scholarly journals Salinisphaera dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gi Duk Bae ◽  
Chung Yeon Hwang ◽  
Hye Min Kim ◽  
Byung Cheol Cho

A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated CL-ES53T, was isolated from surface water of the East Sea in Korea. Cells of strain CL-ES53T were short rods and motile by means of monopolar flagella. Strain CL-ES53T grew with 4–21 % NaCl (optimum 10 %) and at 5–40 °C (optimum 25 °C) and pH 5.2–8.8 (optimum pH 6.3–7.2). The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The major fatty acids were C18 : 1 ω7c (42.0 %), C18 : 1 ω9c (14.8 %) and C14 : 0 (9.4 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was 64.9 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CL-ES53T revealed that it was a member of the genus Salinisphaera and most closely related to Salinisphaera shabanensis E1L3A T (96.9 % sequence similarity) and Salinisphaera hydrothermalis EPR70T (93.8 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain CL-ES53T formed a robust cluster with S. shabanensis E1L3A T. Although the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain CL-ES53T and S. shabanensis E1L3A T was rather high (96.9 %), DNA–DNA relatedness between these strains was 12 %, suggesting that they represent genomically distinct species. Strain CL-ES53T was differentiated from S. shabanensis E1L3A T and S. hydrothermalis EPR70T on the basis of optimum temperature for growth and certain phenotypic characteristics. The phylogenetic analysis and physiological and chemotaxonomic data show that strain CL-ES53T should be classified in the genus Salinisphaera within a novel species, for which the name Salinisphaera dokdonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-ES53T (=KCCM 90064T =DSM 19549T).

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 2532-2537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid N. Ten ◽  
Sang-Hun Baek ◽  
Wan-Taek Im ◽  
Liudmila L. Larina ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
...  

A Gram-positive, non-motile, endospore-forming bacterial strain, designated Gsoil 420T, was isolated from soil of a ginseng field in Pocheon Province, South Korea, and was characterized, using a polyphasic approach, in order to determine its taxonomic position. The novel isolate consisted of strictly aerobic, rod-shaped cells and was able to grow in medium supplemented with up to 12 % NaCl at 25 °C and pH 6.5–7.0. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain Gsoil 420T fell within the radiation of the cluster comprising Bacillus species and formed a coherent cluster with Bacillus niacini (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, 98.6 %), Bacillus bataviensis (98.6 %), Bacillus soli (98.3 %), Bacillus drentensis (98.0 %), Bacillus novalis (98.0 %), Bacillus vireti (97.9 %), Bacillus foraminis (97.6 %), Bacillus fumarioli (97.4 %) and Bacillus jeotgali (97.0 %). The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to other Bacillus species with validly published names were less than 96.8 %. Strain Gsoil 420T had a genomic DNA G+C content of 44.9 mol% and the predominant respiratory quinone was MK-7. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (33.9 %), iso-C15 : 0 (24.5 %) and iso-C14 : 0 (19.9 %). These chemotaxonomic results supported the affiliation of strain Gsoil 420T to the genus Bacillus. However, low DNA–DNA relatedness values and distinguishing phenotypic characteristics allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain Gsoil 420T from recognized Bacillus species. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Gsoil 420T represents a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus pocheonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Gsoil 420T (=KCTC 13943T=DSM 18135T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 2377-2381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang He ◽  
Ting Xiao ◽  
Haiju Kuang ◽  
Xiaojun Lan ◽  
Maripat Tudahong ◽  
...  

A Gram-staining-negative, yellow-coloured, strictly aerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, designated HS39T, isolated from a soil sample collected from a natural Populus euphratica forest in Xinjiang, China, was characterized using a polyphasic approach. The isolate grew optimally at 30–37 °C, at pH 6.5–8.0 and with 0–3 % NaCl. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain HS39T revealed that it is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium. Sphingobacterium mizutaii ATCC 33299T was the nearest relative (94.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 40.2 mol%. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1 ω6c and/or C16 : 1 ω7c). The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. On the basis of phenotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain HS39T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium, for which the name Sphingobacterium shayense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HS39T (=CCTCC AB 209006T =NRRL B-59203T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1985-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Valverde ◽  
Encarna Velázquez ◽  
Félix Fernández-Santos ◽  
Nieves Vizcaíno ◽  
Raúl Rivas ◽  
...  

Bacterial strain PETP02T was isolated from nodules of Trifolium pratense growing in a Spanish soil. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that this strain represents a member of the genus Phyllobacterium. However, divergence found with the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the single recognized species of this genus, Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum, indicated that strain PETP02T belongs to a different species. The results of DNA–DNA hybridization, phenotypic tests and fatty acid analyses confirmed that this strain represents a novel species of the genus Phyllobacterium, for which the name Phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PETP02T (=LMG 22712T=CECT 7015T). This strain was strictly aerobic and used several carbohydrates as carbon source. It was not able to reduce nitrate. Aesculin hydrolysis was negative. It did not produce urease, arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase or β-galactosidase. The DNA G+C content was 56·4 mol%. The nodD gene of this strain showed a sequence closely related to those of strains able to nodulate Lupinus. Infectivity tests showed that this strain is able to produce nodules in both Trifolium repens and Lupinus albus.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Bala ◽  
Pooja Sharma ◽  
Rup Lal

A yellow-pigmented, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterial strain, P25T, was isolated from an HCH dump site located in the northern part of India. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain belongs to the genus Sphingobium, as it showed highest sequence similarity to Sphingobium amiense IAM 15006T (97.7 %). The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain P25T and members of other species of the genus Sphingobium with validly published names ranged from 94.0 to 97.7 %. The DNA–DNA relatedness between strain P25T and Sphingobium amiense IAM 15006T and other related strains was found be less than 30 %, confirming it to represent a novel species. The DNA G+C content of strain P25T was 65 mol%. The polyamine profile showed the presence of spermidine. The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (18 : 1ω7c and/or 18 : 1ω6c; 48.3 %), 16 : 0 (13.7 %) and 14 : 0 2-OH (8.8 %). The polar lipid profile of strain P25T also corresponded to those reported for sphingomonads (phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, sphingoglycolipid), supporting its identification as a member of the family Sphingomonadaceae. The results obtained from DNA–DNA hybridization and biochemical and physiological tests clearly distinguished strain P25T from closely related members of the genus Sphingobium. Thus, a novel species of the genus Sphingobium is proposed, Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov. The type strain is P25T (=MTCC 9472T =CCM 7543T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Gon Kim ◽  
Dong Han Choi ◽  
Sangmin Hyun ◽  
Byung Cheol Cho

A halotolerant, facultatively alkaliphilic bacterium, designated CL-MP28T, was isolated from the surface of a sediment core sample collected at a depth of 2247 m in the Ulleung Basin of the East Sea, Korea. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CL-MP28T revealed an affiliation with the genus Oceanobacillus. The sequence similarities between the isolate and type strains of members of the genus Oceanobacillus were in the range 95.0–96.0 %, indicating that strain CL-MP28T represented a novel species within the genus. The strain was found to be Gram-positive, rod-shaped and motile by means of peritrichous flagella and was shown to produce ellipsoidal spores. The strain was strictly aerobic and able to grow with NaCl at concentrations in the range 0–14 % (w/v) at pH 7.5. The strain grew at temperatures of 15–42 °C and at pH 6.5–9.5. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (64.9 %), anteiso-C17 : 0 (11.9 %) and iso-C16 : 0 (7.7 %). The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The DNA G+C content was 40.2 mol%. According to the 16S rRNA gene sequence, DNA–DNA relatedness and physiological data and the fatty acid composition, CL-MP28T could be assigned to the genus Oceanobacillus, but is distinguishable from the recognized species of this genus. Strain CL-MP28T therefore represents a novel species within the genus Oceanobacillus, for which the name Oceanobacillus profundus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-MP28T (=KCCM 42318T=DSM 18246T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 2951-2959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timofey A. Pankratov ◽  
Svetlana N. Dedysh

Five strains of strictly aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria that form pink–red colonies and are capable of hydrolysing pectin, xylan, laminarin, lichenan and starch were isolated from acidic Sphagnum peat bogs and were designated OB1010T, LCBR1, TPB6011T, TPB6028T and TPO1014T. Cells of these isolates were Gram-negative, non-motile rods that produced an amorphous extracellular polysaccharide-like substance. Old cultures contained spherical bodies of varying sizes, which represent starvation forms. Cells of all five strains were acidophilic and psychrotolerant, capable of growth at pH 3.0–7.5 (optimum pH 3.8–4.5) and at 2–33 °C (optimum 15–22 °C). The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). The major menaquinone detected was MK-8. The pigments were carotenoids. The genomic DNA G+C contents were 57.3–59.3 mol%. The five isolates were found to be members of subdivision 1 of the phylum Acidobacteria and displayed 95.3–98.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to each other. The closest described relatives to strains OB1010T, LCBR1, TPB6011T, TPB6028T, and TPO1014T were members of the genera Terriglobus (94.6–95.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Edaphobacter (94.2–95.4 %). Based on differences in cell morphology, phenotypic characteristics and hydrolytic capabilities, we propose a novel genus, Granulicella gen. nov., containing four novel species, Granulicella paludicola sp. nov. with type strain OB1010T (=DSM 22464T =LMG 25275T) and strain LCBR1, Granulicella pectinivorans sp. nov. with type strain TPB6011T (=VKM B-2509T =DSM 21001T), Granulicella rosea sp. nov. with type strain TPO1014T (=DSM 18704T =ATCC BAA-1396T) and Granulicella aggregans sp. nov. with type strain TPB6028T (=LMG 25274T =VKM B-2571T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 1293-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuo Sakamoto ◽  
Moriya Ohkuma

The hsp60 gene sequences were determined for 121 strains of Gram-negative anaerobic rods, including the genera Bacteroides, Barnesiella, Butyricimonas, Odoribacter, Parabacteroides, Paraprevotella, Porphyromonas, Prevotella and Tannerella. The mean pairwise hsp60 gene sequence similarity (73.8–97.1 %) between species in each genus, except for the genus Tannerella that comprises one species, was significantly less than that of the 16S rRNA gene sequence (88.3–96.3 %). Only pairwise hsp60 gene sequence similarity (97.1 %) of the genus Paraprevotella was higher than that of the 16S rRNA gene sequence (93.8 %). Each genus formed a distinct clade in the phylogenetic analysis of the hsp60 gene sequence as well as the 16S rRNA gene sequence. The phylogenetic analysis indicated a higher evolutionary rate for the hsp60 gene sequence than the 16S rRNA gene sequence, especially in the genera Porphyromonas and Prevotella. This study suggests that the hsp60 gene is a useful alternative phylogenetic marker for the identification and classification of a broad range of Gram-negative anaerobic rods.


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byoung-Jun Yoon ◽  
Han-Su You ◽  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Duck-Chul Oh

A Gram-stain-negative, yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic, non-flagellated, non-gliding and oxidase- and catalase-positive bacterium, designated A6T, was isolated from a marine sponge, Halichondria oshoro, collected on the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. Phylogenetic analysis based on the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain A6T was a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. The closest relatives were Aquimarina intermedia LMG 23204T, A. latercula ATCC 23177T, A. brevivitae SMK-19T and A. muelleri KMM 6020T, with which strain A6T shared 95.7, 95.1, 94.7 and 94.6 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, respectively. The dominant fatty acids of strain A6T were iso-C15 : 0 (32.2 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (20.0 %), iso-C15 : 0 3-OH (12.3 %), iso-C15 : 1 G (7.2 %) and summed feature 3 (comprising iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1 ω7c; 6.8 %). The DNA G+C content of strain A6T was 36.0 mol% and the major respiratory quinone was MK-6. On the basis of combined phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, strain A6T represents a novel species of the genus Aquimarina, for which the name Aquimarina spongiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A6T (=KCTC 22663T =DSM 22623T).


Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Pecheritsyna ◽  
Elizaveta M. Rivkina ◽  
Vladimir N. Akimov ◽  
Viktoria A. Shcherbakova

A psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing bacterium, designated B15T, was isolated from supercooled water brine from within permafrost of the Varandey Peninsula, on the southern coast of the Barents Sea. Cells were Gram-negative, motile vibrions (3.0–4.0×0.4–0.5 µm) with a single polar flagellum. The isolate was positive for desulfoviridin as a bisulfite reductase. Strain B15T grew at −2 to 28 °C (optimum 24 °C) and with 0–2.0 % NaCl (optimum 0.2 %). The isolate used H2 plus acetate, formate, ethanol, lactate, pyruvate and choline as electron donors and used sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate, elemental sulfur, DMSO and Fe3+ as electron acceptors. Pyruvate and lactate were not fermented in the absence of sulfate. The G+C content of genomic DNA was 55.2 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate belonged to the genus Desulfovibrio. Its closest relatives were Desulfovibrio idahonensis CY1T (98.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Desulfovibrio mexicanus Lup1T (96.5 %). On the basis of genotypic, phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, the isolate represents a novel species, for which the name Desulfovibrio arcticus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is B15T ( = VKM B-2367T = DSM 21064T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1584-1588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Yabe ◽  
Yoshifumi Aiba ◽  
Yasuteru Sakai ◽  
Masaru Hazaka ◽  
Kazuyoshi Kawahara ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative bacterium, designated CKTN2T, was isolated from compost. Cells of strain CKTN2T were strictly aerobic rods. The isolate grew at 20–50 °C (optimum 40–45 °C), but not below 15 °C or above 52 °C, and at pH 5.9–8.8 (optimum pH 7.0), but not below pH 5.4 or above pH 9.3. The DNA G+C content was 40.3 mol%. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (45.2 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (11.1 %) and C18 : 0 (14.5 %). Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CKTN2T revealed that it is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium and is most closely related to Sphingobacterium alimentarium DSM 22362T (93.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Strain CKTN2T could be distinguished from its closest phylogenetic relatives by different phenotypic characteristics. According to the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain CKTN2T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium thermophilum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CKTN2T ( = JCM 17858T  = KCTC 23708T).


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