occurred at 10–37 °C and pH 5.0–8.0, with optimal growth at 28–32 °C and pH 7.0, respectively. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c/C 18:1ω6c), summed feature 3 (C 16:1ω6c/C16:1ω7c) and C18:12-OH. Q-10 was detected as the main respiratory quinone. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, an unidentified phospholipid, an amino-containing lipid and an unidentified glycophospholipid were examined in the polar lipids extraction. The 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison of strain CPCC 101081T with the available sequences in the GenBank database showed that the isolate was closely related to members of the genus Rosenomonas, with the highest similarity to Roseomonas rosea DSM 14916T (97.4 %). In the phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and the core genomes, strain CPCC 101081T was included within the clade of the genus Roseomonas , representing a species level, with the closest neighbor of R. rosea DSM 14916T . The genomic DNA G+C content was 68.7 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and the digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain CPCC 101081T and the related type strains of the genus Roseomonas were all far lower than the cut-off values for definition species. On the basis of above phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain CPCC 101081T is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Roseomonas with the name Roseomonas harenae sp. nov. strain CPCC 101081T (=KCTC 62852T=NBRC 113512T) is the type strain of the species.
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Marinomonas profundi sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the Mariana Trench
A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, polarly flagellated, straight or curved rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain M1K-6T, was isolated from deep seawater samples collected from the Mariana Trench. The strain grew at −4 to 37 °C (optimum, 25–30 °C), at pH 5.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with 0.5–14.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.0 %). It did not reduce nitrate to nitrite nor hydrolyse gelatin or starch. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain M1K-6T was affiliated with the genus Marinomonas , sharing 93.1–97.0 % sequence similarity with the type strains of recognized Marinomonas species. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω6c/C16 : 1 ω7c), summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c/C18 : 1 ω6c), C16 : 0, C10 : 0 3-OH and C18 : 0. The predominant respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-8. Polar lipids of strain M1K-6T included phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified lipids. The genomic G+C content of strain M1K-6T was 46.0 mol%. Based on data from the present polyphasic study, strain M1K-6T was considered to represent a novel species within the genus Marinomonas , for which the name Marinomonas profundi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M1K-6T (=KCTC 72501T=MCCC 1K03890T).
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Azoarcus halotolerans sp. nov., a novel member of Rhodocyclaceae isolated from activated sludge collected in Hong Kong
More LessA floc-forming bacterial strain, designated HKLI-1T, was isolated from the activated sludge of a municipal sewage treatment plant in Hong Kong SAR, PR China. Cells of this strain were Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped and motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Growth occurred at 18–37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), pH 5.5–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.5) and with 0–8.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 1–1.5 %) concentration. The major fatty acids of strain HKLI-1T were C16 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c). The polar lipid profile contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and three unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content was 63.5 mol% from whole genomic sequence analysis. Based on the results of 16S rRNA gene sequences analysis, this strain should be assigned to the genus Azoarcus and is closely related to Azoarcus olearius DQS-4T (94.93 % 16S rRNA gene sequence pairwise similarity), Azoarcus toluclasticus MF63T (94.91 %) and Azoarcus communis SWub3T (94.01 %), but separate from them by large distances in different phylogenetic trees. Based on whole genome analysis, the orthologous average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values against four of the closest relatives were 73.03–74.83 and 17.2–23.0 %, respectively. The phylogenetic, genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data demonstrated that strain HKLI-1T could be distinguished from its phylogenetically related species, and that this strain represented a novel species within the genus Azoarcus , for which the name Azoarcus halotolerans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HKLI-1T (= 72659T=CCTCC AB 2019312T).
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Ramlibacter pinisoli sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from pine garden soil
A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod- or coccoid-shaped novel bacterial strain, designated MAH-25T, was isolated from soil sampled in a pine garden. The colonies were observed to be light pink-coloured, smooth, spherical and 1–2 mm in diameter when grown on nutrient agar for 2 days. Strain MAH-25T was found to be able to grow at 15–35 °C, at pH 5.0–8.0 and at 0–2.0 % NaCl. Cell growth occurred on Reasoner's 2A agar and nutrient agar. The strain was found to be positive in both oxidase and catalase tests. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, the isolate was identified as a member of the genus Ramlibacter and closely related to Ramlibacter solisilvae 5-10T (98.0 % similarity), Ramlibacter henchirensis TMB834T (97.7 %), Ramlibacter tataouinensis TTB310T (97.6 %) and Ramlibacter rhizophilus YS3.2.7T (97.3 %). The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain MAH-25T and the four closely related type strains were in the range of 78.8–81.3 % and 22.3–24.1 %, respectively. The novel strain MAH-25T has a draft genome size of 5 505 957 bp (11 contigs), annotated with 5210 protein-coding genes, 46 tRNA and three rRNA genes. The genomic DNA G+C content was determined to be 70.3 mol%. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone 8 (Q-8). The major fatty acids were identified as C16 : 0, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c) and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c). The main polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. On the basis of DNA–DNA hybridization, genotypic analysis, chemotaxonomic and physiological data, strain MAH-25T represents a novel species within the genus Ramlibacter , for which the name Ramlibacter pinisoli sp. nov. is proposed, with MAH-25T (=KACC 19839T=CGMCC1.13660T) as the type strain.
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Leeia aquatica sp. nov., isolated from freshwater
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, obligately aerobic, motile by a single polar flagellum, chemoheterotrophic bacterium, designated strain IMCC25680T, was isolated from surface water in Chungju Lake, Republic of Korea. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain IMCC25680T was most closely related to Leeia oryzae HW7T with 95.5% sequence similarity and formed a robust clade with L. oryzae HW7T. Whole genome sequencing showed that strain IMCC25680T had a genome 3.6 Mbp long with 60.7 mol% DNA G+C content. Average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain IMCC25680T and L. oryzae HW7T were 72.4% and 18.5%, respectively, indicating that the novel strain represents a novel species of the genus Leeia . The major cellular fatty acids of strain IMCC25680T were iso-C16:0 and summed feature 3 (comprising C16:1 ω6c and/or C16:1 ω7c). The respiratory quinone detected in the strain was ubiquinone-8. The major polar lipids were found to be phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified polar lipids. On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic characterization, strain IMCC25680T was considered to represent a novel species within the genus Leeia , for which the name Leeia aquatica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is IMCC25680T (=KACC 19487T =NBRC 113132T).
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Aliikangiella coralliicola sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, and proposal of Pleioneaceae fam. nov. to accommodate Pleionea and Aliikangiella
A novel Gram-stain-negative, non-endospore-forming, motile, and aerobic bacterial strain, M105T, was isolated from coral Porites lutea, and was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Global alignment based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that M105T shares the highest sequence identity of 94.5 % with Aliikangiella marina GYP-15T. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and average amino acid identity (AAI) between M105T and A. marina GYP-15T was 69.8 and 71.6 %, respectively. On the basis of the results of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic, phylogenomic, and comparative genomic analyses, it is concluded that M105T should represent a novel species in the genus Aliikangiella , for which the name Aliikangiella coralliicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M105T (=MCCC 1K03773T= KCTC 72442T). Furthermore, the family Kangiellaceae was classified into two families on the basis of phylogenetic, phylogenomic, polar lipid profile and motility variations. The novel family Pleioneaceae fam. nov. is proposed to accommodate the genera Aliikangiella and Pleionea .
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Salifodinibacter halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic gammaproteobacterium in the family Salinisphaeraceae isolated from a salt mine in the Colombian Andes
Two morphologically similar halophilic strains, named USBA 874 and USBA 960T, were isolated from water and sediment samples collected from the Zipaquirá salt mine in the Colombian Andes. Both isolates had non-spore-forming, Gram-stain-negative and motile cells that grew aerobically. The strains grew optimally at 30 °C, pH 7.0 and with 25 % NaCl (w/v). The isolates showed almost identical 16S rRNA gene sequences (99.0 % similarity). The predominant quinones of USBA-960T were Q-8, Q-7 and Q-9. The major cellular fatty acids were C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c, C18 : 0 and C16 : 0. According to 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the closest phylogenetic relatives are Salinisphaera species (similarity between 93.6 and 92.3 %), Abyssibacter profundi OUC007T (88.6 %) and Oceanococcus atlanticus 22II-S10r2T (88.7 %). In addition, the result of genome blast distance phylogeny analysis between strains USBA 874 and USBA 960T, Salinisphaera halophila (YIM 95161T), Salinisphaera shabanensis (E1L3AT), Salinisphaera orenii (MK-B5T) and Salinisphaera japonica (YTM-1T) was 18.5 %. Other in silico species delineation analyses also showed low identity such as ANIb and ANIm values (<69.0 and <84.0 % respectively), TETRA (<0.81) and AAI values (<0.67). Genome sequencing of USBA 960T revealed a genome size of 2.47 Mbp and a G+C content of 59.71 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of strains USBA 874 and USBA 960T indicated that they formed a different lineage within the family Salinisphaeraceae . Based on phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and DNA–DNA relatedness values, along with identity at whole genome level, it can be concluded that strains USBA 960T and USBA 874 represent a novel genus of the family Salinisphaeraceae and the name Salifodinibacter halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is USBA 960T (CMPUJ U095T=CECT 30006T).
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Sphingomonas lacunae sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater pond
More LessA novel bacterial strain, designated CSW-10T, isolated from a freshwater pond in Taiwan, was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped and formed yellow-coloured colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 30 °C, pH 7, and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and coding sequences of 92 protein clusters indicated that strain CSW-10T formed a phylogenetic lineage in the genus Sphingomonas . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity indicated that strain CSW-10T was most closely related to Sphingomonas fonticola TNR-2T (97.6%). Strain CSW-10T showed 69.8–70.7% average nucleotide identity and 19.0–23.0% digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity with the strains of other related Sphingomonas species. The major fatty acids of strain CSW-10T were summed feature 8 (C18:1 ω7c and/or C18:1 ω6c) and C17:1 ω6c. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, one uncharacterized sphingoglycolipid, five uncharacterized aminophospholipids, one uncharacterized phospholipid and one uncharacterized lipid. The predominant polyamines were homospermidine and spermidine. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10. Genomic DNA G+C content of strain CSW-10T was 62.0 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain CSW-10T should represent a novel species of the genus Sphingomonas , for which the name Sphingomonas lacunae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CSW-10T (=BCRC 81190T =LMG 31340T).
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Novosphingobium aquimarinum sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessA novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, and rod-shaped bacterial strain, M24A2MT, was isolated from seawater in the Republic of Korea. On the basis of the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny, strain M24A2MT was found to be closely related to Novosphingobium pentaromativorans US6-1T and Novosphingobium mathurense SM117T with pair-wise sequence similarities of 97.4 and 96.9 %, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences indicated that M24A2MT formed a branch with Novosphingobium pentaromativorans US6-1T and represented a member of the genus Novosphingobium . The predominant cellular fatty acids were C14 : 0 2-OH, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c), and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c). The polar lipids of strain M24A2MT consisted mainly of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, one unidentified phospholipid, and two unidentified lipids. The respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-10. The genomic DNA G+C content was 63.9 %. Given the phenotypic characteristics along with the phylogenetic distinctness and chemotaxonomic features, strain M24A2MT is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Novosphingobium , for which the name Novosphingobium aquimarinum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Novosphingobium aquimarinum sp. nov. is M24A2MT (=KCTC 72894T=JCM 33983T).
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Lichenicola cladoniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Acetobacteraceae isolated from an Antarctic lichen
Two Gram-stain-negative, facultative anaerobic, chemoheterotrophic, pink-coloured, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterial strains, PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T, were isolated from an Antarctic lichen. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T belong to the family Acetobacteraceae and the most closely related species are Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis (96.1 %), Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli (95.9 %) and Gluconacetobacter sacchari (95.7 %). Phylogenomic and genomic relatedness analyses showed that strains PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T are clearly distinguished from other genera in the family Acetobacteraceae by average nucleotide identity values (<72.8 %) and the genome-to-genome distance values (<22.5 %). Genomic analysis revealed that strains PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T do not contain genes involved in atmospheric nitrogen fixation and utilization of sole carbon compounds such as methane and methanol. Instead, strains PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T possess genes to utilize nitrate and nitrite and certain monosaccharides and disaccharides. The major fatty acids (>10 %) are summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c; 40.3–40.4 %), C18 : 1 2OH (22.7–23.7 %) and summed feature 2 (C14 : 0 3OH and/or C16 : 1 iso I; 12.0 % in PAMC 26568). The major respiratory quinone is Q-10. The genomic DNA G+C content of PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T is 64.6 %. Their distinct phylogenetic position and some physiological characteristics distinguish strains PAMC 26568 and PAMC 26569T from other genera in the family Acetobacteraceae supporting the proposal of Lichenicola gen. nov., with the type species Lichenicola cladoniae sp. nov. (type strain, PAMC 26569T=KCCM 43315T=JCM 33604T).
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Roseomonas selenitidurans sp. nov., isolated from urban soil, and emended description of Roseomonas frigidaquae
An aerobic, non-motile, Gram-stain-negative, pink, convex, coccobacilli-shaped, mesophilic bacterium, designated strain BU-1T, was isolated from an urban soil sample from Zibo city, Shandong province, PR China. The strain grew at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 5–10 (optimum, pH 7) and growth occurred with 0–2 % (w/v) NaCl (optimally with 0.5 %). The results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that BU-1T was closely related to members of the genus Roseomonas and had highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Roseomonas frigidaquae JCM 15073T (97.8 %), Roseomonas tokyonensis JCM 14634T (96.9 %), Roseomonas stagni JCM 15034T (96.5 %), and Roseomonas riguiloci JCM 17520T (95.9 %). BU-1T also formed a subcluster with R. frigidaquae JCM 15073T and R. stagni JCM 15034T in phylogenetic trees based on genomic sequences. The genome size of BU-1T was 5.79 Mb and the DNA G+C content was 71.7 %. ANI, dDDH and AAI values between BU-1T and R. frigidaquae JCM 15073T were 84.0, 27.2 and 86.7 %, respectively. Furthermore, the genome of BU-1T contained 5446 predicted protein coding genes and 4945 (90.8%) of them had classifiable functions. BU-1T contained Q-10 as the main ubiquinone. The predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were summed feature 3, summed feature 8 and C16:0. The polar lipid profile contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine and five unidentified aminolipids. Combined data from phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic studies indicated that strain BU-1T is a representative of a novel species of the genus Roseomonas . Since strain BU-1T can reduce highly toxic selenite [Se(IV)] to low toxicity elemental selenium [Se(0)], the name Roseomonas selenitidurans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BU-1T (=KACC 21750T =GDMCC 1.1776T).
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- Eukaryotic Micro-organisms
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Savitreea pentosicarens gen. nov., sp. nov., a yeast species in the family Saccharomycetaceae isolated from a grease trap
Two strains (DMKU-GTCP10-8 and CLIB 1740) representing a novel anamorphic yeast species were isolated from a grease sample collected from a grease trap in Thailand and from an unidentified fungus collected in French Guiana, respectively. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis based on the combined D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, Lachancea fermentati CBS 707T was the closely related species with 12.8 % sequence divergence (70 nucleotide substitutions and three gaps in 571 nucleotides) and 28.1 % sequence divergence (93 nucleotide substitutions and 90 gaps in 651 nucleotides) in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene and the ITS region, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on the concatenated sequences of the five genes including the small subunit rRNA gene, the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene, the ITS region, translation elongation factor-1 alpha (TEF1) and RNA polymerase II subunit 2 (RPB2) genes confirmed that the two strains (DMKU-GTCP10-8 and CLIB 1740) were well-separated from other described yeast genera in Saccharomycetaceae. Hence, Savitreea pentosicarens gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these two strains as members of the family Saccharomycetaceae. The holotype is S. pentosicarens DMKU-GTCP10-8T (ex-type strain TBRC 12159=PYCC 8490; MycoBank number 835044).
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- Combined Taxa
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Gemmobacter aquarius sp. nov., Runella rosea sp. nov. and Flavobacterium fluviale sp. nov., isolated from the Namhangang River system
More LessThree bacterial strains, namely HYN0069T, HYN0085T and HYN0086T, were isolated from freshwater samples taken from the Namhangan River system in Korea. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities and phylogenetic tree topologies indicated that the three strains belonged to the genera Gemmobacter , Runella and Flavobacterium by showing the highest sequence similarities with Gemmobacter straminiformis (98.4 %), Runella aurantiaca (98.3 %) and Flavobacterium chungangense (98.1 %). No bacterial species with validly published names showed 98.7 % or higher sequence similarity with the novel isolates. The average nucleotide identities between the genome sequences of the three new isolates and the three closest neighbours were 80.2–92.0 %, all below the threshold for bacterial species delineation (95–96 %). Many biochemical and physiological features also discriminated the isolates from previously known species of the genera Gemmobacter , Runella and Flavobacterium . Based on the phylogenetic and phenotypic data presented in this study, we suggest three novel species with the following names: Gemmobacter aquarius sp. nov. (type strain HYN0069T=KACC 19488T=NBRC 113115T), Runella rosea sp. nov. (type strain HYN0085T=KACC 19490T=NBRC 113116T) and Flavobacterium fluviale sp. nov. (type strain HYN0086T=KACC 19489T=NBRC 113117T).
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- Taxonomic Note
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Re-identification of strains deposited as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida in GenBank based on whole genome sequences
More LessThe taxonomic classification of Pseudomonas species has been revised and updated several times. This study utilized average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) cutoff values of 95 and 70 %, respectively, to re-identify the species of strains deposited in GenBank as P. aeruginosa , P. fluorescens and P. putida . Of the 264 deposited P. aeruginosa strains, 259 were correctly identified as P. aeruginosa , but the remaining five were not. All 28 deposited P. fluorescens strains had been incorrectly identified as P. fluorescens . Four of these strains were re-identified, including two as P. kilonensis and one each as P. aeruginosa and P. brassicacearum , but the remaining 24 could not be re-identified. Similarly, all 35 deposited P. putida strains had been incorrectly identified as P. putida . Nineteen of these strains were re-identified, including 12 as P. alloputida , four as P. asiatica and one each as P. juntendi , P. monteilii and P. mosselii . These results strongly suggest that Pseudomonas bacteria should be identified using ANI and dDDH analyses based on whole genome sequencing when Pseudomonas species are initially deposited in GenBank/DDBJ/EMBL databases.
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Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov.
More LessIn 2018, Nouioui et al. transferred Bifidobacterium gallinarum and Bifidobacterium saeculare to Bifidobacterium pullorum as B. pullorum subsp. gallinarum and B. pullorum subsp. saeculare on the basis of digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values. These two new subspecies were validated in the same year. However, we found that the genome (GenBank/ENA/DDBJ accession number JGZJ01000000) of B. pullorum used by Nouioui et al. in the dDDH analysis cannot represent B. pullorum . So, the taxonomic relationship between B. gallinarum , B. saeculare and B. pullorum should be re-examined. B. pullorum DSM 20433T had 88.7–89.0 % average nucleotide identity (ANI) values and 37.5–38.0 % dDDH values to the type strains of B. gallinarum and B. saeculare , respectively, less than the threshold for species demarcation, confirming that B. pullorum represents a different species from B. gallinarum and B. saeculare . The ANI values and dDDH values between the type strains of B. gallinarum and B. saeculare were 96.7–96.9 % and 73.0–73.3 %, respectively, greater than the threshold for species demarcation, confirming that they represent the same species. Relatively low dDDH values (less than the 79–80 % threshold for subspecies demarcation) between the type strains of B. gallinarum and B. saeculare indicated that B. saeculare can be considered as a subspecies of B. gallinarum . On the basis of the results presented here, (i) B. gallinarum and B. saeculare should not be transferred to B. pullorum ; (ii) we propose B. saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of B. gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and as a new subspecies of B. gallinarum , for which the name B. gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. is proposed.
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Unification of Abyssicoccus albus Jiang et al. 2016 and Auricoccus indicus Prakash et al. 2017 and the status of the genus Auricoccus Prakash et al. 2017
More LessBased on the high phylogenetic relatedness of Auricoccus indicus Prakash et al. 2017 and Abyssicoccus albus Jiang et al. 2016, it is proposed to unite them with retaining the latter name as having nomenclatural priority. As the result of the species unification, the genus Auricoccus name is proposed to consider as illegitimate in the boundaries determined by Rule 51a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
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- Evolution, Phylogeny and Biodiversity
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Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities
The class Deltaproteobacteria comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although this lineage is the fourth described class of the phylum Proteobacteria , it rarely affiliates with other proteobacterial classes and is frequently not recovered as a monophyletic unit in phylogenetic analyses. Indeed, one branch of the class Deltaproteobacteria encompassing Bdellovibrio-like predators was recently reclassified into a separate proteobacterial class, the Oligoflexia . Here we systematically explore the phylogeny of taxa currently assigned to these classes using 120 conserved single-copy marker genes as well as rRNA genes. The overwhelming majority of markers reject the inclusion of the classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia in the phylum Proteobacteria . Instead, the great majority of currently recognized members of the class Deltaproteobacteria are better classified into four novel phylum-level lineages. We propose the names Desulfobacterota phyl. nov. and Myxococcota phyl. nov. for two of these phyla, based on the oldest validly published names in each lineage, and retain the placeholder name SAR324 for the third phylum pending formal description of type material. Members of the class Oligoflexia represent a separate phylum for which we propose the name Bdellovibrionota phyl. nov. based on priority in the literature and general recognition of the genus Bdellovibrio. Desulfobacterota phyl. nov. includes the taxa previously classified in the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria , and these reclassifications imply that the ability of sulphate reduction was vertically inherited in the Thermodesulfobacteria rather than laterally acquired as previously inferred. Our analysis also indicates the independent acquisition of predatory behaviour in the phyla Myxococcota and Bdellovibrionota, which is consistent with their distinct modes of action. This work represents a stable reclassification of one of the most taxonomically challenging areas of the bacterial tree and provides a robust framework for future ecological and systematic studies.
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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Aerobic Bacteroidetes (formerly Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria)
More LessMinutes of the meeting: 15 November 2017 (Skype meeting).
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