Hirschia litorea sp. nov., isolated from seashore sediment, and emended description of the genus Hirschia

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1684-1689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-flagellated, coccoid-, oval- or rod-shaped strain, designated M-M23T, was isolated from seashore sediment at Geoje island, South Korea. Strain M-M23T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain M-M23T clustered with the type strains of the two species of the genus Hirschia , with which it exhibited 97.6–98.1 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Sequence similarity with the type strains of other recognized species was <90.8 %. Strain M-M23T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0 as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain M-M23T were phosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain M-M23T was 45.4 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness between the isolate and Hirschia baltica DSM 5838T and Hirschia maritima JCM 14974T was 22±7.2 and 14±5.6 %, respectively. The differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain M-M23T is separate from the other described members of the genus Hirschia . On the basis of the data presented, strain M-M23T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Hirschia , for which the name Hirschia litorea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M-M23T ( = KCTC 32081T  = CCUG 62793T). An emended description of the genus Hirschia is also provided.

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 755-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Jae Seoun Hur ◽  
Hyung-Yeel Kahng

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain No.6T, was isolated from a lichen (Cladonia sp.) collected in Geogeum Island, Korea, and its taxonomic status was established by a polyphasic study. Cells of strain No.6T were non-motile, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-spore-forming rods. Growth was observed at 15–35 °C (optimum, 25–30 °C), at pH 5.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 6.0–8.0) and with 0–3 % NaCl (optimum, 0–2 %). The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (comprising iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1ω7c, 41.5 %), iso-C15 : 0 (26.7 %) and C16 : 0 (9.6 %), and menaquinone MK-7 was the only respiratory quinone. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain No.6T was 36.8 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain No.6T fell within the evolutionary group encompassed by the genus Sphingobacterium . Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the novel strain and the type strains of recognized Sphingobacterium species ranged from 92.1 to 99.1 %, the highest values being with Sphingobacterium siyangense SY1T (99.1 %) and Sphingobacterium multivorum IAM 14316T (98.5 %). DNA–DNA relatedness between strain No.6T and these two type strains were 32.0 and 5.7 %, respectively. The polar lipids found in strain No.6T were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids, three unidentified aminophospholipids, one glycolipid and four unidentified lipids. One unidentified sphingolipid was also found. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic data, strain No.6T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium cladoniae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is No.6T ( = KCTC 22613T = JCM 16113T). An emended description of Sphingobacterium siyangense is also proposed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 657-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-flagellated, non-gliding and rod-shaped bacterial strain, SSK3-3T, was isolated from the zone where the ocean and a freshwater spring meet at Jeju island, South Korea. Strain SSK3-3T grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain SSK3-3T clustered with the type strains of species of the genus Kordia , with which it exhibited 96.5–97.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Sequence similarities to the type strains of other recognized species were less than 92.2 %. Strain SSK3-3T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain SSK3-3T were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified lipid and one unidentified glycolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain SSK3-3T was 34.9 mol% and the mean DNA–DNA relatedness with Kordia periserrulae KACC 14311T was 12 %. The differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain SSK3-3T is separate from other species of the genus Kordia . On the basis of the data presented, strain SSK3-3T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Kordia , for which the name Kordia jejudonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SSK3-3T ( = KCTC 32426T = CECT 8368T). An emended description of the genus Kordia is also provided.


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3810-3815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Ji-Min Park ◽  
Doo-Sang Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and coccoid, ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated GJSW-31T, was isolated from seawater from the South Sea, South Korea. The novel strain grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, revealed that strain GJSW-31T clustered with the type strains of species of the genus Litoreibacter . Strain GJSW-31T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 95.2–98.5 % to the type strains of species of the genus Litoreibacter and sequence similarities of less than 96.18 % to type strains of the other species with validly published names. Strain GJSW-31T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids of strain GJSW-31T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified lipid and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain GJSW-31T was 62.5 mol% and its DNA–DNA relatedness values with the type strains of Litoreibacter albidus , Litoreibacter janthinus , Litoreibacter meonggei and Litoreibacter ascidiaceicola were 13–23 %. The differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain GJSW-31T is separate from other species of the genus Litoreibacter . On the basis of the data presented, strain GJSW-31T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Litoreibacter , for which the name Litoreibacter ponti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GJSW-31T ( = KCTC 42114T = NBRC 110379T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4130-4135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Keun-Chul Lee ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A strain of Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, non-flagellated, non-gliding and rod-shaped bacteria, designated WS-MY3T, was isolated from a brown algae reservoir in South Korea. Strain WS-MY3T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2.0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain WS-MY3T fell within the cluster comprising the type strains of species of the genus Formosa , clustering coherently with the type strains of Formosa agariphila and Formosa algae . It exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 98.7, 97.9 and 96.8 % to the type strains of F. agariphila, F. algae and Formosa spongicola , respectively. Strain WS-MY3T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 1 G and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain WS-MY3T were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain WS-MY3T was 37.3 mol% and its DNA–DNA relatedness values with F. agariphila KCTC 12365T and F. algae KCTC 12364T were 23 % and 17 %, respectively. The phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain WS-MY3T is separate from the three recognized species of the genus Formosa . On the basis of the data presented, strain WS-MY3T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Formosa , for which the name Formosa undariae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WS-MY3T ( = KCTC 32328T = CECT 8286T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1819-1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Ji-Min Park ◽  
Chul-Hyung Kang ◽  
Song-Gun Kim ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, aerobic and pleomorphic bacterium, designated BS-W13T, was isolated from a tidal flat on the South Sea, South Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Strain BS-W13T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 1.0–2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Neighbour-joining and maximum-parsimony phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain BS-W13T clustered with the type strain of Seohaeicola saemankumensis , showing the highest sequence similarity (95.96 %) to this strain. Strain BS-W13T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 95.95, 95.91, 95.72 and 95.68 % to the type strains of Sulfitobacter donghicola , Sulfitobacter porphyrae , Sulfitobacter mediterraneus and Roseobacter litoralis , respectively. Strain BS-W13T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The polar lipid profile of strain BS-W13T, containing phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified lipid as major components, was distinguishable from those of some phylogenetically related taxa. The DNA G+C content of strain BS-W13T was 58.1 mol%. The phylogenetic data and differential chemotaxonomic and other phenotypic properties revealed that strain BS-W13T constitutes a novel genus and species within family Rhodobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria , for which the name Pseudoseohaeicola caenipelagi gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BS-W13T ( = KCTC 42349T = CECT 8724T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 2163-2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Ji-Hoon Kim ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-gliding and pleomorphic bacterial strain, designated DPG-25T, was isolated from seawater in a seaweed farm in the South Sea in Korea and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain DPG-25T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–7.5 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Flexirubin-type pigments were not produced. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain DPG-25T formed a cluster with the type strains of Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and Lutimonas vermicola . Strain DPG-25T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 95.3, 93.1 and 93.6 % to the type strains of Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and L. vermicola , respectively. Strain DPG-25T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids detected in strain DPG-25T were phosphatidylethanolamine and one unidentified lipid. The DNA G+C content was 39.9 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties and the phylogenetic distinctiveness of strain DPG-25T demonstrated that this strain is distinguishable from Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and L. vermicola . On the basis of the data presented here, strain DPG-25T represents a novel species in a novel genus of the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Namhaeicola litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Namhaeicola litoreus is DPG-25T ( = KCTC 23702T  = CCUG 61485T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1348-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-xian Wu ◽  
Pok Yui Lai ◽  
On On Lee ◽  
Xiao-jian Zhou ◽  
Li Miao ◽  
...  

A novel Gram-negative, aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-sporulating, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain UST081027-248T, was isolated from seawater of the Red Sea. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain UST081027-248T fell within the genus Erythrobacter . Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the novel strain and the type strains of Erythrobacter species ranged from 95.3 % (with Erythrobacter gangjinensis ) to 98.2 % (with Erythrobacter citreus ). However, levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain UST081027-248T and the type strains of closely related species were below 70 %. Optimal growth of the isolate occurred in the presence of 2.0 % NaCl, at pH 8.0–9.0 and at 28–36 °C. The isolate did not produce bacteriochlorophyll a. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C17 : 1ω6c, summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω6c and/or C18 : 1ω7c) and C15 : 0 2-OH. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain UST081027-248T was 60.4 mol%. Phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness clearly indicated that strain UST081027-248T represents a novel species of the genus Erythrobacter , for which the name Erythrobacter pelagi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is UST081027-248T ( = JCM 17468T = NRRL 59511T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1793-1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul-Hyung Kang ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-gliding, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium, designated DPS-8T, was isolated from coastal sediment of Geoje island in the South Sea, South Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic study. Strain DPS-8T grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 7.0–7.5 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain DPS-8T joined the clade comprising the type strains of Winogradskyella species with a high bootstrap resampling value of 93.5 %. Phylogenetic trees constructed using maximum-likelihood and maximum-parsimony algorithms revealed that strain DPS-8T belonged to the genus Winogradskyella . Strain DPS-8T exhibited 94.1–96.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of species of the genus Winogradskyella . Strain DPS-8T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain DPS-8T were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain DPS-8T was 34.7 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties, together with its phylogenetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain DPS-8T is separate from recognized species of the genus Winogradskyella . On the basis of the data presented, strain DPS-8T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Winogradskyella , for which the name Winogradskyella litorisediminis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DPS-8T ( = KCTC 32110T = CCUG 62215T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 1001-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial strain, BB-Mw22T, was isolated from a tidal flat sediment of the South Sea in South Korea. It grew optimally at 30–37 °C, at pH 7.0–7.5 and in the presence of 2–3 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain BB-Mw22T belonged to the genus Kangiella and the cluster comprising Kangiella species and strain BB-Mw22T was clearly separated from other taxa. Strain BB-Mw22T exhibited 95.3–98.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of recognized Kangiella species. Strain BB-Mw22T contained Q-8 as the predominant ubiquionone and iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C11 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain BB-Mw22T was 48.9 mol%, and its mean DNA–DNA hybridization values with Kangiella geojedonensis YCS-5T, Kangiella japonica JCM 16211T and Kangiella taiwanensis JCM 17727T were 14–28 %. Phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain BB-Mw22T is distinguishable from all recognized Kangiella species. On the basis of the data presented, strain BB-Mw22T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Kangiella , for which the name Kangiella sediminilitoris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BB-Mw22T ( = KCTC 23892T  = CCUG 62217T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1876-1881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Sung-Min Won ◽  
Doo-Sang Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, AH-M5T, which was isolated from a tidal flat sediment at Aphae Island in South Korea, was characterized taxonomically. Strain AH-M5T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in presence of 2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain AH-M5T clustered coherently with the type strains of Mangrovimonas yunxiaonensis and Meridianimaribacter flavus , showing 93.4–94.3 % sequence similarity. The novel strain exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of less than 93.4 % to the type strains of other recognized species. Strain AH-M5T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) as the major fatty acids. The polar lipid profile of strain AH-M5T containing phosphatidylethanolamine and one unidentified lipid as major components was differentiated from those of the type strains of Mangrovimonas yunxiaonensis and Meridianimaribacter flavus . The DNA G+C content of strain AH-M5T was 34.8 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic data, demonstrated that strain AH-M5T is distinguished from Mangrovimonas yunxiaonensis and Meridianimaribacter flavus . On the basis of the data presented, strain AH-M5T is considered to represent a novel genus and species within the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Seonamhaeicola aphaedonensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is AH-M5T ( = KCTC 32578T = CECT 8487T).


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