- Volume 70, Issue 3, 2020
Volume 70, Issue 3, 2020
- Validation List
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- Notification List
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- New Taxa
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- Actinobacteria
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Amycolatopsis acidicola sp. nov., isolated from peat swamp forest soil
More LessA novel actinobacterial strain, designated K81G1T, was isolated from a soil sample collected in Kantulee peat swamp forest, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, and its taxonomic position was determined using a polyphasic approach. Optimal growth of strain K81G1T occurred at 28–30 °C, at pH 5.0–6.0 and without NaCl. Strain K81G1T had cell-wall chemotype IV (meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid, and arabinose and galactose as diagnostic sugars) and phospholipid pattern type II, characteristic of the genus Amycolatopsis . It contained MK-9(H4) as the predominant menaquinone, iso-C16 : 0, C17 : 0 cyclo and C16 : 0 as the major cellular fatty acids, and phospholipids consisting of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, hydroxyphosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and two unidentified phospholipids. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and phylogenetic analyses, strain K81G1T was most closely related to Amycolatopsis rhizosphaerae TBRC 6029T (97.8 % similarity), Amycolatopsis acidiphila JCM 30562T (97.8 %) and Amycolatopsis bartoniae DSM 45807T (97.6 %). Strain K81G1T exhibited low average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values with A. rhizosphaerae TBRC 6029T (76.4 %, 23.0 %), A. acidiphila JCM 30562T (77.9 %, 24.6 %) and A. bartoniae DSM 45807T (77.8 %, 24.3 %). The DNA G+C content of strain K81G1T was 69.7 mol%. Based on data from this polyphasic study, strain K81G1T represents a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis , for which the name Amycolatopsis acidicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is K81G1T (=TBRC 10047T=NBRC 113896T).
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Tessaracoccus antarcticus sp. nov., a rhodopsin-containing bacterium from an Antarctic environment and emended description of the genus Tessaracoccus
More LessA Gram-stain-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacterium, strain JDX10T, was isolated from a soil sample of Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica. Cells of the strain were irregular rod-shaped and non-motile. Cells grew at 4–40 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, 7.5) and with 0.0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 1.0 %). According to phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain JDX10T was associated with the genus Tessaracoccus , and showed highest similarities to Tessaracoccus rhinocerotis CCTCC AB 2013217T (97.2 %), Tessaracoccus flavescens SST-39T (96.9 %) and Tessaracoccus terricola JCM 32157T (96.9 %). The average nucleotide identity scores of strain JDX10T to T. rhinocerotis CCTCC AB 2013217T and T. bendigoensis JCM 13525T were 74.8 and 73.3 %, respectively and the Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator scores were 19.2 and 18.7 %, respectively. The major (>10.0 %) cellular fatty acid was anteiso-C15 : 0. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-10(H4). The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and one unidentified glycolipid. The phylogenetic analysis and physiological and biochemical data showed that strain JDX10T should be classified as representing a novel species in the genus Tessaracoccus , for which the name Tessaracoccus antarcticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JDX10T (=MCCC 1H00351T=KCTC 49242T).
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Bifidobacterium tibiigranuli sp. nov. isolated from homemade water kefir
More LessTwo Bifidobacterium strains, TMW 2.2057T and TMW 2.1764 were isolated from two different homemade water kefirs from Germany. Both strains were oxidase- and catalase-negative and Gram-staining-positive. Cells were non-motile, irregular rods that were aerotolerant anaerobes. On basis of fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase activity, they were assigned to the family Bifidobacteriaceae. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA and concatenated housekeeping genes (clpC, dnaB, dnaG, dnaJ, hsp60 and rpoB) demonstrated that both strains represented a member of the genus Bifidobacterium , with Bifidobacterium subtile DSM 20096T as the closest phylogenetic relative (98.35 % identity). Both strains can be distinguished using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting. Analysis of concatenated marker gene sequences as well as average nucleotide identity by blast (ANIb) and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (isDDH) calculations of their genome sequences confirmed Bifidobacterium subtile DSM 20096T as the closest relative (87.91 and 35.80 % respectively). All phylogenetic analyses allow differentiation of strains TMW 2.2057T and TMW 2.1764 from all hitherto described species of the genus Bifidobacterium with validly published names. We therefore propose a novel species with the name Bifidobacterium tibiigranuli, for which TMW 2.2057T (=DSM 108414T=LMG 31086T) is the type strain.
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Classification of ‘Streptomyces hyalinum’ Hamada and Yokoyama as Embleya hyalina sp. nov., the second species in the genus Embleya, and emendation of the genus Embleya
The 16S rRNA gene sequence of ‘Streptomyces hyalinum’ NBRC 13850T shows 99.7 % similarity to that of Embleya scabrispora DSM 41855T; however, it shows <96.1 % similarity to any other type strains, including Streptomyces spp. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences clearly suggests that ‘S. hyalinum’ belongs to the genus Embleya rather than to Streptomyces . The strain possesses ll-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. The major menaquinone observed is MK-9(H6), and MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H8) are minor components. The major polar lipids are diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol. In this study, the whole genome of strain NBRC 13850T was sequenced, and digital DNA–DNA hybridisation between ‘S. hyalinum’ NBRC 13850T and E. scabrispora DSM 41855T demonstrated 31.2 % of relatedness value between the two genomes. Morphological, chemotaxonomic, biochemical and physiological data also revealed that ‘S. hyalinum’ can be easily differentiated from E. scabrispora (the only the valid species of the genus Embleya ) and that it merits separate species status. This phenotypic and genetic evidence reveals that ‘S. hyalinum’ represents a novel species of the genus Embleya ; the name Embleya hyalina sp. nov. is proposed for this species. The type strain is NBRC 13850T (=ATCC 29817T=MB 891-A1T). We also emended the description of the genus Embleya considering the feature of E. hyalina.
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Senegalimassilia faecalis sp. nov., an anaerobic actinobacterium isolated from human faeces, and emended description of the genus Senegalimassilia
A novel actinobacterial strain, designated KGMB04484T, was isolated from healthy human faeces sampled in the Republic of Korea. Cells of strain KGMB04484T were strictly anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, non-motile coccobacilli and formed tiny colonies on Columbia agar with 5 % horse blood. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain KGMB04484T was affiliated with the genus Senegalimassilia in the family Coriobacteriaceae and its closest relative was Senegalimassilia anaerobia JC110T (96.28 % sequence similarity). The DNA G+C content of strain KGMB04484T was 61.2 mol%. The polar lipids contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phospholipid, an unidentified aminolipid and three unidentified glycolipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids (>10 %) of strain KGMB04484T were C14 : 0, C16 : 0 and C16 : 0 dimethyl acetal. Based on its phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain KGMB04484T is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Senegalimassilia , for which the name Senegalimassilia faecalis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KGMB04484T (=KCTC 15721T=CCUG 72347T).
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Ornithinimicrobium cerasi sp. nov., isolated from the fruit of Cerasus pseudocerasus and emended description of the genus Ornithinimicrobium
Strain CPCC 203383T, isolated from the surface-sterilized fruit of Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindl.) G. Don, was taxonomically characterized based on a polyphasic investigation. It had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Ornithinimicrobium pekingense DSM 21552 (97.2 %) and O. kibberense DSM 17687T (97.2%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain formed a distinct phyletic branch within the genus Ornithinimicrobium and the whole genome sequence data analyses supported that strain CPCC 203383T was phylogenetically related to the Ornithinimicrobium species. The isolate shared a range of phenotypic patterns reported for members of the genus Ornithinimicrobium , but also had a range of cultural, physiological and biochemical characteristics that separated it from related Ornithinimicrobium species. The menaquinone was MK-8(H4). The polar lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylinositol (PI) and unidentified lipids (ULs). The major fatty acids (>5 %) were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C16:0, 9-methyl C16 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The cell wall peptidoglycan contains l-ornithine as diagnostic diamino acid and an interpeptide bridge consisting of L-Orn←L-Ala←Gly←D-Asp. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data indicated that the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Ornithinimicrobium, for which the name Ornithinimicrobium cerasi sp. nov. is proposed, with CPCC 203383T(=NBRC 113522T=KCTC 49200T) as the type strain. The DNA G+C composition is 72.3 mol%. The availability of new data allows for an emended description of the genus Ornithinimicrobium .
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Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil of a farming field
More LessA Gram-stain-positive actinobacterial strain, designated YJ01T, was isolated from a spinach farming field soil at Shinan in Korea. Strain YJ01T was aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming cocci with diameters of 1.5–1.9 µm, and was able to grow at 10–37 °C (optimum, 28–30 °C), at pH 4.5–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–8.0) and at salinities of 0–7.5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 1.0 % NaCl). Sequence similarities of the 16S rRNA gene of strain YJ01T with closely related relatives were in the range 96.2–92.8 %, and the results of phylogenomic analysis indicated that strain YJ01T was clearly separated from species of genera in the family Intrasporangiaceae showing average nucleotide identity values of 84.2–83.4 %. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was identified as MK-8(H4) and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C16:1 h, iso-C16 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 1ω9c. The diagnostic diamino acid of the peptidoglycan was ornithine, and the interpeptide bridge was l-Orn–Gly2–d-Glu. The major polar lipids were identified as diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, an unidentified phosphatidylglycolipid, two unidentified phosphoaminolipids and an unidentified phosphoglycoaminolipid. The G+C content of the genome was 70.1 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties and phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses using 16S rRNA gene sequences and whole-genome sequences, strain YJ01T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Intrasporangiaceae , for which the name Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov. sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae is YJ01T (=KACC 19547T=NBRC 113173T).
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Ornithinicoccus soli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil
A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-motile and coccoid-shaped bacterium, designated XNB-1T, was isolated from farmland soil in Taian, Shandong province, China. Strain XNB-1T contained iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0 as the predominant fatty acids. The diagnostic diamino acid of the peptidoglycan was ornithine, and the interpeptide bridge was l-Orn←Gly(1, 2)←d-Glu. The polar lipid profile of strain XNB-1T consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phosphoglycolipid and three unidentified phospholipids. The predominant menaquinone of strain XNB-1T was MK-8(H4) and the DNA G+C content was 70.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain XNB-1T belonged to the genus Ornithinicoccus , and shared the highest similarity with Ornithinicoccus hortensis HKI 0125T (96.0 %), followed by Ornithinicoccus halotolerans EGI 80423T (95.5 %). Genome-based analysis of average nucleotide identity of strain XNB-1T with O. hortensis HKI 0125T and O. halotolerans EGI 80423T yielded values of 73.1 and 73.3 %, respectively, while the digital DNA–DNA hybridization values were 19.5 and 19.9 %, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain XNB-1T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Ornithinicoccus , for which the name Ornithinicoccus soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is XNB-1T (=CCTCC AB 2019099T=KCTC 49259T).
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Streptomyces qinzhouensis sp. nov., a mangrove soil actinobacterium
More LessA novel Streptomyces strain (SSL-25T) was isolated from mangrove soil sampled at QinzhouBay, PR China. The isolate was observed to be Gram-stain-positive and to form greyish-white aerial mycelia that differentiated into straight spore chains with smooth-surfaced spores on International Streptomyces Project 2 medium. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was determined to contain ll-diaminopimelicacid. The cell-wall sugars were glucose and mannose. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9 (H6), MK-9 (H8) and MK-9 (H4). The major polar lipids contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside and several unidentified phospholipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16:0, iso-C16:0 and summed feature 3 (C16:1ω7c/C16:1ω6c). The genome size of strain SSL-25T was 8.1 Mbp with a G+C content of 71.5 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that strain SSL-25T is closely related to Streptomyces tsukubensis NRRL 18488T (99.4 % sequence similarity). However, the digital DNA–DNA hybridization (39.8 %) and average nucleotide identity (91.3 %) values between them showed that it represents a distinct species. Furthermore, the results of morphological, physiological and biochemical tests allowed further phenotypic differentiation of strain SSL-25T from S. tsukubensis NRRL 18488T. Therefore, based on these results, it is concluded that strain SSL-25T represents a novel Streptomyces species, for which the name Streptomyces qinzhouensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SSL-25T (=CICC 11054T=JCM33585T).
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Saccharothrix deserti sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from desert soil
More LessA Gram-stain-positive, aerobic actinomycete, designated strain BMP B8144T, was isolated from desert soil, in Xinjiang province, northwest China. The isolate produced scanty aerial mycelium and fragmented substrate mycelium on most tested media. Cell-wall hydrolysates contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, galactose and mannose. The diagnostic phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylhydroxylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylinositol mannosides. The major fatty acids included iso-C16 : 0, C17 : 1 ω8c and iso-C15 : 0. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H4) and MK-10(H4). The DNA G+C content was 70.4 mol% (genome). Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis on EzBioCloud server, strain BMP B8144T showed the closest similarities to Saccharothrix lopnurensis YIM LPA2hT (98.9 %) and ‘ Saccharothrix yanglingensis ’ Hhs.015 (98.6 %). However, it can be distinguished from the closest strains based on the low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness (59.3±1.8 and 47.9±2.3 %, respectively). A combination of morphological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics, strain BMP B8144T represents a novel species of the genus Saccharothrix , for which the name Saccharothrix deserti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BMP B8144T (=CGMCC 4.7490T=KCTC 49001T).
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Nesterenkonia muleiensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from sap of Populus euphratica
A novel, Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-endospore-forming, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium designated RB2T was isolated from sap of Populus euphratica collected in Mulei county, Xinjiang province, PR China. RB2T was able to grow at 10–45 °C (optimum 35 °C), pH 6.0–12.0 (optimum 8.0) and with 0–12 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was 63.5 % (from the genome sequence). The results of the chemotaxonomic analysis indicated that the predominant isoprenoid quinones were MK-8 and MK-9. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The major polar lipids of RB2T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and two glycolipids. The peptidoglycan type of RB2T was A4α, l-Lys–Gly–l-Glu. The results of the phylogenetic analysis, along with the phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, indicate that strain RB2T represents a novel species of the genus Nesterenkonia , for which the name Nesterenkonia muleiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RB2T (=MCCC 1K03528T=KCTC 49017T).
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Corynebacterium suranareeae sp. nov., a glutamate producing bacterium isolated from soil and its complete genome-based analysis
Strain N24T was isolated from soil contaminated with starling’s feces collected from Roi-Et province, Thailand. Cells of N24T were Gram-stain-positive rods, aerobic and non-spore-forming. N24T was positive for catalase, urease, citrate utilization, nitrate reduction and Methyl Red (MR) test but negative for oxidase, casein, gelatin liquefaction, tyrosine, Voges–Proskauer (VP) reaction and starch hydrolysis. Meso-diaminopimelic acid, rhamnose, ribose, arabinose and galactose were detected in its whole-cell hydrolysates. The results of the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that N24T represented a member of the genus Corynebacterium . N24T was closely related to Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032T, with 99.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. According to results obtained using in silico DNA–DNA hybridization approaches, N24T showed highest DNA–DNA relatedness (27.6 %) and average nucleotide identity (84.1 %) to Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032T. The DNA G+C content of N24T was 51.8 mol% (genome based). The major cellular fatty acids of N24T were C16 : 0, and C18 : 1ω9c. N24T had the nine isoprenes unit, MK-9(H2) as the predominant menaquinone. The predominant polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and diphosphatidylglycerol. Mycolic acids were also present. According to the complete genome sequence data, strain N24T and C. glutamicum ATCC 13032T are close phylogenetic neighbours, but have different genome characteristics. On the basis of the results of the genotypic and genomic studies and phenotypic characteristics including chemotaxonomy, strain N24T should be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Corynebacterium , for which the name Corynebacterium suranareeae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is N24T (TBRC 5845T=NBRC 113465T).
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Streptomyces aquilus sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a Chinese medicinal plant
More LessThe taxonomic position of a novel actinomycete isolate, designated strain GGCR-6T, isolated from the healthy leaves of Xanthium sibiricum collected from the botanic garden of Hunan University of Science and Technology in Hunan province, PR China, was determined by a polyphasic approach. GGCR-6T grew well on ISP series media and formed well-developed, branched substrate hyphae and aerial mycelium that differentiated into straight spore chains consisting of cylindrical spores with smooth surfaces. The diagnostic diamino acid was ll-diaminopimelic acid. The major menaquinones were MK-9(H8), MK-9(H2), MK-9 and MK-9(H6). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphotidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannosides. The predominant fatty acids were C16 : 1ω9c, iso-C16 : 0 and C16 : 0. The phenotypic characteristics of GGCR-6T indicated that it represented a member of the genus Streptomyces . Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that GGCR-6T was most closely related to Streptomyces cyaneus NRRL B2296T and Streptomyces griseoruber NRRL B1818T. However, the digital DNA–DNA hybridization, the average nucleotide identity and the multi locus sequence analysis evolutionary distance clearly separate GGCR-6T from the phylogenetically closely related species. Furthermore, the novel isolate was distinctly differentiated from S. cyaneus NRRL B2296T and S. griseoruber NRRL B1818T by morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics. Based on these data, strain GGCR-6T should be designated as a representative of a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces aquilus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain GGCR-6T (=CICC 11055T=JCM 33584T).
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Cryobacterium ruanii sp. nov. and Cryobacterium breve sp. nov., isolated from glaciers
More LessStrains Sr36T and TMT4-23T were isolated from No. 1 glacier in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Toumingmengke glacier in Gansu Province, PR China, respectively. They were Gram-stain-positive and rod-shaped micro-organisms. The optimum growth temperature of the two strains was 10–14 °C. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the two strains were related to members of the genus Cryobacterium . The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain Sr36T and its close relatives Cryobacterium luteum Hh15T, Cryobacterium aureum Hh31T, Cryobacterium levicorallinum Hh34T and Cryobacterium flavum Hh8T were 81.16–87.24 and 28.0–32.5 %, respectively. The ANI and dDDH values between strain TMT4-23T and its close relative Cryobacterium psychrotolerans 0549T were 81.16 and 22.3 %. The polar lipids of strain Sr36T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified glycolipid and three unidentified lipids. The polar lipids of strain TMT4-23T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified glycolipid, one unidentified phospholipid and six unidentified lipids. The major fatty acids of strain Sr36T were anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 1. The major fatty acids of strain TMT4-23T were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 1 and iso-C15 : 1. Both strains contained 2,4-diaminobutyric acid and their predominant menaquinone was MK-10. On the basis of the phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data, two novel species Cryobacterium ruanii sp. nov. (type strain = Sr36T=CGMCC 1.9275T=NBRC 113797T) and Cryobacterium breve sp. nov. (type strain =TMT4-23T=CGMCC 1.9556T=NBRC 113800T) are proposed.
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Xylanimonas allomyrinae sp. nov. isolated from the gut of larva of Allomyrina dichotoma, reclassification of Xylanibacterium ulmi as Xylanimonas ulmi comb. nov. and Xylanimicrobium pachnodae as Xylanimonas pachnodae comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Xylanimonas
A bacterium that was Gram-staining-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, rod- or filamentous-shaped, designated as strain 2JSPR-7T, was isolated from a gut of larvae of Allomyrina dichotoma which were raised at the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Wanju-gun, Republic of Korea. 2JSPR-7T had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Xylanibacterium ulmi XIL08T (98.1 %), Xylanimicrobium pachnodae NBRC 107786T (97.8 %) and Xylanimonas cellulosilytica DSM 15894T (97.5 %). Optimum growth conditions were at 28–30 °C, pH 7–8 and 0 % salt concentration. The cellular fatty acids mainly consisted of anteiso-C15 : 0, C14 : 0 and C16 : 0. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, four unidentified phospholipids and two unidentified glycophospholipids. The major menaquinones were MK-8(H4) and MK-9(H4). The peptidoglycan structure was suggested to be the type A3α (A11.14) l-Lys–l-Ser with the presence of d-Ala, l-Ala, d-Glu, l-Ser and l-Lys. Whole cell sugars were rhamnose, ribose and glucose. The DNA G+C content was 72.7 mol%. We encountered difficulty in selecting a suitable genus to accommodate strain 2JSPR-7T from any of the genera Xylanimonas , Xylanimicrobium and Xylanibacterium based on the polyphasic approach including phylogenetic and phenotypic characterization. Therefore, it is proposed to combine the genera Xylanimicrobium and Xylanibacterium with the genus Xylanimonas considering the priority of publication and to classify strain 2JSPR-7T in the genus as Xylanimonas allomyrinae sp. nov. The type strain of the novel species is 2JSPR-7T (=KACC 19330T=NBRC 113052T). In addition, the description of the genus Xylanimonas is emended, and Xylanibacterium ulmi and Xylanimicrobium pachnodae are reclassified as Xylanimonas ulmi comb. nov. and Xylanimonas pachnodae comb. nov., respectively.
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Arthrobacter ulcerisalmonis sp. nov., isolated from an ulcer of a farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and emended description of the genus Arthrobacter sensu lato
A Gram-stain positive, pleomorphic, oxidase-negative, non-motile isolate from the ulcer of a farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), designated strain T11bT, was subjected to a comprehensive taxonomic investigation. A comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed highest similarities to the type strains of Pseudarthrobacter siccitolerans (98.1 %) and Arthrobacter methylotrophus and Pseudarthrobacter phenanthrenivorans (both 98.0 %). The highest ANI value observed between the assembled genome of T11bT and the publicly available Pseudarthrobacter and Arthrobacter type strain genomes were 81.15 and 80.99 %, respectively. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone MK-9(H2). The polyamine pattern contained predominantly spermidine. The polar lipid profile consisted of the major lipids diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, monogalactosyl-diacylglycerol and dimannosylglyceride. Minor amouts of trimannosyldiacylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol were also detected. The peptidoglycan was of the type A3α l-Lys–l-Ser–l-Thr–l-Ala (A11.23). In the fatty acid profile, anteiso and iso branched fatty acids predominated (anteiso C15 : 0, iso C16 : 0, anteiso C17 : 0). Moderate to low DNA–DNA similarities, physiological traits as well as unique traits in the fatty acid pattern distinguished strain T11bT from the next related species. All these data point to the fact that strain T11bT represents a novel species of the genus Arthrobacter for which we propose the name Arthrobacter ulcerisalmonis sp. nov. The type strain is T11bT (=CIP 111621T=CCM 8854T=LMG 30632T=DSM 107127T).
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Genome-based classification of three novel actinobacteria from the Karakum Desert: Jiangella asiatica sp. nov., Jiangella aurantiaca sp. nov. and Jiangella ureilytica sp. nov
More LessThree isolates, 5K138T, 8K307T and KC603T, with typical morphological characteristics of members of the genus Jiangella were obtained during a study searching for novel actinobacteria with biosynthetic potential from the Karakum Desert. A polyphasic approach was adopted to determine taxonomic affiliations of the strains. The strains showed chemotaxonomic properties consistent with their classification as representing members of the genus Jiangella such as ll-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall peptidoglycan, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol as major polar lipids as well as MK-9(H4) as a major menaquinone. Pairwise sequence comparisons of the 16S rRNA genes showed that the strains were closely related to Jiangella alba DSM 45237T, Jiangella rhizosphaerae NEAU-YY265T and Jiangella mangrovi 3SM4-07T with higher than 99 % sequence identities. However, a combination of phenotypic and phylogenetic approaches as well as genome-based comparative analyses confirmed the taxonomic positions of these strains as representing distinct species within the genus Jiangella . Therefore, strains 5K138T, 8K307T and KC603T should each be classified as representing a novel species within the genus Jiangella , for which the names Jiangella asiatica sp. nov., Jiangella aurantiaca sp. nov. and Jiangella ureilytica sp. nov. are proposed, respectively. The type strains of the proposed novel species are as follows: Jiangella asiatica 5K138T (=JCM 33518T=CGMCC 4.7672T), Jiangella aurantiaca 8K307T (=JCM 33519T=CGMCC 4.7621T) and Jiangella ureilytica KC603T (=JCM 33520T=CGMCC 4.7618T).
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Lysinimonas yzui sp. nov., isolated from cattail root soil from mine tailings
More LessA yellow-pigmented, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile rod shaped, mesophilic bacterium, designated strain N7XX-4T, was isolated from cattail root grown on the mine tailings of Phoenix mountain, Tongling city, Anhui Province (PR China). Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the strain represented a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae . The nearest phylogenetic neighbour was Lysinimonas kribbensis MSL-13T (97.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The most abundant fatty acid in whole cells of N7XX-4T was anteiso-C15 : 0 (29.9 %). The predominant menaquinones were MK-12(H2), MK-13(H2) and MK-11(H2). The peptidoglycan type of the isolate was B1δ with l-Lys as the diagnostic cell-wall diamino acid. On the basis of differences in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain N7XX-4T (=CGMCC 1.16548T=DSM 106791T=JCM 32630T) is designated as the type strain of a novel species of the genus Lysinimonas , for which the name Lysinimonas yzui sp. nov. is proposed.
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Marmoricola caldifontis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a hot spring
A Gram-staining-positive, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and coccoid-shaped actinobacterial strain, designated YIM 730233T, was isolated from a sediment sample, collected from a hot spring in Tibet, China. Colonies were brownish, circular, smooth and convex. Strain YIM 730233T was able to grow in the temperature range of 20–50 °C, pH 6.5–8.0 and in the presence of up to 1.0 % (w/v) NaCl. A comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain YIM 730233T with sequences of type strains of most closely related species of Marmoricola showed highest sequence similarities to Marmoricola bigeumensis MSL-05T (98.3%) and Marmoricola pocheonensis Gsoil 818T (98.1%). The draft genome of strain YIM 730233T had a size of 4 806 234 bp with a DNA G+C content of 72.1 mol%. The major fatty acids (>10 %) of strain YIM 730233T mainly consisted of iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and C18 : 1 ω9c, typical of the genus Marmoricola . Strain YIM 730233T had LL-2,6-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell wall. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-8(H4). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, unidentified phospholipids and an unidentified lipid. DNA–DNA hybridizations between strain YIM 730233T and type strains of Marmoricola bigeumensis MSL-05T and Marmoricola pocheonensis Gsoil 818T resulted in similarity values of 21 and 19% respectively. Based on DNA–DNA hybridization results, together with the differentiating biochemical and chemotaxonomic features, showed that strain YIM 730233T represents a novel Marmoricola species, for which the name Marmoricola caldifontis sp. nov. (type strain YIM 730233T=KCTC 49192T=CGMCC 4.7521T), is proposed.
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Gordonia insulae sp. nov., isolated from an island soil
More LessA mycolic acid-containing actinobacterium designated strain MMS17-SY073T was isolated from island soil. The isolate showed best growth at 25 °C, pH 6, and 0 % (w/v) NaCl. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MMS17-SY073T belongs to the genus Gordonia , and is mostly related to the type strains of Gordonia soli (98.5 % sequence similarity), Gordonia polyisoprenivorans (98.1%), and Gordonia hankookensis (97.8%). The genome-based comparisons showed a clear distinction between the strain and the two neighbouring species, G. soli and G. polyisoprenivorans , with the average nucleotide identities (ANI) of 75.8 and 76.3 %, respectively. Notably, the genome of strain MMS17-SY073T was the largest in total stretch and gene counts among the complete genomes of Gordonia , and contained a number of biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolites, in particular those for non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidyl glycerol (DPG), phosphatidyl glycerol (PG), phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE), phosphatidyl inositol (PI) and phosphatidyl inositol mannoside (PIM). The isoprenoid quinone was MK-9(H2), and the main fatty acids were C16 : 0 (30.2%) and 10-methyl-C18 : 0 (33.7%). The whole cell hydrolysates contained galactose, arabinose, and meso-diaminopimelic acid. The DNA G+C content was 67.4 mol%. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genetic analysis, strain MMS17-SY073T should be classified as a new species of the genus Gordonia , for which the name Gordonia insulae sp. nov. is proposed (type strain=MMS17-SY073T=KCTC 49257T=JCM 33277T).
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Proposal to reclassify Leptotrichia goodfellowii into a novel genus as Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii gen. nov., comb. nov.
More LessThe reclassification of Leptotrichia goodfellowii as Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii gen. nov., comb. nov. is proposed because of the separate phylogenetic position on the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the genomic differences from all other Leptotrichia species and phenotypic differences from Leptotrichia species. The species Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii is the type species of the genus. The type strain is LB 57T, CCUG 32286 T, DSM 19756T.
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Salinigranum halophilum sp. nov., isolated from marine solar salterns
More LessThree halophilic archaeal strains, YJ-53T, ZS-5 and DYF38, were isolated from marine solar salterns located in different provinces of China. The three strains formed a single cluster (99.7–99.8 and 97.9–99.2 % similarities, respectively) that was separate from the current two members of Salinigranum (96.7–98.0 and 89.8–92.9 % similarities, respectively) on the basis of 16S rRNA and rpoB′ gene sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis. Diverse phenotypic characteristics differentiated strains YJ-53T, ZS-5 and DYF38 from Salinigranum rubrum GX10T and Salinigranum salinum YJ-50-S2T. The major polar lipids of isolated strains were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and two major glycolipids chromatographically identical to mannosyl glucosyl diether and sulfated mannosyl glucosyl diether, detected in the current members of Salinigranum . The OrthoANI and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (DDH) values between the three strains were in the range of 97.7–98.4 % and 80.3–86.1 %, respectively, much higher than the threshold values proposed as species boundaries (average nucleotide identity 95–96 % and in silico DDH 70 %), revealing that the three strains represent one species. Results of comparative OrthoANI and in silico DDH analyses of the strains described in this study with validly described members of the genus Salinigranum supported that strains YJ-53T (=CGMCC 1.12860T=JCM 30238T), ZS-5 (=CGMCC 1.12867=JCM 30240) and DYF38 (=CGMCC 1.13779=JCM 33557) represent a novel species of the genus Salinigranum , for which the name Salinigranum halophilum sp. nov. is proposed.
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Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996
A comparative taxonomic study of Halorubrum distributum , Halorubrum terrestre , Halorubrum arcis and Halorubrum litoreum was carried out using different approaches, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA), phylogenomic analysis based on the comparison of the core genome, orthologous average nucleotide identity (OrthoANI), Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator (GGDC), synteny plots and polar lipid profile (PLP). The MLSA study, using the five concatenated housekeeping genes atpB, EF-2, glnA, ppsA and rpoB′, and the phylogenomic analysis based on 1347 core translated gene sequences obtained from their genomes showed that Halorubrum distributum JCM 9100T, Halorubrum terrestre JCM 10247T, Halorubrum arcis JCM 13916T and Halorubrum litoreum JCM 13561T formed a robust cluster, clearly separated from the rest of species of the genus Halorubrum . The OrthoANI and digital DDH values, calculated by the GGDC, showed percentages among Hrr. distributum JCM 9100T, Hrr. terrestre JCM 10247T, Hrr. arcis JCM 13916T and Hrr. litoreum JCM 13561T that ranged from 98.1 to 97.5 %, and 84.0 to 78.0 %, respectively, while these values among those strains and the type strains of their most related species of Halorubrum were equal or lower than 90.8 and 41.2 %, respectively. Moreover, degree of synteny across the four genomes was very high, especially between the genomes of Halorubrum litoreum JCM 13561T and Halorubrum arcis JCM 13916T. In addition, the PLP is quite similar among the four strains studied, showing a common pattern typical of the neutrophilic species of the genus Halorubrum . Overall, these data show that Hrr. distributum, Hrr. terrestre, Hrr. arcis and Hrr. litoreum constitute a single species. Thus, the latter three should be considered as later, heterotypic synonyms of Hrr. distributum based on the rules for priority of names. We propose an emended description of Hrr. distributum, including the features of Hrr. terrestre, Hrr. arcis and Hrr. litoreum.
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Sulfuracidifex tepidarius gen. nov., sp. nov. and transfer of Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992 to the genus Sulfuracidifex as Sulfuracidifex metallicus comb. nov.
More LessTwo novel, strictly aerobic, sulfur-dependent, thermoacidophilic strains, IC-006T and IC-007, were isolated from a solfataric field at Hakone Ohwaku-dani, Kanagawa, Japan. Cells of the two strains were irregular cocci with a diameter of 1.0–1.8 µm. They were strict aerobes and grew in a temperature range between 45 and 69 °C (optimally at 65 °C) and a pH range between 0.4 and 5.5 (optimally at pH 3.5). They required sulfur or a reduced sulfur compound, and sulfur was oxidized to sulfate. They grew autotrophically or mixotrophically utilizing several sugars and complex organic substances as carbon sources. The DNA G+C content was 42.4 mol%. A comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences among members of the order Sulfolobales indicated that they were closely related to Sulfolobus metallicus , forming an independent lineage within this order. The two isolates and Sulfolobus metallicus were also diffentiated based on their phenotypic properties from the other members of the order Sulfolobales . Detailed comparisons of the phenotypic properties and DNA–DNA hybridization study illustrated that the two isolates belong to a species different from Sulfolobus metallicus . On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic comparisons, we propose a new genus and species, Sulfuracidifex tepidarius gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate strains IC-006T and IC-007. The type strain of Sulfuracidifex tepidarius is IC-006T (=JCM 16833T=DSM 104736T). In addition, Sulfolobus metallicus should be transferred to the new genus as Sulfuracidifex metallicus comb. nov.: the type strain is Kra23T (=DSM 6482T=JCM 9184T=NBRC 15436T).
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Natrialba swarupiae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a hypersaline lake in India
More LessA haloarchaeal strain (ESP3B_9T) was isolated from the salt pan of Sambhar salt lake, Rajasthan, India. Cells were coccoid, non-motile, Gram-stain-negative and formed reddish-pink pigmented colonies. The strain was aerobic, able to grow at 35–55 °C (optimum, 40 °C), in 20–35 % (25 %) NaCl and pH 8–10 (pH 9). Mg2+ not required for growth. The cells were lysed in distilled water and the minimum NaCl concentration that prevented cell lysis was 5 % w/v. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strain ESP3B_9T and Natrialba hulunbeirensis JCM 10989T and Natrialba magadii ATCC 43099T were 96.53 and 96.25 % respectively. The similarities of the RNA polymerase subunit B gene between strain ESP3B_9T and N. hulunbeirensis JCM 10989T and N. magadii ATCC 43099T were 84.47 and 84.9 % respectively. Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 4.20 Mbp with DNA G+C content of 62.5 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphotidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl esters with minor amounts of unidentified lipids. The results of polyphasic analysis determined that strain ESP3B_9T represents a novel species of the genus Natrialba , for which the name Natrialba swarupiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ESP3B_9T (MCC 3419T=JCM 33002T=KCTC 4279T=CGMCC 1.16737T).
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Halostella pelagica sp. nov. and Halostella litorea sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria
Dong Han and Heng-Lin CuiThree rod-shaped halophilic archaeal strains, DL-M4T, LYG-109 and DLLS-108T, were isolated from the salted brown alga Laminaria produced in different marine areas of PR China. Cells of strains were motile, formed red-pigmented colonies on agar and lysed in distilled water. The three strains grew optimally with 2.6 M NaCl, with 0.05–0.3 M MgCl2, at 37 °C and at pH 7.0–7.5. The results of phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA and rpoB′ genes differentiated these strains into two clusters belonging to the genus Halostella , which currently contains Halostella salina CBA1114T and Halostella limicola LT12T. Strains DL-M4T and LYG-109 formed a single cluster separate from the current two members of Halostella (94.4–95.7 and 90.0–90.9 % similarities, respectively) while strain DLLS-108T had Hsl. salina CBA1114T as its nearest neighbour (97.7–97.8 and 95.9 % similarities, respectively) and was separated from Hsl. limicola LT12T (94.4–95.8 and 93.4 % similarities, respectively). These clusters represented two distinct novel species as indicated by phenotypic characteristics, polar lipid compositions and whole-genome comparisons. Diverse phenotypic characteristics, morphology and growth characteristics, nutrition and miscellaneous biochemical tests differentiate strains DL-M4T, LYG-109, DLLS-108T from Hsl. limicola LT12T and Hsl. salina CBA1114T. Strains DL-M4T and LYG-109 contained phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and three unidentified glycolipids, while strain DLLS-108T contained these polar lipids and two unidentified phospholipids. The major respiratory quinones detected in the three isolates were menaquinone MK-8 and MK-8(H2). The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between the isolated strains and the current two members of Halostella were found to be 79.3–86.6 (ANI) and 22.9–49.8 % (isDDH). All these results showed that the three isolates represent two novel species of the genus Halostella for which the names Halostella pelagica sp. nov. [type strain dl-M4T (=CGMCC 1.13603T=JCM 32954T)] and Halostella litorea sp. nov. [type strain DLLS-108T(=CGMCC 1.13610T=JCM 32955T)] are proposed.
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Tamlana fucoidanivorans sp. nov., isolated from algae collected in China
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped marine bacterium, CW2-9T, was isolated from algae collected from Fujian Province in PR China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that this strain was affiliated with the genus Tamlana in the family Flavobacteriaceae of the class Flavobacteriia and was very similar to the type strain Tamlana sedimentorum MCCC 1A10799T (96.3 % sequence similarity). The whole genome of strain CW2-9T comprised 3 997 513 bp with a G+C content of 34.3 mol%. The average nucleotide identity value between strain CW2-9T and T. sedimentorum MCCC 1A10799T was 73.8 %. Growth was observed from 15 to 40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH from pH 5.0 to 10.0 (pH 8.0) and in the presence of 0–4 % (w/v) NaCl (0–1 %). The major fatty acids (>10 % of the total) were iso-C15 : 0, iso G-C15 : 1, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and anteiso-C15 : 0. The predominant menaquinone was MK-6. The combined phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic data indicate that strain CW2-9T represents a novel species in the genus Tamlana , for which the name Tamlana fucoidanivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CW2-9T (=CICC 24749T=KCTC 72389T).
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Filimonas effusa sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river
More LessStrain TTM-71T, isolated from a freshwater river in Taiwan, was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and an up-to-date bacterial core gene set (92 protein clusters) indicated that strain TTM-71T is affiliated with species in the genus Filimonas . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity indicated that strain TTM-71T is closely related to species within the genus Filimonas (94.7–95.5 % sequence similarity) and had a high sequence similarity with Filimonas endophytica SR 2-06T (95.5 %). Strain TTM-71T showed 70.3 % average nucleotide identity and 24.9 % digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity with Filimonas lacunae YT21T. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped and formed beige-colored colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 20 °C, pH 8, and in the presence of 0.5 % NaCl. The major fatty acids of strain TTM-71T were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c). The predominant hydroxy fatty acid was iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, four uncharacterized aminophospholipids, one uncharacterized aminolipid, one uncharacterized phospholipid and one uncharacterized lipid. The predominant polyamine was homospermidine. The only isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. Genomic DNA G+C content was 45.6 mol%. On the basis of the polyphasic evidence presented, strain TTM-71T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Filimonas , for which the name Filimonas effusa sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TTM-71T (=BCRC 81160T=LMG 31017T=KCTC 62871T).
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Dokdonia sinensis sp. nov., a flavobacterium isolated from surface seawater
More LessA taxonomic study was carried out on strain SH27T, which was isolated from seawater collected around Xiaoshi Island, PR China. Cells of strain SH27T were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped, orange-pigmented and grew at 15–37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 6.0–8.0 (pH 7.0) and in 1.0–7.0 % (w/v) NaCl (2.0–3.0 %). The isolate was positive for catalase, but negative for nitrate reduction, oxidase, indole production and urease. Carotenoid pigment was produced. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene placed strain SH27T in the genus Dokdonia with the closest relative being Dokdonia donghaensis KCTC 12391T, exhibiting 96.7 % 16S rRNA gene pairwise similarity. The results of genomic comparisons, including average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization, showed 72.9 and 19.2 % identity to D. donghaensis KCTC 12391T, respectively. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. Menaquinone-6 was the only respiratory quinone. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 32.9 mol%. On the basis of the phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain SH27T represents a novel species of the genus Dokdonia , for which the name Dokdonia sinensis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain SH27T (MCCC 1H00358T=CCTCC AB 2018323T=KCTC 62962T).
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Puteibacter caeruleilacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from Yongle Blue Hole in the South China Sea
Blue holes are unique geomorphological units characterized by steep redox and biogeochemical gradients. Yongle Blue Hole is located on the largest atoll (Yongle Atoll) of the western Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. A Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-flagellated marine bacterium with creamy white colonies, designated JC036T, was isolated from Yongle Blue Hole. Cells were short-rod-shaped and catalase-negative. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that sequence similarities were lower than 91.6 % against all validly named species in the family Prolixibacteraceae ; a reconstructed phylogenetic tree indicated that strain JC036T formed a lineage with strains in the family Prolixibacteraceae . Growth occurred at 4–37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, 7.0) and in the presence of 2–6 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3 %). The prevalent isoprenoid quinone of strain JC036T was menaquinone-7 (MK-7). Iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH were the predominant fatty acids. The major polar lipids included a phospholipid, phosphatidylethanolamine, an aminophospholipid and four unidentified lipids. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain JC036T was 37.8 mol%. Based on physiological and biochemical characteristics and whole genome comparisons, we propose a new genus and species, Puteibacter caeruleilacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., within the family Prolixibacteraceae . The type strain of Puteibacter caeruleilacunae is JC036T (=JCM 33128T=MCCC 1K03579T). From this study, a deeper understanding of the community of the microorganism and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, especially anaerobic bacteria, is provided.
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Muricauda alvinocaridis sp. nov., isolated from shrimp gill from the Okinawa Trough
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, long, straight-rod and non-flagellated marine bacterium strain, designated SCR12T, was isolated from the gill of a shrimp collected in 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 6.5 and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The predominant isoprenoid quinone of strain SCR12T was menaquinone-6 (MK-6). The predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were iso-C15 : 0 (44.2 %), iso-C15 : 1 G (19.0 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (12.1 %). The major polar lipids comprised one phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified aminolipids and three unidentified lipids. Based on the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain SCR12T was found to be most closely related to Muricauda olearia CL-SS4T (98.09 %), followed by Muricauda beolgyonensis BB-My12T (97.65 %), Muricauda aquimarina SW-63T (97.58 %) and Muricauda ruestringensis DSM 13258T (97.31 %) and with lower sequence similarities (95.74–97.10 %) to other species of the genus Muricauda . Genome relatedness between strain SCR12T and M. olearia CL-SS4T was computed using both average nucleotide identity (ANI) and DNA–DNA hybridization (DDH) and resulted in values of 85.6 % and 29.3±2.3 %, respectively. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain SCR12T was 42.3 mol%. On the basis of polyphasic analysis, the strain SCR12T was considered to represent a novel species of the genus Muricauda, for which the name Muricauda alvinocaridis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SCR12T (=MCCC 1K03731T=JCM 33425T).
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Algoriphagus kandeliae sp. nov., isolated from mangrove rhizosphere soil
More LessStrain XY-J91T, a Gram-stain-negative, reddish orange, non-spore-forming and short-rod-shaped marine bacterium, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of the mangrove plant Kandelia candel (L.) Druce in Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong. The strain showed growth at 15–50 °C (optimum 40 °C), at pH 5.5–9.5 (optimum 7.0–8.0) and with 0–8 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1–2 %). The only respiratory quinone was MK-7 and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminolipid and an unidentified phospholipid. The G+C content of strain XY-J91T was 40.4 mol%. Strain XY-J91T exhibited highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to the type strains of Algoriphagus marincola SW-2T (96.66 %), Algoriphagus taiwanensis CC-PR-82T (96.21%), Algoriphagus ornithinivorans JC2052T (96.16%), Algoriphagus confluentis HJM-2T (95.73%) and Algoriphagus zhangzhouensis 12C11T (95.52 %). Based on the phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence presented, strain XY-J91T represents a novel species of the genus Algoriphagus , for which the name Algoriphagus kandeliae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is XY-J91T (=MCCC 1K03612T=KCTC 72216T).
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Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from salt-water sediment and first insights in the genomes of Leeuwenhoekiella species
More LessFour Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and yellow-orange pigmented bacteria (R-46770, R-48165T, R-50232 and R-50233) were isolated from intertidal sediment and water of the Westerschelde estuary between 2006 and 2012. Analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the four strains form a separate cluster between validly described type strains of the genus Leeuwenhoekiella . DNA–DNA reassociation values of two representative strains (i.e. R-48165T and R-50232) of the new group with type strains of Leeuwenhoekiella species ranged from 18.7 to 56.6 %. A comparative genome analysis of the two strains and the type strains confirmed average nucleotide identity values from 75.6 to 94.4 %. The G+C contents of the genomic DNA of strains R-48165T and R-50232 were 37.80 and 37.83 mol%, respectively. The predominant cellular fatty acids of the four novel strains were summed feature 3 (i.e. C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The four new Leeuwenhoekiella -like strains grew with 0.5–12 % (w/v) NaCl, at pH 5.5–9.0 and displayed optimum growth between 20 and 30 °C. Based on the results of phenotypic, genomic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses, the four new strains represent a novel species of the genus Leeuwenhoekiella for which the name Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LMG 30908T (=R-48165T=CECT 9775T=DSM 107866T). Genome analysis of type strains of the genus Leeuwenhoekiella revealed a large number of glycosyl hydrolases, peptidases and carboxyl esterases per Mb, whereas the number of transporters per Mb was low compared to other bacteria. This confirmed the environmental role of Leeuwenhoekiella species as (bio)polymer degraders, with a specialization on degrading proteins and high molecular weight compounds. Additionally, the presence of a large number of genes involved in gliding motility and surface adhesion, and large numbers of glycosyl transferases per Mb confirmed the importance of these features for Leeuwenhoekiella species.
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Urechidicola croceus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-flagellated, non-gliding, aerobic bacterial strain, designated LPB0138T, was isolated from a marine spoon worm (Urechis unicinctus). The strain LPB0138T contains a circular chromosome of 3.43 Mb with a DNA G+C content of 30.4 mol%. The genome includes 2987 protein-coding genes and two copies of rRNA operons. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the isolate occurred within a clade containing only members of the family Flavobacteriaceae . The highest sequence similarity was observed with the genus Lutibacter (93.0–94.3 %), but the phylogenetic leaf of the new isolate did not belong to any of the genera known in the family Flavobacteriaceae . The low sequence similarity and the phylogenetic tree topology implied the novel generic status of the new isolate. The phenotypic properties of the strain LPB0138T also differentiated this isolate from its neighbour genera by showing a distinctive fatty acid composition, unique polar lipids profile, and low DNA G+C content. The LPB0138T strain contained menaquinone 6 as the isoprenoid quinone; iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids; and phosphatidylethanolamine, unidentified aminophospholipids, unidentified aminolipids, and unidentified lipids as the major polar lipids. Based on the polyphasic taxonomic data obtained, the LPB0138T strain is considered to represent a novel species in a novel genus of the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Urechidicola croceus gen. nov., sp. nov. was proposed. The type strain is LPB0138T (=KACC 18889T;=JCM 31563T).
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Chitinophaga vietnamensis sp. nov., a multi-drug resistant bacterium infecting humans
We describe a new multidrug resistant Chitinophaga species that was isolated from patients with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. Strain BD 01T was cultivated in 2017 from a blood sample of a patient suffering from bacteremia. Strain VP 7442 was isolated in 2018 from a pleural fluid sample of a patient who had presented with lung abscess and pleural effusion. Both strains are aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile and non-spore-forming. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of both strains are 100 % similar and share a highest 16S sequence identity with Chitinophaga polysaccharea MRP-15T of 97.42 %. Their predominant fatty acid is iso-C15 : 0 (73.8 % for strain BD 01T and 79.8 % for strain VP 7442). The draft genome sizes of strains BD 01T and VP 7442 are 6 308 408 and 6 308 579 bp, respectively. They are resistant to beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, metronidazole, fosfomycin, vancomycin and macrolides, and exhibit 20 and 18 antimicrobial resistance-related genes, respectively. Using the multiphasic taxonogenomic approach, we propose that strains BD 01T (=CSUR P9622=VTCC 70981) and VP 7442 (=CSUR P9623=VTCC 70982) represent a new species, for which we propose the name Chitinophaga vietnamensis sp. nov. Strain BD 01T was chosen as type strain of C. vietnamensis sp. nov.
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Robertkochia solimangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil, and emended description of the genus Robertkochia
To date, there is sparse information for the genus Robertkochia with Robertkochia marina CC-AMO-30DT as the only described member. We report here a new species isolated from mangrove soil collected at Malaysia Tanjung Piai National Park and perform polyphasic characterization to determine its taxonomic position. Strain CL23T is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented, strictly aerobic, catalase-positive and oxidase-positive bacterium. The optimal growth conditions were determined to be at pH 7.0, 30–37 °C and in 1–2 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 (MK-6) and the highly abundant polar lipids were four unidentified lipids, a phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified aminolipids. The 16S rRNA gene similarity between strain CL23T and R. marina CC-AMO-30DT is 96.67 %. Strain CL23T and R. marina CC-AMO-30DT clustered together and were distinguished from taxa of closely related genera in 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis. Genome sequencing revealed that strain CL23T has a genome size of 4.4 Mbp and a G+C content of 40.72 mol%. Overall genome related indexes including digital DNA–DNA hybridization value and average nucleotide identity are 17.70 % and approximately 70%, below the cutoffs of 70 and 95%, respectively, indicated that strain CL23T is a distinct species from R. marina CC-AMO-30DT. Collectively, based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and genomic evidences presented here, strain CL23T is proposed to represent a new species with the name Robertkochia solimangrovi sp. nov. (KCTC 72252T=LMG 31418T). An emended description of the genus Robertkochia is also proposed.
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Hymenobacter sediminis sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, facultatively aerobic, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and pink-pigmented bacterial strain, designated ELS1360T, was isolated from a lake sediment sample collected in Inner Mongolia, PR China. Strain ELS1360T grew optimally at 33 °C, at pH 6.5–7.0 and without NaCl. Strain ELS1360T exhibited 97.3, 97.1 and 96.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to Hymenobacter aquatilis HMF3095T, Hymenobacter luteus JCM 30328T and Hymenobacter latericoloratus JCM 30327T, respectively, and 90.4–96.9 % to other members of the genus Hymenobacter . Results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain ELS1360T belonged to the genus Hymenobacter and clustered with H. luteus JCM 30328T and H. latericoloratus JCM 30327T. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15:0, summed feature 3 and C16:1ω5c. Strain ELS1360T contained MK-7 as the sole menaquinone. The major polar lipids contained phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain ELS1360T was 57.1 mol%. Based on the results of our phylogenetic, phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses, it is concluded that strain ELS1360T represents a novel species within the genus Hymenobacter , for which the name Hymenobacter sediminis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ELS1360T (=KCTC 62449T=MCCC 1H00319T).
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Sphingobacterium olei sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile and non-spore-forming bacterium, designated HAL-9T, was isolated from oil-contaminated soil in Daqing oilfield, Heilongjiang Province, PR China. Strain HAL-9T was able to degrade quizalofop-p-ethyl and diclofop-methyl. Growth was observed at 10–35 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and salinity of 0 %–5.0 % (w/v; optimum 1.0 %). The results of phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene indicated that strain HAL-9T belongs to the genus Sphingobacterium and showed the highest sequence similarity (98.3 %) to Sphingobacterium alkalisoli Y3L14T, followed by Sphingobacterium mizutaii DSM 11724T (95.1 %) and Sphingobacterium lactis DSM 22361T (95.1 %). Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) was the only isoprenoid quinone. The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c), iso-C15: 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, three phosphoglycolipids and three unidentified lipids. The draft genome of strain HAL-9T was 5.41 Mb. The G+C content of strain HAL-9T was 40.6 mol%. Furthermore, the average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain HAL-9T and S. alkalisoli Y3L14T were 86.2 % and 32.8 %, respectively, which were below the standard thresholds for species differentiation. On the basis of phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic evidence, strain HAL-9T represents a novel species in the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium olei sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HAL-9T (=ACCC 61581T=CCTCC AB 2019176T=KCTC 72287T).
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Mangrovimonas spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Mangrovimonas isolated from marine sponge
More LessA taxonomic study was carried out on strain HN-E26T, which was isolated from sponge collected from Yangpu Bay, Hainan, PR China. Cells of strain HN-E26T were Gram-stain-negative, motile by gliding, yellow-pigmented and rod-shaped. The strain could grow at 10–40 °C (optimum, 25 °C), at pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and in 0.5–12 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 4–7 %). This isolate was positive for oxidase, catalase, and the hydrolysis of starch, xylan, aesculin and gelatin, but negative for indole production and the reduction of nitrate. Strain HN-E26T shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Mangrovimonas yunxiaonensis LYYY01T (95.5 %), followed by Formosa spongicola A2T (94.4 %), Meridianimaribacter flavus NH57NT (94.3 %) and Winogradskyella exilis 022-2-26T (94.3 %). The phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain HN-E26T formed a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the cluster comprising Mangrovimonas yunxiaonensis LYYY01T and ‘ Mangrovimonas xylaniphaga ’ ST2L12T. The dominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 1 G. The major polar lipids comprised phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified aminolipids and six unidentified lipids. The respiratory lipoquinone was identified as MK-6. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 33.9 mol%. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain HN-E26T represents a novel species of the genus Mangrovimonas , for which the name Mangrovimonas spongiae sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain HN-E26T (=MCCC 1K03326T=LMG 30458T).
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Formosa sediminum sp. nov., a starch-degrading bacterium isolated from marine sediment
More LessA novel bacterium, designated strain PS13T, was isolated from marine sediment collected from the coast of Jeju Island. Strain PS13T was a Gram stain-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, aerobic, yellow-pigmented, motile by gliding, and rod-shaped bacterium. Strain PS13T grew optimally at 25 °C and pH 8.0 and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. Results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain PS13T belonged to the genus Formosa and was closely related to Formosa algae KMM3553T (98.3 % sequence similarity). The DNA–DNA relatedness (17.3–21.8 %) and average nucleotide identity (83.6–84.6 %) values clearly indicated that strain PS13T represents a distinct species of the genus Formosa . The major fatty acids were C15 : 0 iso, C16 : 1 ω6c/C16 : 1 ω7c and C15 : 1 iso G. The genomic DNA G+C content of the strain PS13T was 32.2 mol%. On the basis of polyphasic characteristics, it is suggested that strain PS13T be assigned to the genus Formosa as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Formosa sediminum PS13T (=KCCM 43301T=CECT 9918T) sp. nov. is proposed.
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Bacillus fungorum sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from spent mushroom substrate
More LessA facultatively anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, spore-forming Bacillus strain, 17-SMS-01T, isolated from spent mushroom substrate in the Fangshan District, Beijing, PR China, was initially identified as a Bacillus cereus group species based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Strain 17-SMS-01T had the highest sequence similarities to Bacillus wiedmannii FSL W8-0169T (99.9 %), Bacillus albus N35-10-2T (99.9 %), Bacillus luti TD41T (99.9 %) and Bacillus proteolyticus TD42T (99.9 %). However, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (DDH) values between strain 17-SMS-01T and the most closely related species were less than the previously proposed cut-off values of 96 % (ANI) and 70 % (DDH) for differentiating species within the genus, suggesting that this strain represents a novel Bacillus group species. The fatty acid profile of strain 17-SMS-01T, which showed a predominance of iso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0, supported the allocation of the strain to the genus Bacillus . The predominant menaquinone was MK-7 (100%). The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl glycerol, an unidentified aminophospholiped and unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 35.0 mol%. The results of physiological and biochemical tests also allowed the phenotypic differentiation of strain 17-SMS-01T from the most closely related recognized species. On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, strain 17-SMS-01T represents a novel Bacillus species, for which the name Bacillus fungorum sp. nov. is proposed. Type strain of the novel species is 17-SMS-01T (=MCCC 1K03483T=KCTC 33949T).
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Paenibacillus ottowii sp. nov. isolated from a fermentation system processing bovine manure
More LessStrain MS2379T was isolated from a pasteurized solution sample from a predominantly anaerobic fermentation system processing bovine manure in Pilot Point, Texas. Phylogenetic analyses based on both 16S rRNA gene and rpoB gene sequences showed that MS2379T was most closely related to Paenibacillus polymyxa (DSM 36T), P. jamilae (DSM 13815T), and P. peoriae (DSM 8320T), yet DNA–DNA relatedness through DNA–DNA hybridization revealed only 22.6, 32.0 and 24.7 % relatedness to these three species respectively. Rod-shaped cells of strain MS2379T are Gram-stain variable with sub-terminal, ellipsoidal, deforming endospores. The peptidoglycan contains meso-diaminopimelic acid (mDAP) and the predominant fatty acids are anteiso-C15 : 0 (61.9 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (11.6 %), confirming that strain MS2379T has diagnostic features of other Paenibacillus species. The G+C content of MS2379T is 45.9 mol%. Fermentation of glucose yields acid and gas end-products. The polar lipids found were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and glycolipids, but also included some unidentified lipids, aminolipids, aminoglycolipid, and phosphatidylmethylethanolamine. The growth range of MS2379T was observed from 10–45 °C with optimal growth temperature at 30 °C. Growth was observed between pH 6–10 and up to 3 % NaCl. Unlike the most closely related Paenibacillus species, strain MS2379T was negative in the Voges-Proskauer reaction. Nucleic acid, chemotaxonomic and biochemical features support the distinctiveness of strain MS2379T. Thus, strain MS2379T represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus for which the name Paenibacillus ottowii sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain MS2379T (=DSM 107750T=ATCC TSD-165T).
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Bacillus caeni sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment
More LessA Gram-variable, aerobic, motile and irregular rod-shaped bacterium, designated HB172195T, was isolated from a mangrove sediment sample collected from Bamen Bay mangrove forest, China. Cells of the strain were oxidase-negative but positive for catalase and nitrate reduction. Strain HB172195T was found to grow at 15–50 °C (optimum, 25–40 °C), pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and in 1.0–11.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3–6 %). Chemotaxonomic analysis indicated that the sole respiratory quinone was MK-7 and the cell-wall peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c alcohol. The major polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified phospholipid. The genomic DNA G+C content was 40.9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain was closely related to Bacillus hwajinpoensis SW-72T (96.3%), Bacillus algicola KMM 3737T (96.2 %) and Bacillus haemicentroti JSM 076093T (95.5 %). Based on polyphasic taxonomic characterization, strain HB172195T is considered to represent a novel species, for which the name Bacillus caeni sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HB172195T (=CGMCC 1.16730T=JCM 33411T).
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Lactobacillus mulieris sp. nov., a new species of Lactobacillus delbrueckii group
One Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, catalase-negative, and coccobacilli-shaped strain, designated c10Ua161MT, was isolated from a urine sample from a reproductive-age healthy woman. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain c10Ua161MT belonged to the genus Lactobacillus . Phylogenetic analysis based on pheS and rpoA gene sequences strongly supported a clade encompassing strains c10Ua161MT and eight other strains from public databases, distinct from currently recognized species of the genus Lactobacillus. In silico Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI) and Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator (GGDC), showed 87.9 and 34.3 % identity to the closest relative Lactobacillus jensenii , respectively. The major fatty acids of strain c10Ua161MT were C18 : 1ω9c (65.0%), C16 : 0 (17.8%), and summed feature 8 (10.2 %; comprising C18 : 1ω7c, and/or C18 : 1ω6c). The DNA G+C content of the strains is 34.2 mol%. On the basis of data presented here, strain c10Ua161MT represents a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus , for which the name Lactobacillus mulieris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is c10Ua161MT (=CECT 9755T=DSM 108704T).
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Weissella muntiaci sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Formosan barking deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
A Gram-stain-positive strain, 8 H-2T, was isolated from faeces of Reeves’ muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) barking deer in Taiwan. Cells of the strain were short rod-shaped, non-motile, non-haemolytic, asporogenous, facultatively anaerobic, heterofermentative and did not exhibit catalase and oxidase activities. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA, pheS and dnaA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strain was a member of the genus Weissella . On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, the type strains of Weissella oryzae (99.2 %), Weissella confusa (97.8 %), Weissella cibaria (97.6 %) and Weissella soli (97.3 %) were the closest neighbours to strain 8 H-2T. The concatenated housekeeping gene sequence (pheS and dnaA) similarities of 8 H-2T to closely related type strains were 72.5–84.9 %, respectively. The genomic DNA G+C content was 40.5 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values with these type strains were 70.2–75.4% and 25.1–30.1 %, respectively. Phenotypic and genotypic test results demonstrated that strain 8 H-2T represents a novel species belonging to the genus Weissella , for which the name Weissella muntiaci sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 8 H-2T (=BCRC 81133T=NBRC 113537T).
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Leuconostoc litchii sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from lychee
A novel lactic acid bacterium, strain MB7T, was isolated from lychee in Taiwan. MB7T is Gram-staining-positive, catalase-negative, non-motile, non-haemolytic, facultatively anaerobic, coccoid-shaped, heterofermentative and mainly produces d-lactic acid from glucose. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA gene sequences has demonstrated that the novel strain represented a member of the genus Leuconostoc . 16S rRNA gene sequencing results indicated that MB7T had the same sequence similarity of 99.25 % to four type strains of members of the genus Leuconostoc : Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum DSM 20484T, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. jonggajibkimchii DRC 1506T, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides ATCC 8293T and Leuconostoc suionicum DSM 20241T. Additionally, high 16S rRNA sequence similarities were also observed with Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris ATCC 19254T (99.12 %) and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides NRIC 1777T (98.69 %). When comparing the genomes of these type strains, the average nucleotide identity values and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of MB7T with these type strains were 76.57–80.53 and 22.0–22.6 %, respectively. MB7T also showed different phenotypic characteristics to other most closely related species of the genus Leuconostoc , such as carbohydrate metabolizing ability, halotolerance and growth at various pHs. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties, strain MB7T represents a novel species belonging to the genus Leuconostoc , for which the name Leuconostoc litchii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MB7T (=BCRC 81077T=NBRC 113542T).
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Bacillus miscanthi sp. nov., a alkaliphilic bacterium from the rhizosphere of Miscanthus sacchariflorus
More LessA novel bacterial strain, designated AK13T (=KACC 21401T=DSM 109981T), was isolated from the rhizosphere of Miscanthus sacchariflorus. Strain AK13T was found to be an aerobic, Gram-stain–positive, endospore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium. It formed yellow circular colonies with smooth convex surfaces. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain AK13T was estimated to be 40 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity showed that this strain was most closely related to Bacillus lehensis MLB2T (99.4 %), Bacillus oshimensis K11T (98.8 %) and Bacillus patagoniensis PAT 05T (96.6 %). The average nucleotide identity values between strain AK13T and B. lehensis MLB2T, B. oshimensis K11T and B. patagoniensis PAT 05T were 90.93, 91.05 and 71.87 %, respectively, with the digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of 42.7, 42.6 and 18.8 %, respectively. Cells grew at 5–40 °C (optimum, 28–35 °C), pH 6.5–13 (optimum, pH 8–9) and in the presence of 0–13.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 1 %). The cell wall of strain AK13T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, and the major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. Results of fatty acid methyl ester analysis revealed that iso-C15 : 0 was the predominant cellular fatty acid. Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography analysis indicated that the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and glycolipid. The genotypic and phenotypic characteristics suggested that strain AK13T represented a novel species of the genus Bacillus , and thus the name Bacillus miscanthi sp. nov. is proposed.
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Paenibacillus paridis sp. nov., an endophytic bacterial species isolated from the root of Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis
More LessA Gram-reaction-positive, endospore-forming and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated py1325T, was isolated from the root of Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis collected from Yunnan Province, PR China, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic characterization. It grew optimally with 0–1 % NaCl (w/v), at pH 7 and at 30 °C. The major respiratory quinone was MK-7 and the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. The major cellular fatty acid was anteiso-C15 : 0. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids, two unidentified phospholipids and two unidentified lipids. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed the highest levels of sequence similarity with respect to Paenibacillus luteus R-3T (99.0 %), Paenibacillus sinopodophylli CCTCC AB 2016047T (97.9 %), Paenibacillus castaneae DSM 19417T (97.5 %) and Paenibacillus endophyticus LMG 27297T (97.2 %). The digital DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between py1325T and these species ranged 20.6–53.3 % and 79.9–93.6 %. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 47.7 mol%. According to the phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence, strain py1325T clearly represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus , for which the name Paenibacillus paridis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is py1325T (=CCTCC AB 2015220T=LMG 29068T).
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