scholarly journals Chitinivorax tropicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1086-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ming Chen ◽  
Shwu-Harn Yang ◽  
Wei-Cheng Huang ◽  
Chih-Yu Cheng ◽  
Shih-Yi Sheu

A facultatively anaerobic, chitinolytic bacterium, strain KL-9T, was isolated from a freshwater lake in Taiwan and characterized by using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of strain KL-9T were Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile by means of a single polar flagellum and non-spore-forming. Growth occurred at 15–40 °C (optimum, 30–37 °C), at pH 7.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and with 0–1.0 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). The predominant fatty acids were summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and C16 : 0. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The DNA G+C content of strain KL-9T was 64.6 mol%. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine and several uncharacterized phospholipids and aminolipids. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain KL-9T formed a distinct lineage with respect to closely related genera within the class Betaproteobacteria , being most closely related to members of the genera Leeia , Chitinimonas , Silvimonas and Andreprevotia . Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to the type strains of type species of these genera were below 91 %. On the basis of genotypic and phenotypic data, strain KL-9T is thus considered to represent a novel species of a new genus within the class Betaproteobacteria , for which the name Chitinivorax tropicus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Chitinivorax tropicus is KL-9T ( = BCRC 80168T = LMG 25530T).

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4797-4804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yi Sheu ◽  
Yi-Ling Chen ◽  
Chiu-Chung Young ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen

A bacterial strain designated LTC-2T was isolated from a freshwater lake in Taiwan and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of strain LTC-2T were Gram-reaction-negative, facultatively anaerobic, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating, motile by means of a monopolar flagellum, non-spore-forming, slightly curved rods surrounded by a thick capsule and formed creamy white colonies. Growth occurred at 10–37 °C (optimum, 20–30 °C), at pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–8.0) and with 0–1.0 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). The predominant fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c, summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and C16 : 0. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10 and the DNA G+C content was 58.5 mol%. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, two uncharacterized phospholipids and two uncharacterized aminophospholipids. The major polyamines were putrescine, homospermidine and spermidine. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain LTC-2T forms a distinct lineage with respect to closely related genera in the family Rhodospirillaceae , most closely related to the genera Elstera and Dongia , and the levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to the type species of related genera were less than 94 %. On the basis of the genotypic and phenotypic data, strain LTC-2T represents a novel genus and species of the family Rhodospirillaceae , for which the name Lacibacterium aquatile gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LTC-2T ( = BCRC 80445T = LMG 26999T = KCTC 32017T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 3145-3153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yi Sheu ◽  
Tzu-Ying Chen ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen

A bacterial strain designated CAR-16T was isolated from a freshwater lake in Taiwan and characterized using the polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped and formed rose-colored colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 30 °C, pH 7 and with 0 % NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and coding sequences of 92 protein clusters indicated that CAR-16T represented a member of the family Cytophagaceae and formed a phylogenetic lineage in the genus Aquirufa . CAR-16T was most closely related to Aquirufa nivalisilvae 59G-WUEMPELT with a 99.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. CAR-16T showed 71.2–79.5 % average nucleotide identity and 17.8–21.7 % digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity with the strains of other species of the genus Aquirufa . The major fatty acids of strain CAR-16T were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 1ω5c and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine and several uncharacterized aminophospholipids, phospholipids and lipids. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The genomic DNA G+C content of CAR-16T was 38.8 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, CAR-16T should be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Aquirufa , for which the name Aquirufa rosea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CAR-16T (=BCRC 81153T=LMG 30923T=KCTC 62869T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 2497-2502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yi Sheu ◽  
Zih-Han Chen ◽  
Chiu-Chung Young ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen

A bacterial strain, designated KBP-21T, was isolated from a water sample taken from the Banping Lake Wetland Park in Taiwan and characterized in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. Cells of strain KBP-21T were Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating, motile rods that formed yellow colonies. Growth occurred at 15–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 5.0–8.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and with 0–2 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain KBP-21T belonged to the genus Paludibacterium within the family Neisseriaceae of the class Betaproteobacteria and the closest related neighbour was Paludibacterium yongneupense 5YN8-15T with a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity value of 96.4 %. Strain KBP-21T contained summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c as the predominant fatty acids. The major respiratory quinone was Q-8. The DNA G+C content of the genomic DNA was 62.1 mol%. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, one uncharacterized aminophospholipid and several uncharacterized phospholipids. On the basis of the genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data, strain KBP-21T represents a novel species in the genus Paludibacterium , for which the name Paludibacterium paludis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KBP-21T ( = BCRC 80514T = LMG 27230T = KCTC 32182T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3444-3450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yi Sheu ◽  
Yu-Wen Shiau ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen

A Gram-stain negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming and aerobic bacterial strain, designated HL-25T, was isolated and characterized in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate constituted a distinct branch within the genus Sphingobium , showing the highest level of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Sphingobium vulgare HU1-GD12T (96.6 %). The major fatty acids (>10 %) of strain HL-25T were C18 : 1ω7c, C16 : 0, summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and C18 : 0. The major cellular hydroxy fatty acid was C14 : 0 2-OH. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10 and the DNA G+C content was 63.8 mol%. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of sphingoglycolipid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, an uncharacterized glycolipid, an uncharacterized aminophospholipid and four uncharacterized phospholipids. The polyamine pattern of strain HL-25T contained spermidine and putrescine. On the basis of these genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data, strain HL-25T represents a novel species in the genus Sphingobium , for which the name Sphingobium sufflavum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HL-25T ( = BCRC 80413T = KCTC 23953T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4562-4567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Mei Zhang ◽  
Jie He ◽  
Dao-Feng Zhang ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Zhao Jiang ◽  
...  

A novel Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated strain YIM M11385T, was isolated from a marine sediment sample collected from the South Bay, Little Andaman Island, India with a salinity of 35 p.p.m., pH 8.5. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain YIM M11385T belongs to the genus Marininema , supported by a bootstrap value of 100 %. The taxonomic position of this organism was further established by using a polyphasic approach. Strain YIM M11385T grew optimally at 28 °C, pH 7.0 and in the presence of 0–5 % (w/v) NaCl. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain YIM M11385T and Marininema mesophilum SCSIO 10219T was 98.3 %. Strain YIM M11385T exhibited a quinone system with only MK-7, the polar lipid profile included diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine as major components, and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain YIM M11385T and M. mesophilum SCSIO 10219T was 59.36 %. On the basis of genotypic and phenotypic data, it is apparent that strain YIM M11385T represents a novel species of the genus Marininema , for which the name Marininema halotolerans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIM M11385T ( = CCTCC AB 2012052T = DSM 45789T). In addition, we propose that the description of the genus Marininema should be further emended based on the results of the present study.


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 3440-3448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ming Chen ◽  
Tzu-Ying Chen ◽  
Che-Chia Yang ◽  
Shih-Yi Sheu

Bacterial strain TWA-58T, isolated from irrigation water in Taiwan, was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomy approach. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and coding sequences of 92 protein clusters indicated that strain TWA-58T formed a phylogenetic lineage in the genus Oleiharenicola of the family Opitutaceae . Strain TWA-58T was most closely related to Oleiharenicola alkalitolerans NVTT with a 96.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain TWA-58T showed 75.2 % average nucleotide identity, 70.9 % average amino acid identity and 21.0 % digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity with O. alkalitolerans NVTT. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, coccoid-shaped and formed transparent colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 25 °C, pH 6, and 0 % NaCl. The major fatty acids of strain TWA-58T were iso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The predominant hydroxy fatty acid was iso-C13 : 0 3-OH. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified aminophospholipids. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. Genomic DNA G+C content of strain TWA-58T was 65.3 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain TWA-58T should be classified in a novel species of the genus Oleiharenicola , for which the name Oleiharenicola lentus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TWA-58T (=BCRC 81161T=LMG 31019T=KCTC 62872T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 5899-5910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yi Sheu ◽  
Che-Chia Yang ◽  
Der-Shyan Sheu ◽  
Jyh-Ming Tsai ◽  
Wen-Ming Chen

A novel bacterial strain, designated CSW-10T, isolated from a freshwater pond in Taiwan, was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped and formed yellow-coloured colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 30 °C, pH 7, and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and coding sequences of 92 protein clusters indicated that strain CSW-10T formed a phylogenetic lineage in the genus Sphingomonas . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity indicated that strain CSW-10T was most closely related to Sphingomonas fonticola TNR-2T (97.6%). Strain CSW-10T showed 69.8–70.7% average nucleotide identity and 19.0–23.0% digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity with the strains of other related Sphingomonas species. The major fatty acids of strain CSW-10T were summed feature 8 (C18:1 ω7c and/or C18:1 ω6c) and C17:1 ω6c. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, one uncharacterized sphingoglycolipid, five uncharacterized aminophospholipids, one uncharacterized phospholipid and one uncharacterized lipid. The predominant polyamines were homospermidine and spermidine. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10. Genomic DNA G+C content of strain CSW-10T was 62.0 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain CSW-10T should represent a novel species of the genus Sphingomonas , for which the name Sphingomonas lacunae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CSW-10T (=BCRC 81190T =LMG 31340T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1479-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated WT-MW11T, was isolated from wood falls on the coast of Wando, an island of South Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain WT-MW11T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 25 °C and in the presence of 2.0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Bacteriochlorophyll a was not produced. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain WT-MW11T clustered with Pseudorhodobacter ferrugineus IAM 12616T and Pseudorhodobacter aquimaris HDW-19T, with which it exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 97.9 and 95.5 %, respectively. Strain WT-MW11T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The polar lipid profile of strain WT-MW11T was similar to those of P. ferrugineus JCM 20687T and P. aquimaris HDW-19T. The DNA G+C content of strain WT-MW11T was 61.6 mol% and its mean DNA–DNA relatedness value with P. ferrugineus JCM 20687T was 12.3 %. The phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain WT-MW11T was distinguishable from the two recognized species of the genus Pseudorhodobacter . On the basis of the data presented, strain WT-MW11T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Pseudorhodobacter , for which the name Pseudorhodobacter wandonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WT-MW11T ( = KCTC 23672T = CCUG 61506T). The description of the genus Pseudorhodobacter is emended.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1254-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Camas ◽  
Nevzat Sahin ◽  
Anil Sazak ◽  
Cathrin Spröer ◽  
Hans-Peter Klenk

A novel actinomycete, designated strain KT2025T, was isolated from arid soil collected from Magusa, northern Cyprus. The taxonomic position of the novel strain was established by using a polyphasic approach. The organism had chemical and morphological features consistent with its classification in the genus Amycolatopsis . Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences supported the classification of the isolate in the genus Amycolatopsis and showed that the organism formed a cluster with Amycolatopsis nigrescens CSC17-Ta-90T, Amycolatopsis minnesotensis 32U-2T, Amycolatopsis sacchari DSM 44468T and Amycolatopsis dongchuanensis YIM 75904T. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity analysis indicated that strain KT2025T was most closely related to Amycolatopsis lurida DSM 43134T (97.5 %), Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila DSM 44409T (97.4 %), Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. nogabecina DSM 44586T (97.1 %), Amycolatopsis nigrescens DSM 44992T (97.1 %), Amycolatopsis azurea DSM 43854T (97.1 %) and Amycolatopsis minnesotensis DSM 44988T (96.9 %). The organism was found to have chemical features typical of members of the genus Amycolatopsis such as meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan, and arabinose and galactose as diagnostic sugars. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). The polar lipids detected were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine. The major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C14 : 0. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 70.8 mol%. Phenotypic data clearly distinguished the isolate from its closest relatives. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data and low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness with its closest relatives indicated that strain KT2025T represents a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis , for which the name Amycolatopsis magusensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KT2025T ( = DSM 45510T = KCTC 29056T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 2888-2895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ming Chen ◽  
Tzu-Ying Chen ◽  
Soon-Wo Kwon ◽  
Shih-Yi Sheu

A novel bacterial strain, designated KMB7T, isolated from a freshwater pond in Taiwan, was characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, motile by means of a single polar flagellum, rod-shaped and formed cream colonies. Optimal growth occurred at 25 °C, pH 7, and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and an up-to-date bacterial core gene set (92 protein clusters) indicated that strain KMB7T is affiliated with species in the genus Aquabacterium . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity indicated that strain KMB7T is closely related to species within the genus Aquabacterium (95.2–97.6 % sequence similarity) and is most similar to A. fontiphilum CS-6T (97.6 %), followed by A. parvum B6T (97.5 %). The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity between strain KMB7T and the closely related strains were 74.6–78.0 % and 19.0–21.2 %, respectively. The major fatty acids of strain KMB7T were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1  ω7c and/or C16 : 1  ω6c), C18 : 1  ω7c and C16 : 0. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, diphosphatidylglycerol and four unidentified phospholipids. The sole isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-8 (Q-8). Genomic DNA G+C content of strain KMB7T was 65.4 %. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain KMB7T should be classified in a novel species of the genus Aquabacterium , for which the name Aquabacterium lacunae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMB7T (=BCRC 81156T=LMG 30924T=KCTC 62867T).


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