Shimia biformata sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater, and emended description of the genus Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4533-4539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
Yi-Han Hsu ◽  
...  

A novel, Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, oval or short-rod-shaped, strictly aerobic and non-spore-forming marine bacterium, designated strain CC-AMW-CT, was isolated from coastal surface seawater in Kending County, Taiwan. Cells of strain CC-AMW-CT displayed unusual morphology and formed colourless or beige colonies on marine agar. The isolate shared pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 97.2 and 97.1 % with Shimia marina BCRC 80068T and Shimia isoporae BCRC 80085T, respectively, and established a discrete phyletic lineage closely associated with the members of the genus Shimia . DNA–DNA hybridization values indicated <18.2 % genomic relatedness with species of the genus Shimia . The polar lipid profile of strain CC-AMW-CT comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, two unidentified aminolipids, four unidentified lipids and an unidentified phospholipid. The predominant fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c (summed feature 8; 75.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 61.2 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-10 and the major polyamine was cadaverine. The chemotaxonomic evidence, including extraordinary amounts of C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c, major polar lipids, polyamine, quinone and DNA G+C contents of CC-AMW-CT, was in line with that of the members of the genus Shimia . Thus, strain CC-AMW-CT should be classified as a novel species of the genus Shimia , for which the name Shimia biformata sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC-AMW-CT ( = JCM 18818T = BCRC 80548T). An emended description of the genus Shimia is also proposed.

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4790-4796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Jang-Cheon Cho ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
...  

A Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, non-flagellated, non-spore-forming and gliding marine bacterium designated strain CC-AMZ-301T was isolated from coastal surface seawater near Taichung harbour, Taiwan. Strain CC-AMZ-301T predominantly synthesized zeaxanthin and thus formed yellow colonies on marine agar. The novel strain showed high pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Kordia periserrulae IMCC1412T (95.0 %), K. algicida KCTC 8814PT (94.4 %) and K. antarctica IMCC3317T (94.2 %), and formed a phylogenetic lineage tightly associated with species of the genus Kordia . The polar lipid profile of strain CC-AMZ-301T consisted of three unidentified lipids, three unidentified aminolipids and one unidentified phospholipid. The major fatty acids (>5 % of total) were iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or 10-methyl C16 : 0). The DNA G+C content was 36.4 mol%. Menaquinone 6 (MK-6) was the predominant respiratory quinone. The major polyamine was the triamine sym-homospermidine. Based on evidence from the present polyphasic study, strain CC-AMZ-301T is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Kordia , for which the name Kordia aquimaris sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is CC-AMZ-301T ( = JCM 18556T = BCRC 80464T). An emended description of the genus Kordia is also proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 2101-2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Sun Ja Cho ◽  
Suk Min Kim ◽  
Sun Bok Lee

A novel bacterium, designated strain F028-2T, was isolated from seawater at Damupo beach in Pohang, Korea, and investigated in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. This novel strain was strictly aerobic, non-motile, Gram-stain-negative and rod-shaped, and occasionally formed aggregates. The temperature, pH and NaCl ranges for growth were 4–30 °C, pH 6.5–9.0 and 1–7 % (w/v), respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain F028-2T formed a lineage within the family Rhodobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria , and was closely related to members of the genera Sagittula and Antarctobacter with 96.3–96.4 % sequence similarities. The polar lipid profile of strain F028-2T comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified aminolipids, one unidentified phospholipid and six unidentified lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c and C12 : 1 3-OH. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain F028-2T was 61.6 mol% and the major respiratory quinone was Q-10. Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data, strain F028-2T is considered to represent a novel species in the genus Sagittula , for which the name Sagittula marina sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is F028-2T ( = KCTC 23543T = JCM 17627T). An emended description of the genus Sagittula is also proposed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3897-3903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
You-Cheng Liu ◽  
...  

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, rod- or oval-shaped, motile, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated strain CC-AMHB-3T, was isolated from coastal surface seawater off Hualien, Taiwan. The novel strain showed high pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to Ruegeria mobilis NBRC 101030T (96.5 %), Ruegeria scottomollicae LMG 24367T (96.4 %), Phaeobacter aquaemixtae SSK6-1T (96.2 %), Phaeobacter daeponensis TF-218T (96.2 %), Cribrihabitans marinus CZ-AM5T (96.1 %) and other species of the family Rhodobacteraceae (≤95.9 %). However, strain CC-AMHB-3T formed a distinct phyletic lineage associated with C. marinus CZ-AM5T during phylogenetic analyses. The polar lipid profile of strain CC-AMHB-3T included major amounts of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine; moderate amounts of phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified lipid; and trace amounts of an unidentified lipid and an unidentified phospholipid, which was qualitatively almost in line with that of C. marinus CZ-AM5T but remarkably distinct as compared with the type species of the genera Ruegeria ( Ruegeria atlantica JCM 21234T) and Phaeobacter ( Phaeobacter gallaeciensis JCM 21319T). In line with the fatty acid profile of C. marinus CZ-AM5T, the major (>5 % of total) fatty acids of strain CC-AMHB-3T were C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c (summed feature 8), 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 66.7 mol%. Ubiquinone-10 (Q-10) was the sole respiratory quinone. Thus, based on the results of the polyphasic study presented here, strain CC-AMHB-3T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Cribrihabitans , for which the name Cribrihabitans neustonicus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is CC-AMHB-3T ( = JCM 19537T = BCRC 80695T). In addition, an emended description of the genus Cribrihabitans is also proposed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 533-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
You-Cheng Liu ◽  
...  

A Gram-staining-negative, orange-pigmented, strictly aerobic, carotenoid-producing, rod-shaped, non-flagellated, non-spore-forming bacterium, motile by gliding, designated strain CC-AMO-30DT, was isolated from surface seawater collected near Taichung harbour, Taiwan. Strain CC-AMO-30DT shared pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 94.8, 93.7 and 92.5 % with the type strains of the type species of the genera Joostella , Pustulibacterium and Galbibacter , respectively, and formed a distinct monophyletic lineage in phylogenetic trees. The major fatty acids (≥5 % of total) were iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, iso-C16 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, four unidentified lipids, two unidentified aminolipids and an unidentified phospholipid. The major polyamine was the triamine sym-homospermidine. The DNA G+C content was 47.1 mol% and the predominant respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 (MK-6). Based on the phylogenetic distinctiveness and distinguishing phenotypic characteristics, strain CC-AMO-30DT represents a novel genus and species of the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Robertkochia marina gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain of the type species Robertkochia marina is CC-AMO-30DT ( = JCM 18552T = BCRC 80469T). Emended descriptions of the genera Joostella and Galbibacter are also proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4469-4476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Yi-Han Hsu ◽  
You-Cheng Liu ◽  
...  

Two Gram-staining-negative, yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic, non-flagellated and non-spore-forming amylolytic marine bacterial strains, designated CC-AMZ-30MT and CC-AMZ-30NT, were isolated from coastal surface seawater in Taiwan. Strain CC-AMZ-30MT shared pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 95.8, 95.0 and <94.0 % to Sphingomicrobium lutaoense CC-TBT-3T, Sphingomicrobium astaxanthinifaciens CC-AMO-30BT and other sphingomonads, respectively. Strain CC-AMZ-30NT shared 97.0, 96.7, 95.0 and <95.1 % similarities to strain CC-AMZ-30MT, Sphingomicrobium lutaoense CC-TBT-3T, Sphingomicrobium astaxanthinifaciens CC-AMO-30BT and other sphingomonads, respectively. The common polar lipids of the two strains include a signature glycolipid (GL2), diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and sphingoglycolipid in major amounts besides moderate-to-trace amounts of an unidentified aminolipid and several unidentified glycolipids. Both strains contained C18 : 1ω7c/C18 : 1ω6c, C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1 2-OH as major (>5 % of the total) fatty acids. Strains CC-AMZ-30MT and CC-AMZ-30NT had DNA G+C contents of 64.2 and 65.2 mol%, respectively. The major polyamine was spermidine in strain CC-AMZ-30MT and triamine sym-homospermidine in strain CC-AMZ-30NT. Both strains contained ubiquinone Q-10 as the predominant respiratory quinone. Differential phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic evidence including the presence of characteristic GL2, C18 : 1 2-OH and several other phenotypic features supported the classification of strains CC-AMZ-30MT and CC-AMZ-30NT as two novel species of the genus Sphingomicrobium , for which we propose the names Sphingomicrobium marinum sp. nov. and Sphingomicrobium flavum sp. nov., respectively; corresponding type strains are Sphingomicrobium marinum CC-AMZ-30MT ( = JCM 18554T = BCRC 80466T) and Sphingomicrobium flavum CC-AMZ-30NT ( = JCM 18555T = BCRC 80467T). An emended description of the genus Sphingomicrobium is also proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4765-4770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariyam Shahina ◽  
Asif Hameed ◽  
Shih-Yao Lin ◽  
Wei-An Lai ◽  
You-Cheng Liu ◽  
...  

A yellow-pigmented, Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, non-flagellated, non-spore-forming, lipolytic and gliding marine bacterium designated strain CC-AMWY-103BT was isolated from surface seawater collected at Kending, Taiwan. The strain shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 89.4 % with Owenweeksia hongkongensis JCM 12287T and Brumimicrobium mesophilum YH207T, and established a distinct phyletic lineage associated with the members of the family Cryomorphaceae . The polar lipid profile of strain CC-AMWY-103BT consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, ten unidentified lipids and four unidentified aminolipids. The major fatty acids (>5 % of the total) were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G, C15 : 1ω5c, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and C15 : 1ω8c. The DNA G+C content was 44.2±0.3 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 (MK-6) and the major polyamine was spermidine. Based on its genetic, phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic distinctiveness, strain CC-AMWY-103BT is proposed to represent a distinct member of the family Cryomorphaceae , for which the name Luteibaculum oceani gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain of Luteibaculum oceani is CC-AMWY-103BT ( = JCM 18817T = BCRC 80551T). An emended description of the genus Owenweeksia is also proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Sun Ja Cho ◽  
Suk Min Kim ◽  
Sun Bok Lee

A novel bacterium, designated F081-2T, isolated from seawater from Damupo beach in Pohang, Korea, was investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells were yellow-pigmented, strictly aerobic, motile by gliding, Gram-negative-staining and rod-shaped. The temperature, pH and NaCl ranges for growth were 4–35 °C, pH 5.5–9.5 and 1.0–5.0 %, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain F081-2T belonged to a distinct lineage in the genus Winogradskyella of the family Flavobacteriaceae , sharing 93.7–98.1 % similarity with recognized members of the genus. Low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness values were found between strain F081-2T and Winogradskyella eximia KCTC 12219T (61.1 %), Winogradskyella thalassocola KCTC 12221T (47.0 %), Winogradskyella echinorum KCTC 22026T (39.3 %), Winogradskyella rapida CCUG 56098T (34.3 %) and Winogradskyella arenosi JCM 17633T (33.4 %). The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (25.3 %), iso-C15 : 1 G (14.6 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (9.3 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (7.8 %) and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH (7.6 %). The polar lipid profile was composed of phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminolipid, one unidentified phospholipid, one unidentified aminophospholipid and six unidentified lipids. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 and the DNA G+C content of the strain was 32.3 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data, strain F081-2T represents a novel species within the genus Winogradskyella , for which the name Winogradskyella damuponensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is F081-2T ( = KCTC 23552T = JCM 17633T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Sun Ja Cho ◽  
Suk Min Kim ◽  
Sun Bok Lee

A novel bacterium, designated strain F051-1T, isolated from a seawater sample collected from the coast at Damupo beach in Pohang, Korea, was investigated in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Cells were yellow-pigmented, strictly aerobic, Gram-staining-negative and rod-shaped. The temperature, pH and NaCl ranges for growth were 4–30 °C, pH 6.0–9.0 and 1.0–6.0 % (w/v), respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain F051-1T belongs to the genus Psychroserpens in the family Flavobacteriaceae . Its closest relatives were Psychroserpens burtonensis ACAM 188T (96.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Psychroserpens mesophilus KOPRI 13649T (95.7 %). The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and anteiso-C15 : 0. The polar lipid profile consisted of a mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, one unidentified phospholipid and eight unidentified lipids. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 and the genomic DNA G+C content of the strain was 33.5 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data, strain F051-1T represents a novel species within the genus Psychroserpens , for which the name Psychroserpens damuponensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is F051-1T ( = KCTC 23539T  = JCM 17632T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ming Chen ◽  
Shwu-Harn Yang ◽  
Chiu-Chung Young ◽  
Shih-Yi Sheu

A bacterial strain, designated NSW-5T, was isolated from a water sample taken from Niao-Song Wetland Park in Taiwan and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of strain NSW-5T were strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and polymorphic, being straight, vibrioid, curved and spiral-shaped rods surrounded by a thick capsule and forming light pink-coloured colonies. Some rings consisting of several cells were present. Growth occurred at 10–40 °C (optimum, 25 °C), with 0–3.0 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %) and at pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum, pH 7.0). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain NSW-5T belonged to the genus Arcicella with sequence similarities of 98.6, 98.0 and 97.3 % with Arcicella aquatica NO-502T, Arcicella rosea TW5T and Arcicella aurantiaca TNR-18T, respectively. The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 20.8 %), C16 : 0 (14.6 %), iso-C15 : 0 (13.8 %), C16 : 1ω5c (12.5 %) and C18 : 0 (11.4 %), and the only respiratory quinone was MK-7. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine and several uncharacterized glycolipids, aminolipids, phospholipids and aminophospholipids. The DNA G+C content of strain NSW-5T was 44.1 mol%. The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain NSW-5T with respect to recognized species of the genus Arcicella was less than 70 %. On the basis of phylogenetic inference and phenotypic data, strain NSW-5T should be classified as a representative of a novel species, for which the name Arcicella rigui sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NSW-5T ( = KCTC 23307T = BCRC 80260T). Emended descriptions of the genus Arcicella and of Arcicella aquatica , Arcicella rosea and Arcicella aurantiaca are also proposed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1528-1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon Lee ◽  
Sun Ja Cho ◽  
Suk Min Kim ◽  
Sun Bok Lee

A Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain M091T, was isolated from seawater at Damupo beach in Pohang, Republic of Korea, and investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The novel strain grew optimally at 25 °C, pH 7.0–8.0, and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. In a phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain M091T formed a lineage within the family Flavobacteriaceae that was distinct from the most closely related genera of Flaviramulus (95.1 % sequence similarity), Algibacter (94.9–93.9 %), Mariniflexile (94.8–94.2 %), Winogradskyella (94.8–93.2 %), Lacinutrix (94.7–93.8 %) and Tamlana (94.7–92.9 %). The polar lipid profile of the novel strain comprised phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, one unidentified phospholipid and seven unidentified lipids. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (20.5 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (15.4 %), iso-C15 : 0 3-OH (12.4 %), C15 : 0 (10.9 %) and iso-C15 : 1 G (9.9 %). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain M091T was 34.4 mol% and the major respiratory quinone was MK-6. Based on phenotypic and genotypic data, strain M091T represents a new genus and novel species in the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Postechiella marina gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is M091T ( = KCTC 23537T = JCM 17630T).


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