scholarly journals Saccharibacter floricola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel osmophilic acetic acid bacterium isolated from pollen

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 2263-2267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuko Jojima ◽  
Yasuhiro Mihara ◽  
Sonoko Suzuki ◽  
Kenzo Yokozeki ◽  
Shigeru Yamanaka ◽  
...  

Three Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterial strains were isolated, from the pollen of Japanese flowers, as producers of xylitol; these strains were subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that these three isolates formed a new cluster within a group of acetic acid bacteria in the α-Proteobacteria. The characteristics of the three isolates were as follows: (i) their predominant quinone was Q-10; (ii) their cellular fatty acid profile contained major amounts of 2-hydroxy acids and an unsaturated straight-chain acid (C18 : 1 ω7c); and (iii) their DNA G+C contents were in the range 51·9–52·3 mol%, which is around the lower limit of the reported range for the genera of acetic acid bacteria. The negligible or very weak productivity of acetic acid from ethanol and the osmophilic growth properties distinguished these strains from other acetic acid bacteria. The unique phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics suggest that the three isolates should be classified within a novel genus and species with the proposed name Saccharibacter floricola gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is strain S-877T (=AJ 13480T=JCM 12116T=DSM 15669T).

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pattaraporn Yukphan ◽  
Wanchern Potacharoen ◽  
Somboon Tanasupawat ◽  
Morakot Tanticharoen ◽  
Yuzo Yamada

Three bacterial strains were isolated from flowers collected in Bangkok, Thailand, by an enrichment-culture approach for acetic acid bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolates were located in the lineage of the genus Asaia but constituted a cluster separate from the type strains of Asaia bogorensis and Asaia siamensis. The DNA base composition of the isolates was 60·2–60·5 mol% G+C, with a range of 0·3 mol%. The isolates constituted a taxon separate from Asaia bogorensis and Asaia siamensis on the basis of DNA–DNA relatedness. The isolates had morphological, physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic characteristics similar to those of the type strains of Asaia bogorensis and Asaia siamensis, but the isolates grew on maltose. The major ubiquinone was Q10. On the basis of the results obtained, the name Asaia krungthepensis sp. nov. is proposed for the isolates. The type strain is isolate AA08T (=BCC 12978T=TISTR 1524T=NBRC 100057T=NRIC 0535T), which had a DNA G+C content of 60·3 mol% and was isolated from a heliconia flower (‘paksaasawan’ in Thai; Heliconia sp.) collected in Bangkok, Thailand.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1815-1818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoung Lee ◽  
Yoe-Jin Choo ◽  
Stephen J. Giovannoni ◽  
Jang-Cheon Cho

Gram-negative, facultatively aerobic, chemoheterotrophic, short rod-shaped marine bacterial strains HTCC2662T and HTCC2663, isolated from the Sargasso Sea by using a dilution-to-extinction culturing method, were investigated to determine their taxonomic position. Characterization of the two strains by phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses revealed that they belonged to the same species. The DNA G+C content of strain HTCC2662T was 58.4 mol% and the predominant cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1 ω7c (52.5 %), C16 : 0 2-OH (13.5 %) and C18 : 1 11-methyl ω7c (12.2 %). Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strains represented a distinct line of descent within the genus Ruegeria, with highest sequence similarities to Ruegeria atlantica DSM 5823T (97.2 %), Ruegeria lacuscaerulensis DSM 11314T (96.5 %) and Ruegeria pomeroyi DSM 15171T (95.6 %). Several phenotypic characteristics, including facultatively requiring NaCl and oxygen for growth, together with the cellular fatty acid composition, differentiated strain HTCC2662T from other members of the genus Ruegeria. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic traits, it is suggested that strains HTCC2662T and HTCC2663 represent a novel species of the genus Ruegeria, for which the name Ruegeria pelagia sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HTCC2662T (=KCCM 42378T=NBRC 102038T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1647-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse Cleenwerck ◽  
Nicholas Camu ◽  
Katrien Engelbeen ◽  
Tom De Winter ◽  
Katrien Vandemeulebroecke ◽  
...  

Twenty-three acetic acid bacteria, isolated from traditional heap fermentations of Ghanaian cocoa beans, were subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. The isolates were catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, Gram-negative rods. They oxidized ethanol to acetic acid and were unable to produce 2-ketogluconic acid, 5-ketogluconic acid and 2,5-diketogluconic acid from glucose; therefore, they were tentatively identified as Acetobacter species. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirmed their position in the genus Acetobacter, with Acetobacter syzygii and Acetobacter lovaniensis as their closest phylogenetic neighbours. (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting grouped the strains in a cluster that did not contain any type strains of members of the genus Acetobacter. DNA–DNA hybridization with the type strains of all recognized Acetobacter species revealed DNA–DNA relatedness values below the species level. The DNA G+C contents of three selected strains were 56.9–57.3 mol%. The novel strains had phenotypic characteristics that enabled them to be differentiated from phylogenetically related Acetobacter species, i.e. they were motile, did not produce 2-ketogluconic acid or 5-ketogluconic acid from glucose, were catalase-positive and oxidase-negative, grew on yeast extract with 30 % glucose, grew on glycerol (although weakly) but not on maltose or methanol as carbon sources, and did not grow with ammonium as sole nitrogen source and ethanol as carbon source. Based on the genotypic and phenotypic data, the isolates represent a novel species of the genus Acetobacter for which the name Acetobacter ghanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is R-29337T (=430AT=LMG 23848T=DSM 18895T).


2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 3281-3288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Kounatidis ◽  
Elena Crotti ◽  
Panagiotis Sapountzis ◽  
Luciano Sacchi ◽  
Aurora Rizzi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Following cultivation-dependent and -independent techniques, we investigated the microbiota associated with Bactrocera oleae, one of the major agricultural pests in olive-producing countries. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene libraries and ultrastructural analyses revealed the presence of several bacterial taxa associated with this insect, among which Acetobacter tropicalis was predominant. The recent increased detection of acetic acid bacteria as symbionts of other insect model organisms, such as Anopheles stephensi (G. Favia et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104:9047-9051, 2007) or Drosophila melanogaster (C. R. Cox and M. S. Gilmore, Infect. Immun. 75:1565-1576, 2007), prompted us to investigate the association established between A. tropicalis and B. oleae. Using an A. tropicalis-specific PCR assay, the symbiont was detected in all insects tested originating from laboratory stocks or field-collected from different locations in Greece. This acetic acid bacterium was successfully established in cell-free medium, and typing analyses, carried out on a collection of isolates, revealed that different A. tropicalis strains are present in fly populations. The capability to colonize and lodge in the digestive system of both larvae and adults and in Malpighian tubules of adults was demonstrated by using a strain labeled with a green fluorescent protein.


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 4351-4357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pattaraporn Yukphan ◽  
Piyanat Charoenyingcharoen ◽  
Sukunphat Malimas ◽  
Yuki Muramatsu ◽  
Yasuyoshi Nakagawa ◽  
...  

Two bacterial strains, isolates AC10T and AC20, which were reported in a previous study on the diversity of acetic acid bacteria in Thailand, were subjected to a taxonomic study. The phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the two isolates were located closely to the type strains of Gluconobacter oxydans and Gluconobacter roseus . However, the two isolates formed a separate cluster from the type strains of the two species. The genomic DNA of isolate AC10T was sequenced. The assembled genomes of the isolate were analysed for average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH). The results showed that the highest ANI and dDDH values between isolate AC10T and G. oxydans DSM 3503T were 91.15 and 68.2 %, which are lower than the suggested values for species delineation. The genome-based tree was reconstructed and the phylogenetic lineage based on genome sequences showed that the lineage of isolate AC10T was distinct from G. oxydans DSM 3503T and its related species. The two isolates were distinguished from G. oxydans and their relatives by their phenotypic characteristics and MALDI-TOF profiles. Therefore, the two isolates, AC10T (=BCC 15749T=TBRC 11329T=NBRC 103576T) and AC20 (=BCC 15759=TBRC 11330=NBRC 103579), can be assigned to an independent species within the genus Gluconobacter , and the name Gluconobacter aidae sp. nov. is proposed for the two isolates.


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 2609-2616 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Greenberg ◽  
Stephen F. Porcella ◽  
Frida Stock ◽  
Alexandra Wong ◽  
Patricia S. Conville ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative, aerobic, coccobacillus to rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from three patients with chronic granulomatous disease. The organism was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. A multilocus phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the RecA protein demonstrated that the organism belongs to a new sublineage within the acetic acid bacteria in the family Acetobacteraceae. Phenotypic features are summarized as follows: the organism grew at an optimum temperature of 35–37 °C and optimum pH of 5.0–6.5. It produced a yellow pigment, oxidized lactate and acetate, the latter weakly, produced little acetic acid from ethanol and could use methanol as a sole carbon source. The two major fatty acids were a straight-chain unsaturated acid (C18 : 1ω7c) and C16 : 0. The DNA base composition was 59.1 mol% G+C. The very weak production of acetic acid from ethanol, the ability to use methanol, the yellow pigmentation and high optimum temperature for growth distinguished this organism from other acetic acid bacteria. The unique phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics suggest that the bacterium should be classified within a separate genus, for which the name Granulibacter bethesdensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CGDNIH1T (=ATCC BAA-1260T=DSM 17861T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Teramoto ◽  
Motoyuki Ohuchi ◽  
Ariani Hatmanti ◽  
Yeti Darmayati ◽  
Yantyati Widyastuti ◽  
...  

Three Gram-negative, motile, mesophilic, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterial strains, designated 2O1T, 1O14 and 1O18, were isolated from Indonesian seawater after enrichment with crude oil and a continuous supply of supplemented seawater. The strains exhibited high n-alkane-degrading activity, which indicated that the strains were important degraders of petroleum aliphatic hydrocarbons in tropical marine environments. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences of members of the Gammaproteobacteria showed that the isolates formed a coherent and distinct cluster in a stable lineage containing Oceanobacter kriegii IFO 15467T (96.4–96.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Thalassolituus oleivorans MIL-1T. DNA G +C content was 53.0–53.1 mol%. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0, C16 : 1 ω7 and C18 : 1 ω9 and the hydroxy fatty acids were C12 : 0 3-OH and C10 : 0 3-OH. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, a ninhydrin-positive phospholipid(s) and glycolipids. The major quinone was Q-9 (97–99 %), which distinguished the isolates from Oceanobacter kriegii NBRC 15467T (Q-8; 91 %). On the basis of phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic data, including DNA–DNA hybridization, the isolates represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Oleibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Oleibacter marinus is 2O1T (=NBRC 105760T =BTCC B-675T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635-1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Jangryul Kwak ◽  
Valery V. Mikhailov ◽  
Kyung Sook Bae

A marine bacterium, designated strain KMM 6038T, was subjected to taxonomic analysis via a polyphasic approach. Cells of the strain were heterotrophic, orange-pigmented, Gram-negative and motile by means of gliding. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain KMM 6038T was closely related to the type species of the genera Algibacter and Yeosuana, members of the family Flavobacteriaceae, with sequence similarities of 93.8 and 93.6 % to the respective type strains. However, several chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics, such as the cellular fatty acid profile (iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1, C15 : 0, C15 : 1 ω6c, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH) and the low G+C content of the DNA (35.7 mol%), indicated that the strain should be separated from these two genera. From the results of phenotypic, genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses, the bacterium should be classified as representing a novel genus and species, for which the name Mariniflexile gromovii gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Mariniflexile gromovii is KMM 6038T (=KCTC 12570T=LMG 22578T).


2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (24) ◽  
pp. 7760-7766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Habe ◽  
Yuko Shimada ◽  
Toshiharu Yakushi ◽  
Hiromi Hattori ◽  
Yoshitaka Ano ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Glyceric acid (GA), an unfamiliar biotechnological product, is currently produced as a small by-product of dihydroxyacetone production from glycerol by Gluconobacter oxydans. We developed a method for the efficient biotechnological production of GA as a target compound for new surplus glycerol applications in the biodiesel and oleochemical industries. We investigated the ability of 162 acetic acid bacterial strains to produce GA from glycerol and found that the patterns of productivity and enantiomeric GA compositions obtained from several strains differed significantly. The growth parameters of two different strain types, Gluconobacter frateurii NBRC103465 and Acetobacter tropicalis NBRC16470, were optimized using a jar fermentor. G. frateurii accumulated 136.5 g/liter of GA with a 72% d-GA enantiomeric excess (ee) in the culture broth, whereas A. tropicalis produced 101.8 g/liter of d-GA with a 99% ee. The 136.5 g/liter of glycerate in the culture broth was concentrated to 236.5 g/liter by desalting electrodialysis during the 140-min operating time, and then, from 50 ml of the concentrated solution, 9.35 g of GA calcium salt was obtained by crystallization. Gene disruption analysis using G. oxydans IFO12528 revealed that the membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase (mADH)-encoding gene (adhA) is required for GA production, and purified mADH from G. oxydans IFO12528 catalyzed the oxidation of glycerol. These results strongly suggest that mADH is involved in GA production by acetic acid bacteria. We propose that GA is potentially mass producible from glycerol feedstock by a biotechnological process.


Author(s):  
Caixin Yang ◽  
Yibo Bai ◽  
Kui Dong ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Xin-He Lai ◽  
...  

Four Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial strains (zg-325T, zg329, dk561T and dk752) were isolated from the respiratory tract of marmot (Marmota himalayana) and the faeces of Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of PR China. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence-based phylogenetic analyses indicated that strains zg-325T and dk561T represent members of the genus Actinomyces , most similar to Actinomyces denticolens DSM 20671T and Actinomyces ruminicola B71T, respectively. The DNA G+C contents of strains zg-325T and dk561T were 71.6 and 69.3 mol%, respectively. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of strains zg-325T and dk561T with their most closely related species were below the 70 % threshold for species demarcation. The four strains grew best at 35 °C in air containing 5 % CO2 on brain heart infusion (BHI) agar with 5 % sheep blood. All four strains had C18:1ω9c and C16:0 as the major cellular fatty acids. MK-8 and MK-9 were the major menaquinones in zg-325T while MK-10 was predominant in dk561T. The major polar lipids included diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol. On the basis of several lines of evidence from phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, zg-325T and dk561T represent novel species of the genus Actinomyces , for which the name Actinomyces marmotae sp. nov. and Actinomyces procaprae sp. nov. are proposed. The type strains are zg-325T (=GDMCC 1.1724T=JCM 34091T) and dk561T (=CGMCC 4.7566T=JCM 33484T). We also propose, on the basis of the phylogenetic results herein, the reclassification of Actinomyces liubingyangii and Actinomyces tangfeifanii as Boudabousia liubingyangii comb. nov. and Boudabousia tangfeifanii comb. nov., respectively.


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