scholarly journals Thalassomonas ganghwensis sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Yi ◽  
Kyung Sook Bae ◽  
Jongsik Chun

A Gram-negative, aerobic, halophilic bacterium, designated strain JC2041T, was isolated from a sediment sample of getbol, the Korean tidal flat. Results of 16S rDNA sequence analyses indicated a moderate relationship to Thalassomonas viridans within the γ-Proteobacteria (94·9 % similarity). Depending on the tree-making algorithm used, the isolate either formed a monophyletic clade with T. viridans or was recovered as a sister group of a class containing the genera Thalassomonas and Colwellia. Phenotypic features of the getbol isolate were similar to those of T. viridans, but several physiological and chemotaxonomic properties, including nitrate reduction, amylase, lecithinase, Tweenase and utilization of 13 carbon sources, distinguished strain JC2041T from T. viridans. The polyphasic data presented in this study indicate that the isolate should be classified as a novel species in the genus Thalassomonas. The name Thalassomonas ganghwensis sp. nov. is therefore proposed for the getbol isolate; the type strain is JC2041T (=IMSNU 14005T=KCTC 12041T=DSM 15355T).

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Yi ◽  
Jongsik Chun

Three marine strains of the Cytophaga–Flavobacterium–Bacteroides group, designated JC2050T, JC2051T and JC2052T, were obtained from a single sediment sample of getbol, the Korean tidal flat. Comparative 16S rDNA sequence studies revealed that the test strains were not closely related to any validly published genera and that these strains were only distantly related to the genus Cyclobacterium (88·7–91·2 %). Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that the three getbol isolates formed a distinct monophyletic clade within the family Cytophagaceae. Physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic data also indicated that these three getbol isolates differed significantly from members of other genera and were sufficiently different from each other to be recognized as separate species. On the basis of polyphasic evidence, a new genus, Hongiella gen. nov., is proposed, with three novel species, Hongiella mannitolivorans sp. nov. (type strain JC2050T=IMSNU 14012T=DSM 15301T), Hongiella halophila sp. nov. (type strain JC2051T=IMSNU 14013T=DSM 15292T) and Hongiella ornithinivorans sp. nov. (type strain JC2052T=IMSNU 14014T=DSM 15282T). Hongiella mannitolivorans is the type species of the genus.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 1828-1831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Myeong Kim ◽  
Se Hee Lee ◽  
Ji Young Jung ◽  
Che Ok Jeon

A Gram-staining-negative, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain AN9T, was isolated from a tidal flat of the Taean coast in South Korea. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive short rods that were motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Growth of strain AN9T was observed at 15–40 °C (optimum, 25–30 °C) and at pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum, pH 6.5–7.5). Strain AN9T contained ubiquinone Q-8 as the predominant isoprenoid quinone and C10 : 0 3-OH (31.7 %), C18 : 1 ω7c (24.8 %), C16 : 0 (14.7 %) and summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, 10.72 %) as the major fatty acids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain AN9T was 58 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain AN9T was related to members of the genus Marinobacterium and was related most closely to Marinobacterium litorale IMCC1877T (96.8 % similarity). On the basis of chemotaxonomic and molecular data, strain AN9T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Marinobacterium, for which the name Marinobacterium lutimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AN9T (=KACC 13703T =DSM 22012T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Yi ◽  
Kyung Sook Bae ◽  
Jongsik Chun

Two strictly aerobic, halophilic strains of the γ-Proteobacteria, designated JC2042T and JC2043T, were obtained from a sediment sample of getbol, the Korean tidal flat. Comparative 16S rDNA sequence studies revealed that the test strains were related most closely to the type strains of the genera Alteromonas (93·5–95·5 %) and Glaciecola (91·1–93·3 %). Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that strains JC2042T and JC2043T formed a distinct monophyletic clade within the family Alteromonadaceae and clustered distantly with the genera Alteromonas and Glaciecola. Physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic data also indicated that the two getbol isolates were significantly different from members of these two genera and others with validly published names. Cells were rod-shaped and motile with a polar flagellum. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q8. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 1 ω7c and a mixture of C16 : 1 ω7c and iso-C15 : 0 2-OH. DNA G+C contents were 48–54 mol%. On the basis of this polyphasic study, Aestuariibacter gen. nov. is proposed with two novel species, Aestuariibacter salexigens sp. nov. (type strain, JC2042T=IMSNU 14006T=KCTC 12042T=DSM 15300T) and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov. (type strain, JC2043T=IMSNU 14007T=KCTC 12043T=DSM 15266T). Aestuariibacter salexigens is the type species of the genus. In addition, an emended description of Alteromonas macleodii is proposed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi-Ja Jung ◽  
Min-Soo Kim ◽  
Seong Woon Roh ◽  
Kee-Sun Shin ◽  
Jin-Woo Bae

A novel, moderately halophilic bacterium belonging to the genus Salinicoccus was isolated from crabs preserved in soy sauce: a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Colonies of strain CrmT were ivory and the cells were non-motile, Gram-positive cocci. The organism was non-sporulating, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. The major fatty acids of strain CrmT were iso-C15 : 0 (22.0 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (40.6 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (12.1 %). The cell wall peptidoglycan contained lysine and glycine, and the major isoprenoid quinone was MK-6. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified glycolipid. The genomic DNA G+C content was 47.8 mol%. Strain CrmT was closely related to the type strain of Salinicoccus halodurans, with which it shared 96.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. The DNA–DNA hybridization value between strains CrmT and S. halodurans DSM 19336T was 7.6 %. Based on phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic data, strain CrmT should be classified as a novel species within the genus Salinicoccus, for which the name Salinicoccus carnicancri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CrmT (=KCTC 13301T =JCM 15796T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 975-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter J. Middelhoven ◽  
Gloria Scorzetti ◽  
Jack W. Fell

Phylogenetic trees of the anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast genus Trichosporon Behrend, based on molecular sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region and the D1/D2 region of the large subunit of ribosomal (26S) DNA, are presented. This study includes three novel species from soils, Trichosporon vadense sp. nov. (type strain, CBS 8901T), Trichosporon smithiae sp. nov. (type strain, CBS 8370T) and Trichosporon gamsii sp. nov. (type strain, CBS 8245T), one novel species from an insect, Trichosporon scarabaeorum sp. nov. (type strain, CBS 5601T) and one species of unknown origin, Trichosporon dehoogii sp. nov. (type strain, CBS 8686T). The phylogenetic positions and physiological characteristics that distinguish the new taxa from related species, based partly on growth tests that are not traditionally used in yeast taxonomy (uric acid, ethylamine, l-4-hydroxyproline, tyramine and l-phenylalanine as sources of carbon and nitrogen, and polygalacturonate, quinate, 4-ethylphenol, phloroglucinol, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate and orcinol as sole carbon sources), are discussed. Assimilation of l-rhamnose and erythritol and maximum growth temperature were also used to delineate species.


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 2320-2327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina H. Pohl ◽  
Martha S. Smit ◽  
Jacobus Albertyn

Recent rDNA sequencing of 25 isolates from a previous study, during which limonene-utilizing yeasts were isolated from monoterpene-rich environments by using 1,4-disubstituted cyclohexanes as sole carbon sources, led to the identification of four hitherto unknown Rhodotorula species. Analyses of the 26S rDNA D1/D2 region as well as the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) domain indicated that two isolates (CBS 8499T and CBS 10736) were identical and were closely related to Rhodotorula cycloclastica, a previously described limonene-utilizing yeast. These novel isolates differed from known yeast species and could be distinguished from R. cycloclastica by standard physiological tests. The other three isolates represent three novel Rhodotorula species, closely related to Sporobolomyces magnisporus. These three species could also be distinguished from other Rhodotorula species by standard physiological tests. Based on these results, we suggest that the new isolates represent novel species, for which the names Rhodotorula eucalyptica sp. nov. (type strain CBS 8499T  = NRRL Y-48408T), Rhodotorula pini sp. nov. (type strain CBS 10735T  = NRRL Y-48410T), Rhodotorula bloemfonteinensis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 8598T  = NRRL Y-48407T) and Rhodotorula orientis sp. nov. (type strain CBS 8594T  = NRRL Y-48719T) are proposed. R. eucalyptica and R. pini can also utilize limonene.


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2385-2390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Martínez-Checa ◽  
Victoria Béjar ◽  
Inmaculada Llamas ◽  
Ana del Moral ◽  
Emilia Quesada

Strain F-32T, which produces exopolysaccharides and contains polyunsaturated fatty acids, was isolated from a hypersaline water sample collected from Fuente de Piedra (southern Spain). Phylogenetic analyses indicated conclusively that the strain in question belonged to the genus Alteromonas. Phenotypic tests showed that it could be assigned to the genus Alteromonas although it had a number of distinctive characteristics: it is moderately halophilic, growing best with 7·5–10 % w/v NaCl; it grows at 4 °C and produces H2S; it does not grow with d-cellobiose, d-fructose, d-galactose, d-glucose or lactose as sole sources of carbon and energy; and its fatty-acid profile is typical of Alteromonas but it also contains a large amount of an unusual acid with three double bonds [18 : 3ω6c (6, 9, 12); 5·01 %, w/v]. The major isoprenoid quinone is Q8. The DNA G+C content is 46·3 mol%. The phylogenetic, phenotypic and genetic properties of strain F-32T place it within a novel species, for which the name Alteromonas hispanica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is F-32T (=CECT 7067T=LMG 22958T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1001-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wladyslav I Golubev ◽  
José P Sampaio ◽  
Leonor Alves ◽  
Nikita W Golubev

Five yeast strains belonging to the genus Cryptococcus Vuillemin were isolated from steppe plants and turf collected in the Prioksko-terrasny biosphere reserve (Moscow region, Russia). Sequence analyses of the D1/D2 domains of the 26S rDNA and of the internal transcribed spacer region revealed that these yeast strains and strain CBS 8016 have almost identical sequences and belong to the Holtermannia clade of the Tremellomycetidae (Basidiomycota, Hymenomycetes). A novel species named Cryptococcus festucosus (type strain VKM Y-2930) is proposed to accommodate these strains. Physiological characteristics and mycocin sensitivity patterns distinguishing Cryptococcus festucosus from the other species of this clade are presented.Key words: mycocin sensitivity, rDNA sequencing, Cryptococcus, Holtermannia.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 834-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Qi Zhang ◽  
Yi Ying ◽  
Ying Ye ◽  
Xue-Wei Xu ◽  
Xu-Fen Zhu ◽  
...  

Two aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile, non-sporulating, yellow-pigmented bacteria, strains TH92T and TH91, were isolated from a hot spring located in Laibin, Guangxi, in the south-eastern geothermal area of China. The isolates grew at 40–77 °C (optimally at 70 °C) and at pH 6.0–9.5 (optimally at pH 7.5–8.0). Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences and levels of DNA–DNA relatedness together indicated that the new isolates represented a novel species of the genus Thermus with closest affinity to Thermus aquaticus, Thermus igniterrae and Thermus thermophilus. Compared with their closest relatives, strains TH92T and TH91 were able to assimilate a wider range of carbohydrates, amino acids and organic acids as sole carbon sources for growth, such as lactose and melibiose. The new isolates had lower combined levels of C16 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0 compared with their closest relatives. On the basis of polyphasic taxonomic characterization, strains TH92T and TH91 are considered to represent a single novel species of the genus Thermus, for which the name Thermus arciformis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TH92T (=CGMCC 1.6992T =JCM 15153T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Yoshiaki Kawamura ◽  
Nagatoshi Fujiwara ◽  
Takashi Naka ◽  
Hongsheng Liu ◽  
...  

On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, novel species belonging to the genera Sphingomonas and Brevundimonas were identified from samples taken from the Russian space laboratory Mir. Strain A1-18T was isolated from the air. 16S rDNA sequence analysis showed that strain A1-18T formed a coherent cluster with Sphingomonas sanguinis, Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis, Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Sphingomonas roseiflava with sequence similarity of 97·5–98·6 %. Similar to other Sphingomonas species, the G+C content was 66·1 mol%, but DNA–DNA hybridization rates at optimal temperatures among these related species were only 24·7–51·7 %. Strain A1-18T can be differentiated biochemically from related species. Strain W1-2BT was isolated from condensation water. It forms a distinct lineage within the genus Brevundimonas, forming a coherent cluster with Brevundimonas vesicularis, Brevundimonas aurantiaca and Brevundimonas intermedia. 16S rDNA sequence similarities were 98·6–99·5 % and the G+C content was 66·5 mol%, similar to other Brevundimonas species, but DNA–DNA relatedness was only 50·2–54·8 %. Strain W1-2BT also showed some differential biochemical properties from its related species. A series of polyphasic taxonomic studies led to the proposal of two novel species, Sphingomonas yabuuchiae sp. nov. (type strain A1-18T=GTC 868T=JCM 11416T=DSM 14562T) and Brevundimonas nasdae sp. nov. (type strain W1-2BT=GTC 1043T=JCM 11415T=DSM 14572T).


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