scholarly journals Thiocystis chemoclinalis sp. nov. and Thiocystis cadagnonensis sp. nov., motile purple sulfur bacteria isolated from the chemocline of a meromictic lake

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1682-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Peduzzi ◽  
Allana Welsh ◽  
Antonella Demarta ◽  
Paola Decristophoris ◽  
Raffaele Peduzzi ◽  
...  

Two isolates, designated CadH11T and Cad448T, representing uncultured purple sulfur bacterial populations H and 448, respectively, in the chemocline of Lake Cadagno, a crenogenic meromictic lake in Switzerland, were obtained using enrichment and isolation conditions that resembled those used for cultured members of the genus Thiocystis. Phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses of these isolates confirmed their assignment to the genus Thiocystis. However, 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 98.2 % between CadH11T and Cad448T, and similarities of 97.7 and 98.5 %, respectively, with their closest cultured relative Thiocystis gelatinosa DSM 215T, as well as differences in DNA G+C content and carbon source utilization suggested that the isolates belonged to two distinct species. DNA–DNA hybridization of CadH11T and Cad448T with T. gelatinosa DSM 215T showed relatedness values of 46.4 and 60.8 %, respectively; the relatedness value between CadH11T and Cad448T was 59.2 %. Based on this evidence, strains CadH11T and Cad448T represent two novel species within the genus Thiocystis, for which the names Thiocystis chemoclinalis sp. nov. and Thiocystis cadagnonensis sp. nov. are proposed, respectively. The type strains of T. chemoclinalis sp. nov. and T. cadagnonensis sp. nov. are CadH11T ( = JCM 15112T  = KCTC 5954T) and Cad448T ( = JCM 15111T  = KCTC 15001T), respectively.

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung M. Kim ◽  
Sae W. Park ◽  
Sang T. Park ◽  
Young M. Kim

A bacterial strain, PY2T, capable of oxidizing carbon monoxide, was isolated from a soil sample collected from a roadside at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain PY2T was shown to belong to the genus Terrabacter and was most closely related to Terrabacter lapilli LR-26T (99.1 % similarity). Strain PY2T was characterized chemotaxonomically as having iso-C15 : 0 as the predominant fatty acid, MK-8(H4) as the major menaquinone, ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid of the cell wall, as possessing a polar lipid profile that included diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and unknown amino-containing phosphoglycolipids, and having a DNA G+C content of 75.6 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain PY2T and the type strains of T. lapilli, Terrabacter tumescens, Terrabacter terrae and Terrabacter aerolatus were 20.0 %, 22.9 %, 35.9 % and 64.5 %, respectively. Based on the combined evidence from the phylogenetic analyses, chemotaxonomic data and DNA–DNA hybridization experiments, it is proposed that strain PY2T represents a novel species for which the name Terrabacter carboxydivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PY2T (=KCCM 42922T=JCM 16259T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 2101-2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouta Hatayama ◽  
Hirofumi Shoun ◽  
Yasuichi Ueda ◽  
Akira Nakamura

Four thermophilic, Gram-positive strains, designated H0165T, 500275T, C0170 and 700375, were isolated from a composting process in Japan. The isolates grew aerobically at about 65 °C on a solid medium with formation of substrate mycelia; spores were produced singly along the mycelia. These morphological characters resembled those of some type strains of species belonging to the family ‘Thermoactinomycetaceae’, except that aerial mycelia were not formed. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the closest related species to the isolates were members of the family ‘Thermoactinomycetaceae’, but that the isolates formed an independent phylogenetic lineage. Some chemotaxonomic characters of the isolates, such as DNA G+C contents of 58·7–60·3 mol%, MK-7 as the major menaquinone and cellular fatty acid profiles, differed from those of members of the family ‘Thermoactinomycetaceae’. DNA–DNA hybridization showed that the isolates could be divided into two genomic groups, strain H0165T and the other three strains. These results indicated that the four isolates should be classified into two species of a novel genus in the family ‘Thermoactinomycetaceae’, for which the names Planifilum fimeticola gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain H0165T=ATCC BAA-969T=JCM 12507T) and Planifilum fulgidum sp. nov. (type strain 500275T=ATCC BAA-970T=JCM 12508T) are proposed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 2552-2556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Fa Zhou ◽  
Wei Min Chen ◽  
Ge Hong Wei

Previously, five rhizobial strains isolated from root nodules of Robinia pseudoacacia were assigned to the same genospecies on the basis of identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and phylogenetic analyses of the nodA, nodC and nifH genes, in which the five isolates formed a well-supported group that excluded other sequences found in public databases. In this study, the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between the isolates and Mesorhizobium mediterraneum UPM-Ca36T and Mesorhizobium temperatum SDW018T were 99.5 and 99.6 %, respectively. The five isolates were also different from defined Mesorhizobium species using ERIC fingerprint profiles and they formed a novel Mesorhizobium lineage in phylogenetic analyses of recA and atpD gene sequences. DNA–DNA relatedness values between the representative strain, CCNWYC 115T, and type strains of defined Mesorhizobium species were found to be lower than 47.5 %. These results indicated that the isolates represented a novel genomic species. Therefore, a novel species, Mesorhizobium robiniae sp. nov., is proposed, with type strain CCNWYC 115T (=ACCC 14543T =HAMBI 3082T). Strain CCNWYC 115T can form effective nodules only on its original host.


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 423-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiu-Chung Young ◽  
Peter Kämpfer ◽  
Fo-Ting Shen ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
A. B. Arun

A yellow-pigmented bacterial strain (CC-H3-2T), isolated from the rhizosphere of Lactuca sativa L. (garden lettuce) in Taiwan, was investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The cells were Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate indicated that the organism belongs to the genus Chryseobacterium, with the highest sequence similarity to the type strains of Chryseobacterium indoltheticum (97·7 %), Chryseobacterium scophthalmum (97·5 %), Chryseobacterium joostei (97·2 %) and Chryseobacterium defluvii (97·2 %). The major whole-cell fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (52·2 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments revealed levels of only 27·4 % to C. scophthalmum, 27·1 % to C. indoltheticum, 14·1 % to C. joostei and 7·8 % to C. defluvii. DNA–DNA relatedness and biochemical and chemotaxonomic properties demonstrate that strain CC-H3-2 T represents a novel species, for which the name Chryseobacterium formosense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC-H3-2T (=CCUG 49271T=CIP 108367T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1256-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Hae Seo ◽  
Soon Dong Lee

A novel actinomycete was isolated from soil of a rock surface collected from the peak of Darangshi Oreum (Small Mountain) in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that strain DLS-44T belonged to the genus Dactylosporangium, with the type strains of Dactylosporangium roseum (99.1 % sequence similarity) and Dactylosporangium fulvum (99.0 %) as the nearest phylogenetic relatives. Substrate mycelium was abundant, irregularly branched, twisted and vivid orange–yellow in colour. Aerial mycelium was not produced on most media tested. Finger-shaped sporangia and globose bodies were formed directly from the vegetative mycelium. The combination of morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics supported assignment of the actinomycete to the genus Dactylosporangium. Strain DLS-44T could be distinguished clearly from all type strains of the genus based on its physiological properties (utilization of methyl α-d-mannoside and glycerol, nitrate reduction and growth at 20 °C and pH 9.1) and some chemotaxonomic characteristics (absence of unsaturated fatty acids). DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain DLS-44T and its closest phylogenetic relatives were 12.2–14.8 % with D. roseum DSM 43916T and 2.5–3.6 % with D. fulvum IMSNU 22055T. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and DNA–DNA hybridization data, strain DLS-44T represents a novel species of the genus Dactylosporangium, for which the name Dactylosporangium darangshiense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain DLS-44T (=KCTC 19560T =DSM 45260T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3137-3142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavanath Jha ◽  
Vijay Kumar Singh ◽  
Angelo Weiss ◽  
Anton Hartmann ◽  
Michael Schmid

Two novel, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, halotolerent bacteria, strains JG 03T and JG 05 were isolated from the rhizosphere of Salicornia brachiata, an extreme halophyte. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that they were closely related to members of the genus Zhihengliuella, with sequence similarities of 96.9–99.1 %. The sequence similarity of strains JG 03T and JG 05 with each other was 99.4 %. DNA–DNA hybridization of JG 03T and JG 05 with other species of the genus Zhihengliuella with validly published names showed reassociation values of 19.8 %–53.4 % and a value of 91.4 % between each other. The peptidoglycan type of both strains was A4α and MK-9 and MK-10 were the predominant menaquinones. The predominant fatty acid in JG 03T was anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. However, iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0 were the major fatty acids in strain JG 05. The DNA G+C content of strains JG 03T and JG 05 was 70.0 and 70.1 mol%, respectively. In nutrient broth medium both strains grew at NaCl concentrations of up to 15 % (w/v). On the basis of chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic analyses, strains JG 03T and JG 05 should be affiliated to the genus Zhihengliuella. Strains JG 03T and JG 05 represent a novel species of the genus Zhihengliuella for which the name Zhihengliuella somnathii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JG 03T ( = DSM 23187T = IMCC 253T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1607-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun-Young An ◽  
Mika Asahara ◽  
Keiichi Goto ◽  
Hiroaki Kasai ◽  
Akira Yokota

Two Gram-positive, round-spore-forming, rod-shaped, halophilic bacterial strains, 5B73CT and 5B133E, were isolated from field soil in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan, and were characterized taxonomically using a polyphasic approach. These two strains were found to comprise strictly aerobic, motile rods that formed subterminal endospores. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strains 5B73CT and 5B133E are phylogenetically affiliated to the genus Virgibacillus, exhibiting sequence similarities of 94.1–96.4 % with respect to the type strains of Virgibacillus species. The DNA G+C contents of strains 5B73CT and 5B133E were 42.6 and 42.3 mol%, respectively. The cell-wall peptidoglycan type (meso-diaminopimelic acid), the major cellular fatty acids (anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0) and the quinone type (MK-7) of the isolates support their affiliation to the genus Virgibacillus. On the basis of their genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, the isolates represent a novel species of the genus Virgibacillus, for which the name Virgibacillus halophilus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5B73CT (=IAM 15308T=KCTC 13935T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 2476-2479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun-Young An ◽  
Kaneo Kanoh ◽  
Hiroaki Kasai ◽  
Keiichi Goto ◽  
Akira Yokota

A Gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped halophilic bacterial strain, IGA7-4T, was isolated from a mangrove area on Ishigaki Island (Japan), and was characterized taxonomically using a polyphasic approach. Strain IGA7-4T was strictly aerobic and non-motile and formed central endospores. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain IGA7-4T is affiliated to the genus Halobacillus, and exhibits sequence similarities of 99.6–98.0 % to the type strains of Halobacillus species. Levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain IGA7-4T and the type strains of Halobacillus species were 9.5–46.6 %. The DNA G+C content of strain IGA7-4T was 46.5 mol%. The cell-wall peptidoglycan type (Orn–Asp), major cellular fatty acids (anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0) and quinone type (MK-7) of the isolate support its affiliation to the genus Halobacillus. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, phenotypic characteristics and chemotaxonomic data, the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Halobacillus, for which the name Halobacillus faecis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is IGA7-4T (=MBIC08268T=IAM 15427T=KCTC 13121T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1354-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Ki-Hoon Oh ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-flagellated, non-spore-forming, motile (by gliding) bacterial strain, designated M-M6T, was isolated from marine sand of Geoje island, Korea. Strain M-M6T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain M-M6T fell within the clade comprising Cellulophaga species, forming a coherent cluster with Cellulophaga lytica ATCC 23178T and Cellulophaga fucicola NN015860T, with which it shared 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 98.1 and 98.2 %, respectively. Sequence similarities between strain M-M6T and the type strains of other recognized Cellulophaga species were in the range 92.4–93.8 %. Strain M-M6T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, and C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids detected in strain M-M6T and the type strains of C. lytica and C. fucicola were two unidentified lipids, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified aminophospholipid. The DNA G+C content of strain M-M6T was 35.4 mol%. Levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain M-M6T and C. lytica JCM 8516T and C. fucicola JCM 21778T were 33 and 35 %, respectively. Differential phenotypic properties and phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness distinguished strain M-M6T from all recognized Cellulophaga species. On the basis of the data presented, strain M-M6T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Cellulophaga , for which the name Cellulophaga geojensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M-M6T ( = KCTC 23498T = CCUG 60801T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 2310-2314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Du ◽  
Qiliang Lai ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Chunming Dong ◽  
Yanrong Xie ◽  
...  

A Gram-reaction-negative, facultatively anaerobic and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain JN14CK-3T, was isolated from surface sediment of the Jiulong River of China and was characterized phenotypically and phylogenetically. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain JN14CK-3T belonged to the genus Draconibacterium, with the highest sequence similarity (98.3 %) to Draconibacterium orientale FH5T. By contrast, strain JN14CK-3T shared low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities ( < 91.0 %) with other type strains. The sole respiratory quinone was MK-7.The polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and several unidentified phospholipids and lipids. The major fatty acids were iso-C15:0, iso-C16:0, anteiso-C15:0, C17:0 2-OH, iso-C16:0 3-OH and iso-C17:0 3-OH. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 40.9 mol%. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization value and average nucleotide identity (ANI) between strain JN14CK-3T and D. orientale FH5T were 34.2 ± 2.5 % and 87.1 %, respectively. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data showed that strain JN14CK-3T represents a novel species of the genus Draconibacterium, for which the name Draconibacterium sediminis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain JN14CK-3T ( = MCCC 1A00734T = KCTC 42152T).


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