Salinomyces polonicus: A moderately halophilic kin of the most extremely halotolerant fungus Hortaea werneckii

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Czachura ◽  
Magdalena Owczarek-Kościelniak ◽  
Marcin Piątek
Keyword(s):  
Hortaea Werneckii ◽  
Moderately Halophilic ◽  
Halotolerant Fungus

scholarly journals Global Molecular Diversity of the Halotolerant Fungus Hortaea werneckii

Life ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Marchetta ◽  
Bert Gerrits van den Ende ◽  
Abdullah Al-Hatmi ◽  
Ferry Hagen ◽  
Polona Zalar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Diversity ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Clonal Expansion ◽  
Translation Elongation Factor ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Hortaea Werneckii ◽  
Halotolerant Fungus ◽  
Elongation Factor 1 ◽  
Partial Translation

A global set of clinical and environmental strains of the halotolerant black yeast-like fungus Hortaea werneckii are analyzed by multilocus sequencing and AFLP, and physiological parameters are determined. Partial translation elongation factor 1-α proves to be suitable for typing because of the presence/absence of introns and also the presence of several SNPs. Local clonal expansion could be established by a combination of molecular methods, while the population from the Mediterranean Sea water also responds differently to combined temperature and salt stress. The species comprises molecular populations, which in part also differ physiologically allowing further diversification, but clinical strains did not deviate significantly from their environmental counterparts.

scholarly journals The Halophilic Fungus Hortaea werneckii and the Halotolerant Fungus Aureobasidium pullulans Maintain Low Intracellular Cation Concentrations in Hypersaline Environments

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 6600-6605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Kogej ◽  
José Ramos ◽  
Ana Plemenitaš ◽  
Nina Gunde-Cimerman
Keyword(s):  
Aureobasidium Pullulans ◽  
Hypersaline Environments ◽  
Ionic Homeostasis ◽  
Hyperosmotic Shock ◽  
Hortaea Werneckii ◽  
Halotolerant Fungus ◽  
Better Regulation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Homeostasis Regulation ◽  
Efficient Mechanisms

ABSTRACT Hortaea werneckii and Aureobasidium pullulans, black yeast-like fungi isolated from hypersaline waters of salterns as their natural ecological niche, have been previously defined as halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms, respectively. In the present study we assessed their growth and determined the intracellular cation concentrations of salt-adapted and non-salt-adapted cells of both species at a wide range of salinities (0 to 25% NaCl and 0 to 20% NaCl, respectively). Although 5% NaCl improved the growth of H. werneckii, even the minimal addition of NaCl to the growth medium slowed down the growth rate of A. pullulans, confirming their halophilic and halotolerant nature. Salt-adapted cells of H. werneckii and A. pullulans kept very low amounts of internal Na+ even when grown at high NaCl concentrations and can be thus considered Na+ excluders, suggesting the existence of efficient mechanisms for the regulation of ion fluxes. Based on our results, we can conclude that these organisms do not use K+ or Na+ for osmoregulation. Comparison of cation fluctuations after a hyperosmotic shock, to which nonadapted cells of both species were exposed, demonstrated better ionic homeostasis regulation of H. werneckii compared to A. pullulans. We observed small fluctuations of cation concentrations after a hyperosmotic shock in nonadapted A. pullulans similar to those in salt-adapted H.werneckii, which additionally confirmed better regulation of ionic homeostasis in the latter. These features can be expected from organisms adapted to survival within a wide range of salinities and to occasional exposure to extremely high NaCl concentrations, both characteristic for their natural environment.

scholarly journals The beauty and the yeast: can the microalgae Dunaliella form a borderline lichen with Hortaea werneckii?

Symbiosis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Muggia ◽  
Polona Zalar ◽  
Armando Azua-Bustos ◽  
Carlos González-Silva ◽  
Martin Grube ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Media ◽  
Bright Field ◽  
Hortaea Werneckii ◽  
Symbiotic Interactions ◽  
Halotolerant Fungus ◽  
Living Together ◽  
Axenic Strains ◽  
Lichen Symbioses ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Borderline Lichens

AbstractLichenized fungi usually develop complex, stratified morphologies through an intricately balanced living together with their algal partners, but several species are known to form only more or less loose associations with algae. These borderline lichens are still little explored although they could inform us about early stages of lichen evolution. We studied the association of the extremely halotolerant fungus Hortaea werneckii with the alga Dunaliella atacamensis, discovered in a cave in the Atacama Desert (Chile), and with D. salina, common inhabitant of saltern brines. D. atacamensis forms small colonies, in which cells of H. werneckii can be frequently observed, while such interaction has not been observed with D. salina. As symbiotic interactions between Dunaliella and Hortaea have not been reported, we performed a series of co-cultivation experiments to inspect whether these species could interact and develop more distinct lichen-like symbiotic structures. We set up co-cultures between axenic strains of Hortaea werneckii (isolated both from Mediterranean salterns and from the Atacama cave) and isolates of D. atacamensis (from the Atacama cave) and D. salina (isolated from Mediterranean salterns). Although we used different growth media and cultivation approaches, bright field and SEM microscopy analyses did not indicate any mutual effects in these experiments. We discuss the implications for fungal algal interactions along the transition from algal exploiters to lichen symbioses.

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequence of Saccharomonospora sp. Strain LRS4.154, a Moderately Halophilic Actinobacterium with the Biotechnologically Relevant Polyketide Synthase and Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Scarlett Alonso-Carmona ◽  
Blanca Vera-Gargallo ◽  
Rafael R. de la Haba ◽  
Antonio Ventosa ◽  
Horacio Sandoval-Trujillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Polyketide Synthase ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Draft Genome Sequence ◽  
Nonribosomal Peptide ◽  
Moderately Halophilic ◽  
Peptide Synthetase ◽  
Reading Frames

ABSTRACT The draft genome sequence of Saccharomonospora sp. strain LRS4.154, a moderately halophilic actinobacterium, has been determined. The genome has 4,860,108 bp, a G+C content of 71.0%, and 4,525 open reading frames (ORFs). The clusters of PKS and NRPS genes, responsible for the biosynthesis of a large number of biomolecules, were identified in the genome.

scholarly journals Streptohalobacillus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, Gram-positive, facultative anaerobe isolated from subsurface saline soil

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Yanfen Xue ◽  
Yanhe Ma
Keyword(s):  
Saline Soil ◽  
Qaidam Basin ◽  
Halophilic Bacterium ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Moderately Halophilic ◽  
Moderately Halophilic Bacterium ◽  
The Family ◽  
Diamino Acid

A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, non-sporulating, motile and moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain H96B60T, was isolated from a saline soil sample of the Qaidam basin, China. The strain was facultatively anaerobic. Major end products formed from glucose fermentation were acetate, ethanol and lactic acid. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. The isoprenoid quinone component was menaquinone-6 (MK-6). The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, anteiso-C13 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain H96B60T was 36.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparative 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain H96B60T represented a novel phyletic lineage within the family Bacillaceae and was related most closely to Halolactibacillus species (96.1–96.4 % similarity). Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data presented, strain H96B60T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Streptohalobacillus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Streptohalobacillus salinus is H96B60T ( = DSM 22440T  = CGMCC 1.7733T).

scholarly journals Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinobu Echigo ◽  
Hiroaki Minegishi ◽  
Yasuhiro Shimane ◽  
Masahiro Kamekura ◽  
Ron Usami
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Garden Soil ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Moderately Halophilic ◽  
Acid Type ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium, designated strain HN30T, was isolated from garden soil in Japan. Cells of strain HN30T were motile, endospore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-positive, and contained A1γ meso-diaminopimelic acid-type murein. Growth occurred in 7–23 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 10–15 %, w/v), at pH 6.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0–8.5) and at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C). The isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-7. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 and C16 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strain HN30T was 47 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain HN30T was most closely related to Geomicrobium halophilum BH1T (93 % sequence similarity). 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with other recognized species were less than 89 %. Phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics indicated that strain HN30T represents a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is HN30T ( = JCM 15649T = DSM 21771T).

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