scholarly journals Nitratireductor aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a culture of the diatom Skeletonema costatum, and emended description of the genus Nitratireductor

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 2676-2681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwang Il Jang ◽  
Chung Yeon Hwang ◽  
Byung Cheol Cho

Two Gram-negative-staining, aerobic bacterial strains, designated CL-SC21T and CL-SC22, were isolated from a culture of the diatom Skeletonema costatum (Korean Marine Microalgae Culture Center, KMMCC strain B-396) established from the East Sea, Korea. The two novel strains shared 99.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed an affiliation with the genus Nitratireductor, with the strains sharing 96.5–97.5 % similarity with the type strains of recognized species of the genus Nitratireductor and being most closely related to Nitratireductor aquibiodomus NL21T. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain CL-SC21T together with strain CL-SC22 belonged to the genus Nitratireductor and formed a robust clade among closely related Nitratireductor species. The polar lipids comprised phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified phospholipid and five unidentified lipids. Ubiquinone 10 was the major quinone. The major cellular fatty acids of strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 were C18 : 1ω7c (70.6–72.3 %) and C19 : 0ω8c cyclo (10.9–11.8 %). The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 were 56.7 and 57.1 mol%, respectively. The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 was 86 % (reciprocal 91 %), indicating that the two isolates represented a single species. However, levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between N. aquibiodomus NL21T and strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 were 28 % (reciprocal 45 %) and 25 % (reciprocal 50 %), respectively. Phylogenetic analysis and the results of biochemical tests showed that strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 were different from all recognized species of the genus Nitratireductor. Thus, strains CL-SC21T and CL-SC22 represent a novel species of the genus Nitratireductor, for which the name Nitratireductor aquimarinus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-SC21T ( = KCCM 90090T = JCM 17288T).

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 2051-2055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Choong-Hwan Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

Two Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, slightly halophilic gliding bacterial strains, DSW-8T and DSW-9, were isolated from sea water off a Korean island, Dokdo, of the East Sea, Korea, and their taxonomic position was investigated by a polyphasic study. The two strains grew optimally at 30 °C and in the presence of 2–3 % (w/v) NaCl. Strains DSW-8T and DSW-9 were characterized chemotaxonomically as containing MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 1 as the major fatty acids. Major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids, an unidentified glycolipid and an amino group-containing lipid that was ninhydrin-positive. Their DNA G+C contents were 36·1 and 35·9 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strains DSW-8T and DSW-9 fell within the genus Maribacter of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strains DSW-8T and DSW-9 exhibited no difference in their 16S rRNA gene sequences and possessed a mean DNA–DNA relatedness level of 89 %. Strains DSW-8T and DSW-9 exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity levels of 96·9–98·0 % to the type strains of the four recognized Maribacter species, but their low level of DNA–DNA relatedness with these species demonstrated that they constitute a distinct Maribacter species. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data and genetic distinctiveness, strains DSW-8T (=KCTC 12393T=DSM 17201T) and DSW-9 were classified in the genus Maribacter as members of a novel species, for which the name Maribacter dokdonensis sp. nov. is proposed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3878-3884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Nakamura

Strain 43PT was isolated as an l-glucose-utilizing bacterium from soil in Japan. Cells of the strain were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic and non-motile cocci. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the strain showed high similarity to that of Paracoccus limosus (98.5 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that this strain belongs to the genus Paracoccus. Strain 43PT contained Q-10 as the sole isoprenoid quinone. The major cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c or C18 : 1ω6c and C16 : 0, and C18 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c, C10 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 2 were detected as minor components. The DNA G+C content of strain 43PT was 64.1 mol%. Strain 43PT contained the major polar lipids phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an unknown aminolipid and two unknown glycolipids. The DNA–DNA relatedness between strain 43PT and the six related type strains of the genus Paracoccus, including P. limosus, was below 23 %. Based on the chemotaxonomic and physiological data and the values of DNA–DNA relatedness, especially the ability to assimilate l-glucose, this strain should be classified as a representative of a novel species of the genus Paracoccus, for which the name Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans sp. nov. (type strain 43PT = JCM 30587T = DSM 100094T) is proposed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 1217-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

Two Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, motile and helical-shaped bacterial strains, K92T and K93, were isolated from sludge from a dye works in Korea, and their taxonomic positions were investigated by means of a polyphasic approach. Strains K92T and K93 grew optimally at 37 °C and pH 7.0–8.0 in the presence of 0.5 % (w/v) NaCl. They contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1 ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified amino-group-containing lipids that were ninhydrin-positive. Their DNA G+C contents were 70.0 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of K92T and K93 showed no differences, and the two strains had a mean DNA–DNA relatedness of 93 %. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strains K92T and K93 formed a distinct evolutionary lineage within the Alphaproteobacteria. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains K92T and K93 exhibited similarity values of less than 91.5 % with respect to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of other members of the Alphaproteobacteria. The two strains were distinguishable from phylogenetically related genera through differences in several phenotypic properties. On the basis of the phenotypic, phylogenetic and genetic data, strains K92T and K93 represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Caenispirillum bisanense gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Caenispirillum bisanense is K92T (=KCTC 12839T=JCM 14346T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 2231-2235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

Two Gram-negative, motile, non-spore-forming, bacteriochlorophyll a-containing slightly halophilic strains, SW-132T and SW-158, were isolated from sea water of the East Sea in Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. The two isolates were characterized chemotaxonomically as having Q-10 as the predominant respiratory lipoquinone and major amounts of unsaturated fatty acids C18 : 1 ω7c and C17 : 1 ω6c. The DNA G+C contents of the two strains were in the range 66·8–65·9 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains SW-132T and SW-158 were 99·9 % (1 nt difference) similar and their mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness was 86 %. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strains SW-132T and SW-158 are phylogenetically closely related to Porphyrobacter species and Erythromicrobium ramosum. Similarities between the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains SW-132T and SW-158 and the type strains of Porphyrobacter species and E. ramosum ranged from 97·8 to 99·0 %. DNA–DNA relatedness data indicated that strains SW-132T and SW-158 are members of a genomic species that is separate from the four Porphyrobacter species. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data and genetic distinctiveness, strains SW-132T (=KCTC 12229T=DSM 16220T) and SW-158 (=KCTC 12230) are classified as a novel Porphyrobacter species, for which the name Porphyrobacter donghaensis sp. nov. is proposed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1251-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, slightly halophilic bacterial strain, DSW-5T, was isolated from seawater off Dokdo, Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. It grew optimally at 25–28 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain DSW-5T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids detected were phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified phospholipids and an amino-group-containing lipid. The DNA G+C content was 30.0 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain DSW-5T was most closely related to the genus Polaribacter. Similarity values between the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strain DSW-5T and the type strains of recognized Polaribacter species were in the range 96.2–96.8 %. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain DSW-5T (=KCTC 12392T=DSM 17204T) was classified in the genus Polaribacter as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Polaribacter dokdonensis sp. nov. is proposed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 777-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, DS-44T, was isolated from soil from Dokdo in Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. It grew optimally at 25 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain DS-44T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 49·0 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain DS-44T belongs to the genus Algoriphagus of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Similarity values between the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strain DS-44T and those of the type strains of recognized Algoriphagus species were in the range 93·8–95·7 %, making it possible to categorize strain DS-44T as a species that is separate from previously described Algoriphagus species. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain DS-44T (=KCTC 12545T=CIP 108837T) was classified in the genus Algoriphagus as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Algoriphagus terrigena sp. nov. is proposed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2284-2288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seo-Youn Jung ◽  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

Two Gram-negative, milky-white-pigmented, motile, slightly curved rod-shaped bacterial isolates, UMS-37T and UMS-40, were isolated from rhizosphere soil of wild edible greens cultivated on Ulleung island, Korea, and their taxonomic positions were investigated by a polyphasic approach. They grew optimally at 25–30 °C and contained Q-8 as the predominant ubiquinone. The major cellular fatty acids (>10 % of total fatty acids) were C16 : 0, cyclo C17 : 0 and C16 : 1 ω7c and/oriso-C15 : 0 2-OH. The DNA G+C contents of the two isolates were 59.8 and 60.0 mol%. Isolates UMS-37T and UMS-40 exhibited no difference in their 16S rRNA gene sequences and possessed a mean DNA–DNA relatedness level of 94 %; they exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity levels of 96.8–98.2 % to the type strains of recognized Herbaspirillum species. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that isolates UMS-37T and UMS-40 formed a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the genus Herbaspirillum. DNA–DNA relatedness levels between isolates UMS-37T and UMS-40 and the type strains of some phylogenetically related Herbaspirillum species were in the range 3–56 %. On the basis of differences in phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness and genomic data, isolates UMS-37T and UMS-40 were classified in the genus Herbaspirillum within a novel species, for which the name Herbaspirillum rhizosphaerae sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain UMS-37T (=KCTC 12558T =CIP 108917T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1949-1952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Wei Xu ◽  
Min Wu ◽  
Pei-Jin Zhou ◽  
Shuang-Jiang Liu

A Gram-negative, motile, neutrophilic and extremely halophilic strain, AJ5T, was isolated from a salt lake in Xinjiang, China, and subjected to polyphasic taxonomic study. The major polar lipids of the isolate were C20C20 and C20C25 derivatives of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and glycolipid. The DNA G+C content was 64·9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain AJ5T clustered with members of the genus Halobiforma, exhibiting high sequence similarity to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Halobiforma nitratireducens (96·3 %) and Halobiforma haloterrestris (99·0 %). Comparative analysis of phenotypic characteristics and DNA–DNA hybridization between strain AJ5T and Halobiforma species supported the conclusion that AJ5T represents a novel species within this genus, for which the name Halobiforma lacisalsi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AJ5T (=CGMCC 1.3738T=JCM 12983T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 2662-2668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Margesin ◽  
Cathrin Spröer ◽  
De-Chao Zhang ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Busse

The taxonomic positions of two Gram-staining-negative, psychrophilic bacteria, which were isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite and designated strains Cr4-12T and Cr4-35T, were investigated using a polyphasic approach. Both novel strains contained ubiquinone Q-8 as the sole quinone, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and C16 : 0 as the dominant cellular fatty acids, putrescine and 2-hydroxyputrescine as the major polyamines, and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine as the major polar lipids. The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains Cr4-12T and Cr4-35T were 61.3 mol% and 60.7 mol%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the two strains belonged to the genus Polaromonas . Although the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains Cr4-12T and Cr4-35T were very similar (98.7 % sequence similarity), hybridizations indicated a DNA–DNA relatedness value of only 26.9 % between the two novel strains. In pairwise comparisons with the type strains of recognized Polaromonas species, strains Cr4-12T and Cr4-35T showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 96.4–98.5 % and 96.5–98.4 %, respectively. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence and DNA–DNA relatedness data, strains Cr4-12T and Cr4-35T represent two novel species within the genus Polaromonas , for which the names Polaromonas glacialis sp. nov. and Polaromonas cryoconiti sp. nov., respectively, are proposed. The type strain of Polaromonas glacialis sp. nov. is Cr4-12T ( = DSM 24062T  = LMG 26049T  = KACC 15089T) and that of Polaromonas cryoconiti sp. nov. is Cr4-35T ( = DSM 24248T  = LMG 26050T  = KACC 15090T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Hyun Woo Oh ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

Two Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strains, KSL-102T and KSL-110, were isolated from an alkaline soil in Korea, and their taxonomic positions were investigated by use of a polyphasic study. The two strains grew optimally at pH 7·0–8·0 and 30 °C without NaCl. They contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone. The major fatty acids were C18 : 1 ω7c and C16 : 0 on trypticase soy agar, but 11-methyl C18 : 1 ω7c was also a major component when the two strains were cultivated on LMG medium no. 221. Their DNA G+C contents were 68·4–68·7 mol%. Strains KSL-102T and KSL-110 exhibited three nucleotide differences in their 16S rRNA gene sequences and a mean DNA–DNA relatedness value of 85 %. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the two strains fell within the evolutionary radiation encompassed by the genus Brevundimonas. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the two strains and the type strains of recognized Brevundimonas species ranged from 96·3 to 98·4 %. DNA–DNA relatedness levels between the two strains and recognized Brevundimonas species were 8–21 %. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genetic data, strains KSL-102T and KSL-110 were classified in the genus Brevundimonas as members of a novel species, for which the name Brevundimonas kwangchunensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KSL-102T (=KCTC 12380T=DSM 17033T).


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