scholarly journals Methanoculleus hydrogenitrophicus sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from wetland soil

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 2165-2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqing Tian ◽  
Yanfen Wang ◽  
Xiuzhu Dong

An obligately anaerobic, methanogenic archaeon, strain HCT, was isolated from soil of the Zoige wetland on the Tibetan plateau, China. The strain was isolated through construction of an artificial butyrate-degrading consortium in co-culture with a syntrophic bacterium, ‘Syntrophomonas erecta subsp. sporosyntropha’ JCM 13344. Cells of strain HCT were irregular coccoids, 0.8–2 μm in diameter, that occurred singly and utilized only H2/CO2 for growth and methane production. Growth occurred at 18–45 °C (optimum around 37 °C). The pH for growth was 5.0–8.5 (optimal growth around pH 6.6). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 60.2 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain HCT was affiliated to the genus Methanoculleus, with sequence similarities of 94.8–97.2 % to existing members. However, strain HCT was distinguished from described Methanoculleus species by not using formate for growth or methane formation and not requiring acetate as a growth factor. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic characteristics, the novel species Methanoculleus hydrogenitrophicus sp. nov. is proposed, with strain HCT (=CGMCC 1.5146T =JCM 16311T) as the type strain.

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1050-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Seob Bae ◽  
Kae Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Sung Hyun Yang ◽  
Hee-Soon Lee ◽  
Sang-Jin Kim ◽  
...  

A marine bacterium, DOKDO 007T, was isolated from the rhizosphere of the marine alga Ecklonia kurome collected from Dokdo Island, Korea, in October 2004. The strain produced orange-coloured colonies on marine agar 2216. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the novel isolate belonged to the family Flavobacteriaceae and showed relatively high sequence similarities with members of the genus Muricauda (92.0–94.0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel isolate shared a lineage with members of the genera Muricauda and Costertonia. Cells were aerobic, Gram-negative rods producing non-diffusible carotenoid pigments. In contrast to all other members of the family Flavobacteriaceae, cells of DOKDO 007T were motile by means of a polar flagellum. Optimal growth occurred in the presence of 3.5–4 % (w/v) sea salts (corresponding to 2.7–3.1 % NaCl), at pH 8 and at temperatures of 26–29 °C. The novel strain required Ca2+ ions in addition to NaCl for growth. The dominant fatty acids were iso-15 : 0, iso-15 : 1ω10c and 10-methyl-16 : 0. The major respiratory quinone was MK-6. The DNA G+C content was 56.3 mol%, an unusually high value for members of the family Flavobacteriaceae. On the basis of these polyphasic taxonomic data, strain DOKDO 007T should be classified as representing a new genus and novel species in the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Flagellimonas eckloniae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DOKDO 007T (=KCCM 42307T=JCM 13831T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 2890-2894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanwit Suriyachadkun ◽  
Suwanee Chunhametha ◽  
Wipaporn Ngaemthao ◽  
Tomohiko Tamura ◽  
Kanyawim Kirtikara ◽  
...  

A Gram-staining-positive, filamentous bacterial strain, designated A-T 0308T, was isolated from soil of a tropical mangrove forest in Thailand. Strain A-T 0308T developed spherical sporangia containing non-motile spores on aerial mycelium. The novel strain contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, N-acetyl-type peptidoglycan and madurose, mannose, ribose, galactose and glucose as whole-cell sugars. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H6); a small amount of MK-9(H2) and MK-9 was also detected. Mycolic acids were not detected. The diagnostic phospholipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside and phosphoglycolipid. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0 and 10-methylated C17 : 0. The G+C content of the DNA was 72 mol%. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses showed that the novel isolate had characteristics typical of members of the genus Sphaerisporangium. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis also indicated that the strain belongs to the genus Sphaerisporangium and that it represents a clade distinct from other members of the genus with sequence similarities ranging from 96.3 to 97.8 % between the novel strain and its closest relatives. Based on the results of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic studies, strain A-T 0308T ( = BCC 21702T  = NBRC 107571T) represents a novel species of the genus Sphaerisporangium, for which the name Sphaerisporangium krabiense sp. nov. is proposed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1799-1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Xing ◽  
Chongxi Liu ◽  
Yuejing Zhang ◽  
Junwei Zhao ◽  
Chuang Li ◽  
...  

A novel actinomycete, designated strain NEAU-FHS4T, was isolated from the root of black false hellebore (Veratrum nigrum L.). Strain NEAU-FHS4T formed single spores with smooth surfaces on substrate mycelium. The novel strain contained meso-diaminopimelic as amino acid of the peptidoglycan and xylose and glucose as whole-cell sugars. The predominant menaquinones were MK-10(H6) and MK-10(H8). Mycolic acids were not detected. The diagnostic phospholipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, C16 : 0, C18 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis showed that the novel isolate had characteristics typical of members of the genus Plantactinospora . 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis also indicated that strain NEAU-FHS4T belonged to the genus Plantactinospora , with highest sequence similarities to Plantactinospora mayteni YIM 61359T (98.88 %) and Plantactinospora endophytica YIM 68255T (98.85 %). The results of DNA–DNA hybridization and physiological and biochemical tests allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of the novel strain from the most closely related strains. Based on morphological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain NEAU-FHS4T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Plantactinospora , for which the name Plantactinospora veratri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-FHS4T ( = CGMCC 4.7143T = DSM 46718T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 2878-2882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Jin ◽  
Kwang Kyu Kim ◽  
Hyung-Gwan Lee ◽  
Chi-Yong Ahn ◽  
Hee-Mock Oh

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod- and coccus-shaped bacterium, designated strain B6-12T, was isolated from sediment collected from the River Geumho in South Korea. In comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the novel strain appeared to be affiliated with the class Alphaproteobacteria and to be most closely related to Kaistia adipata KCTC 12095T, Kaistia dalseonensis DSM 18800T, Kaistia geumhonensis DSM 18799T, Kaistia granuli KCTC 12575T, Kaistia soli KACC 12605T and Kaistia terrae KACC 12910T, with sequence similarities of 96.2–99.1 %. The predominant ubiquinone in the isolate was Q-10, major fatty acids were C18 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C19 : 0ω8c cyclo, and genomic DNA G+C content was 63.0 mol%. Based on the phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic evidence and the results of DNA–DNA hybridizations, strain B6-12T represents a novel species in the genus Kaistia , for which the name Kaistia defluvii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B6-12T ( = KCTC 23766T  = JCM 18034T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. F. Hezayen ◽  
M. C. Gutiérrez ◽  
A. Steinbüchel ◽  
B. J. Tindall ◽  
B. H. A. Rehm

Strain 56T was isolated from a hypersaline soil in Aswan (Egypt). Cells were pleomorphic rods. The organism was neutrophilic, motile and required at least 1.7 M (10 % w/v) NaCl, but not MgCl2, for growth; optimal growth occurred at ≥3.8 M (≥22.5 %) NaCl. The strain was thermotolerant with an optimum temperature for growth of 40 °C, although growth was possible up to 55 °C. The G+C content of the DNA of the novel strain was 67.1 mol%.16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain 56T was a member of the phyletic group defined by the family Halobacteriaceae, showing the highest similarity to Halopiger xanaduensis SH-6T (99 %) and the next highest similarity of 94 % to other members of the family Halobacteriaceae. DNA–DNA hybridization revealed 27 % relatedness between strain 56T and Hpg. xanaduensis SH-6T. Polar lipid analysis revealed the presence of the bis-sulfated glycolipid S2-DGD-1 as the sole glycolipid and the absence of the glycerol diether analogue phosphatidylglycerosulfate. Both C20 . 20 and C20 . 25 core lipids were present. Strain 56T accumulated large amounts of polyhydroxybutyrate and also secreted an exopolymer. Physiological and biochemical differences suggested that Hpg. xanaduanesis and strain 56T were sufficiently different to be separated into two distinct species. It is suggested that strain 56T represents a novel species of the genus Halopiger, for which the name Halopiger aswanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain 56T (=DSM 13151T=JCM 11628T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2899-2901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Yong Kim ◽  
Hang-Yeon Weon ◽  
Seung-Hee Yoo ◽  
Seon-Young Lee ◽  
Soon-Wo Kwon ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium, strain GH9-3T, isolated from greenhouse soil, was investigated in a polyphasic study. The novel organism grew at 10–35 °C, 0–3 % NaCl and pH 5–9. It had ubiquinone 8 (Q-8) as the predominant isoprenoid quinone and possessed C16 : 0, summed feature 3, C17 : 0 cyclo and C18 : 1 ω7c as the major fatty acids (together representing 87.4 % of the total). The DNA G+C content was 67.1 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of strain GH9-3T showed that it grouped within the Variovorax cluster, with highest sequence similarities to Variovorax paradoxus IAM 12373T (98.3 %) and Variovorax dokdonensis DS-43T (98.0 %). DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain GH9-3T and V. paradoxus DSM 30034T and V. dokdonensis DS-43T were 38 and 29 %, respectively. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic features, it is proposed that strain GH9-3T represents a novel species of the genus Variovorax with the name Variovorax soli sp. nov. The type strain is GH9-3T (=KACC 11579T=DSM 18216T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1988-1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Kae Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Dong Sung Shin ◽  
Xuseong Luo ◽  
...  

A taxonomic study of a novel marine, heterotrophic, non-gliding, halotolerant and light-pink-pigmented bacterium was carried out using a polyphasic approach. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain KMM 6241T is a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Strain KMM 6241T formed a cluster with the genera Algoriphagus, Chimaereicella and Hongiella with sequence similarities of 94.0–98.2 %. Hongiella ornithinivorans was the closest relative of the novel isolate. Comparative analysis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic characteristics of strain KMM 6241T and representatives of the genera Algoriphagus, Chimaereicella and Hongiella revealed many similar features. Consequently, phylogenetic evidence supported by phenotypic and genotypic similarities support the transfer of members of the genera Chimaereicella and Hongiella to the genus Algoriphagus and the establishment of a novel species, Algoriphagus vanfongensis sp. nov., with strain KMM 6241T (=DSM 17529T=KCTC 12716T) as the type strain.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1158-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cho-Song Yang ◽  
Ming-Hui Chen ◽  
A. B. Arun ◽  
Chaolun Allen Chen ◽  
Jih-Terng Wang ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain CL-33T, was isolated from the encrusting pore coral Montipora aequituberculata collected from seawater off the coast of southern Taiwan. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the strain clustered closely with Endozoicomonas elysicola MKT110T (96.7 % similarity). The novel strain required NaCl for growth and exhibited optimal growth at 25 °C and in the presence of 2–3 % NaCl. Predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c; 39.6 %), summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c; 32.8 %) and C16 : 0 (12.0 %). The DNA G+C content of strain CL-33T was 50.0 mol%. The results of physiological and biochemical tests allowed the clear phenotypic differentiation of this isolate from E. elysicola. It is evident from the genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data presented that strain CL-33T represents a novel species of the genus Endozoicomonas, for which the name Endozoicomonas montiporae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-33T (=LMG 24815T =BCRC 17933T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1761-1764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Yong Kim ◽  
Hang-Yeon Weon ◽  
Seung-Hee Yoo ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen ◽  
Soon-Wo Kwon ◽  
...  

Strain R2A43-10T was isolated from a greenhouse soil in Korea. Cells were Gram-negative rods, motile by means of a single flagellum. Growth occurred at 10–40 °C and at pH 5–8. Ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) was the only respiratory lipoquinone. Major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH) and C16 : 0. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain R2A43-10T was closely related to Chitinimonas taiwanensis cfT (sequence similarity of 94.8 %), but it exhibited low sequence similarities (<92 %) to other members of the Betaproteobacteria. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain R2A43-10T was 65.0 mol%. The novel isolate could be differentiated from C. taiwanensis cfT by several physiological properties. On the basis of genomic and phenotypic data, it is concluded that R2A43-10T (=KACC 11467T=DSM 17726T) is the type strain of a novel species of the genus Chitinimonas, for which the name Chitinimonas koreensis sp. nov. is proposed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 2753-2757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Chan Moon ◽  
Young Jun Jung ◽  
Ji Hyun Jung ◽  
Hyun Suk Jung ◽  
Young Ryun Cheong ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative-staining, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain SY01T, was isolated from tidal flat sediment from Sacheon Bay, South Korea. Strain SY01T was characterized with respect to its phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics. The novel strain was spore-forming, motile, catalase-negative and oxidase-positive. Optimal growth of the strain occurred at 30 °C and pH 7.0. The DNA G+C content was 56.1 mol%. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and several unknown lipids were detected in the polar lipid profile. Anteiso-C15 : 0 (47.2 %), iso-C15 : 0 (18.9 %) and iso-C16 : 0 (10.5 %) were the major cellular fatty acids of strain SY01T. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities were found with Paenibacillus phyllosphaerae PALXIL04T (95.9 %), Paenibacillus tarimensis SA-7-6T (94.6 %) and Paenibacillus mendelii C/2T (94.4 %). Based on the phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and physiological characteristics presented in this study, strain SY01T represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus sacheonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SY01T ( = DSM 23054T = KACC 14895T).


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