scholarly journals Magnetospira thiophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage within the Rhodospirillaceae ( Alphaproteobacteria )

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 2443-2450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Williams ◽  
Christopher T. Lefèvre ◽  
Weidong Zhao ◽  
Terry J. Beveridge ◽  
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fixation ◽  
Lima Bean ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Magnetotactic Bacterium ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Semi Solid

A marine, magnetotactic bacterium, designated strain MMS-1T, was isolated from mud and water from a salt marsh in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, after enrichment in defined oxygen-concentration/redox-gradient medium. Strain MMS-1T is an obligate microaerophile capable of chemoorganoheterotrophic and chemolithoautotrophic growth. Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0 and 24–26 °C. Chemolithoautotrophic growth occurred with thiosulfate as the electron donor and autotrophic carbon fixation was via the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. The G+C content of the DNA of strain MMS-1T was 47.2 mol%. Cells were Gram-negative and morphologically variable, with shapes that ranged from that of a lima bean to fully helical. Cells were motile by means of a single flagellum at each end of the cell (amphitrichous). Regardless of whether grown in liquid or semi-solid cultures, strain MMS-1T displayed only polar magnetotaxis and possessed a single chain of magnetosomes containing elongated octahedral crystals of magnetite, positioned along the long axis of the cell. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MMS-1T belongs to the family Rhodospirillaceae within the Alphaproteobacteria , and is distantly related to species of the genus Magnetospirillum . Strain MMS-1T is therefore considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Magnetospira thiophila gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Magnetospira thiophila is MMS-1T ( = ATCC BAA-1438T = JCM 17960T).

Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium ( Alphaproteobacteria : Rhodospirillaceae ) isolated from a salt marsh

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1824-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis A. Bazylinski ◽  
Timothy J. Williams ◽  
Christopher T. Lefèvre ◽  
Denis Trubitsyn ◽  
Jiasong Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Anaerobic Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Magnetotactic Bacterium ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Terminal Electron Acceptor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

A magnetotactic bacterium, designated strain MV-1T, was isolated from sulfide-rich sediments in a salt marsh near Boston, MA, USA. Cells of strain MV-1T were Gram-negative, and vibrioid to helicoid in morphology. Cells were motile by means of a single polar flagellum. The cells appeared to display a transitional state between axial and polar magnetotaxis: cells swam in both directions, but generally had longer excursions in one direction than the other. Cells possessed a single chain of magnetosomes containing truncated hexaoctahedral crystals of magnetite, positioned along the long axis of the cell. Strain MV-1T was a microaerophile that was also capable of anaerobic growth on some nitrogen oxides. Salinities greater than 10 % seawater were required for growth. Strain MV-1T exhibited chemolithoautotrophic growth on thiosulfate and sulfide with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor (microaerobic growth) and on thiosulfate using nitrous oxide (N2O) as the terminal electron acceptor (anaerobic growth). Chemo-organoautotrophic and methylotrophic growth was supported by formate under microaerobic conditions. Autotrophic growth occurred via the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. Chemo-organoheterotrophic growth was supported by various organic acids and amino acids, under microaerobic and anaerobic conditions. Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0 and 26–28 °C. The genome of strain MV-1T consisted of a single, circular chromosome, about 3.7 Mb in size, with a G+C content of 52.9–53.5 mol%.Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MV-1T belongs to the family Rhodospirillaceae within the Alphaproteobacteria , but is not closely related to the genus Magnetospirillum . The name Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed for strain MV-1T. The type strain of Magnetovibrio blakemorei is MV-1T ( = ATCC BAA-1436T  = DSM 18854T).

scholarly journals Salinactinospora qingdaonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a salt pond

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 954-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianbo Chang ◽  
Wenzheng Liu ◽  
Xiao-Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Aerial Mycelium ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Salt Pond ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Deep Yellow

A novel halophilic, filamentous, actinomycete strain, designated CXB832T, was isolated from a salt pond in Qingdao, China. Optimal growth occurred at 37 °C, pH 7.0–8.0 and 9–12 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain CXB832T formed pale yellow to deep yellow branched substrate mycelium without fragmentation. Abundant white aerial mycelium differentiated into long chains of spores and the spores were rod-shaped with smooth surfaces. Strain CXB832T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid of the cell-wall peptidoglycan, and glucose and xylose as the major whole-cell sugars. The phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phospholipids, glycolipid and unidentified lipids. MK-10(H8), MK-9(H8), MK-10(H2) and MK-10(H6) were the predominant menaquinones. The major fatty acids were i-C16 : 0 (30.71 %), ai-C17 : 0 (13.31 %) and C16 : 0 (11.28 %). The G+C content of the DNA was 60.1 mol%. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel strain was most closely related to genera within the family Nocardiopsaceae , but formed a separate lineage. The highest sequence similarities were to Nocardiopsis arabia DSM 45083T (95.4 %) and Haloactinospora alba DSM 45015T (94.9 %). On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain CXB832T represents a new genus and novel species in the family Nocardiopsaceae , for which the name Salinactinospora qingdaonensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is CXB832T ( = DSM 45442T = LMG 25567T).

Aquimarina amphilecti sp. nov., isolated from the sponge Amphilectus fucorum

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 501-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Kennedy ◽  
Lekha Menon Margassery ◽  
Niall D. O’Leary ◽  
Fergal O’Gara ◽  
John Morrissey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
The Family

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, orange-coloured, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-motile bacterium, designated strain 92VT, was isolated from the marine sponge Amphilectus fucorum, collected from Lough Hyne, County Cork, Ireland. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain 92VT clustered with members of the family Flavobacteriaceae , the closest member being Aquimarina latercula NCIMB 1399T, with a gene sequence similarity of 97.5 %. Strain 92VT required seawater for growth with optimal growth occurring at 25 °C, at pH 6–7 and with 3 % (w/v) NaCl. MK-6 was the sole respiratory quinone present and the major fatty acids were iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 1ω9c and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 36.1 mol%. Combined phenotypic differences and phylogenetic analysis indicate that strain 92VT represents a novel species of the genus Aquimarina , for which the name Aquimarina amphilecti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 92VT ( = NCIMB 14723T = DSM 25232T).

scholarly journals Tangfeifania diversioriginum gen. nov., sp. nov., a representative of the family Draconibacteriaceae

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3473-3477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian-Qian Liu ◽  
Xiao-Li Li ◽  
Alejandro P. Rooney ◽  
Zong-Jun Du ◽  
Guan-Jun Chen
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qinghai Province ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

A novel Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-motile and pink-pigmented bacterium, designated G22T, was isolated from Gahai, a saltwater lake in Qinghai province, China. Optimal growth occurred at 33–35 °C, pH 7.0–7.5, and in the presence of 2–4 % (w/v) NaCl. The DNA G+C content was 40.0 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and three unknown lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, and MK-7 was the main respiratory quinone. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain G22T fell within the class Bacteroidia . Its closest phylogenetic neighbour was the recently described species Draconibacterium orientale , the sole member of the family Draconibacteriaceae , with merely 90.04 % sequence similarity. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic evidence observed, a novel species in a new genus, Tangfeifania diversioriginum gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed within the family Draconibacteriaceae . The type strain is G22T ( = CICC 10587T = DSM 27063T).

scholarly journals Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from antarctic white rock

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 2034-2040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wakao Fukuda ◽  
Yohzo Chino ◽  
Shigeo Araki ◽  
Yuka Kondo ◽  
Hiroyuki Imanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agar Plate ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Novel Genus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

A Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, oligotrophic bacterium (strain 262-7T) was isolated from a crack of white rock collected in the Skallen region of Antarctica. Strain 262-7T grew at temperatures between −4 and 30 °C, with optimal growth at 25 °C. The pH range for growth was between pH 6.0 and 9.0, with optimal growth at approximately pH 7.0. The NaCl concentration range allowing growth was between 0.0 and 1.0 %, with an optimum of 0.5 %. Strain 262-7T showed an unprecedented range of morphological diversity in response to growth conditions. Cells grown in liquid medium were circular or ovoid with smooth surfaces in the lag phase. In the exponential phase, ovoid cells with short projections were observed. Cells in the stationary phase possessed long tentacle-like projections intertwined intricately. By contrast, cells grown on agar plate medium or in liquid media containing organic compounds at low concentration exhibited short- and long-rod-shaped morphology. These projections and morphological variations clearly differ from those of previously described bacteria. Ubiquinone 10 was the major respiratory quinone. The major fatty acids were C17 : 1ω6c (28.2 %), C16 : 1ω7c (22.6 %), C18 : 1ω7c (12.9 %) and C15 : 0 2-OH (12.3 %). The G+C content of genomic DNA was 68.0 mol%. Carotenoids were detected from the cells. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain 262-7T belongs to the family Sphingomonadaceae , and that 262-7T should be distinguished from known genera in the family Sphingomonadaceae . According to the phylogenetic position, physiological characteristics and unique morphology variations, strain 262-7T should be classified as a representative of a novel genus of the family Sphingomonadaceae . Here, a novel genus and species with the name Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed (type strain 262-7T = JCM 18140T = ATCC BAA-2413T). The novel species was named after its morphological diversity and formation of unique projections.

scholarly journals Pelagihabitans pacificus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a deep-sea seamount

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 4569-4575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
De-Chao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Strictly Aerobic ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
A Genome ◽  
The Family

The Gram-stain-negative, orange-pigmented, non-spore-forming, non-motile, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated TP-CH-4T, was isolated from a seamount near the Yap Trench in the tropical western Pacific. The optimal growth conditions were determined to be at pH 7–8, 25–30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was MK-6. The polar lipid profile contained phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, two unidentified phospholipids and three unidentified polar lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 1 (composed of C13 : 03-OH and/or iso-C15 : 1H). Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain TP-CH-4T was a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae and formed a distinct lineage. Strain TP-CH-4T displayed highest sequence similarities to Pseudozobellia thermophila KMM 3531T (95.1 %) and Flagellimonas flava A11T (93.9 %). Genome sequencing revealed the strain TP-CH-4T has a genome size of 4.5 Mbp and a G+C content of 44.5 mol%. Collectively, based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and genomic evidence, strain TP-CH-4T represents a novel species of a novel genus of the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Pelagihabitans pacificus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Pelagihabitans pacificus is TP-CH-4T (=CGMCC 1.17120T=KCTC 72434T).

scholarly journals Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov. sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon of family Halobacteriaceae isolated from saltpan soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 3693-3700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Verma ◽  
Yash Pal ◽  
Pravin Kumar ◽  
Srinivasan Krishnamurthi
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Analysis ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Extremely Halophilic Archaeon ◽  
Serial Dilution Method ◽  
Genome Assemblies

A novel archaeal strain designated as SPP-AMP-1T was isolated from saltpan soil, using the serial dilution method on a halophilic archaeal medium supplemented with ampicillin. Cells were both rod-shaped and pleomorphic in nature, non-motile, unable to produce acid from a variety of sugars or grow anaerobically with different substrates (l-arginine) and electron acceptors (DMSO, nitrate). Optimal growth was observed at 42 °C, 3.4–4.2 M NaCl and pH 7.2. Cells did not lyse in distilled water and grew in the absence of Mg2+ ions. Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences of 16S rRNA gene, amino acid sequence of β′-subunit of RNA polymerase and 400 conserved proteins retrieved from the whole genome assemblies showed that strain SPP-AMP-1T was distantly related to any existing genera within the family Halobacteriaceae . MK-8 was the only quinone detected. Polar lipid analysis showed a unique combination of diethyl derivatives of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, glycosyl-mannosyl-glucosyl diether and sulphated glycosyl-mannosyl-glucosyl diether as the major lipids. The G+C content of genomic DNA is 57.7 mol%. The phenotypic, phylogenetic and genomic data supported the concept of the novel genus status of strain SPP-AMP-1T in the family Halobacteriaceae for which the name Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed; the type strain is SPP-AMP-1T (=JCM 31368T=KCTC 4276T=MTCC 12579T).

Mariniluteicoccus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Propionibacteriaceae, isolated from a deep-sea sediment

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 1051-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao-Feng Zhang ◽  
Hong-Fei Wang ◽  
Zi-Jun Xiong ◽  
Xin-Peng Tian ◽  
Lan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Cellular Fatty Acid ◽  
Diaminopimelic Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Deep Sea Sediment ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gram Staining ◽  
The Family ◽  
Unknown Phospholipid

A Gram-staining-positive, aerobic, non-motile, irregular coccus, designated strain YIM M13146T, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea at a depth of 2439 m, and its taxonomic position was determined by a polyphasic approach. Optimal growth of the strain was observed at 30 °C (range 5–40 °C), pH 7.0 (pH 6.0–9.0) and 0–1 % NaCl (0–6 %, w/v) on/in tryptic soy agar/broth. Strain YIM M13146T had the major cellular fatty acid anteiso-C15 : 0, the predominant respiratory menaquinone MK-9(H4), peptidoglycan type A3γ (ll-DAP–Gly) containing alanine, glycine, glutamic acid and ll-diaminopimelic acid (ll-DAP) and the polar lipids phosphatidylcholine, diphosphatidylglycerol, one unknown phospholipid and several glycolipids. The G+C content of the DNA was 67.2 mol%. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics together with 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain YIM M13146T was distinct from its close phylogenetic relatives in the genera Propioniferax and Granulicoccus of the family Propionibacteriaceae . Hence, a new genus and species, Mariniluteicoccus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain of Mariniluteicoccus flavus is YIM M13146T ( = DSM 25892T = CCTCC AB 2012055T).

scholarly journals Ancylomarina longa sp. nov., isolated from southern Okinawa Trough sediment and emended description of the family Marinifilaceae

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 2531-2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyu Fu ◽  
Hongchang Cui ◽  
Chao Jia ◽  
Wen Sun ◽  
Shun Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Okinawa Trough ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Okinawa Trough ◽  
The Family ◽  
Long Rod ◽  
Type Strains

A Gram-stain-negative, obligately anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, long-rod-shaped and non-flagellated bacterial strain, designated T3-2 S1-CT, was isolated from a sediment sample collected at the Okinawa Trough. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences and the whole genome revealed that strain T3-2 S1-CT was a member of the family Marinifilaceae and exhibited less than 95.1 % sequence similarities to the closely related type strains of the family Marinifilaceae . Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0, 28 °C and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The isoprenoid quinone of strain T3-2 S1-CT was identified as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and the predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were iso-C15 : 0 (38.9 %) and anteiso-C15 : 0 (11.6 %). The major polar lipids were one phosphatidylethanolamine, one phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, one aminolipids, two unidentified lipids and two unidentified phospholipids. The DNA G+C content of strain T3-2 S1-CT was 35.7 mol%. On the basis of the results of polyphasic analyses, strain T3-2 S1-CT is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Ancylomarina , for which the name Ancylomarina longa sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T3-2 S1-CT (=KCTC 15505T=MCCC 1K01617T).

Thiogranum longum gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field, and an emended description of the genus Thiohalomonas

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 235-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Mori ◽  
Ken-ichiro Suzuki ◽  
Kaoru Yamaguchi ◽  
Tetsuro Urabe ◽  
Satoshi Hanada
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Novel Genus And Species ◽  
Sulfur Oxidizing

A novel, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterial strain, designated strain gps52T, was isolated from a rock sample collected near the hydrothermal vents of the Suiyo Seamount in the Pacific Ocean. The cells possessed a Gram-stain-negative-type cell wall and contained menaquinone-8(H4) and menaquinone-9(H4) as respiratory quinones, and C16 : 1ω7c, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c as major cellular fatty acids. Neither storage compounds nor extensive internal membranes were observed in the cells. Strain gps52T grew using carbon dioxide fixation and oxidation of inorganic sulfur compounds with oxygen as electron acceptor. Optimal growth was observed at 32 °C, pH 6.5 and with 3 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain gps52T belongs to the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae and is different from any other known bacteria, with sequence similarities of less than 93 %. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic findings, the isolate is considered to represent a novel genus and species in the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae , and the name Thiogranum longum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is gps52T ( = NBRC 101260T = DSM 19610T). An emended description of the genus Thiohalomonas is also proposed.

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