scholarly journals Desulfocarbo indianensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a benzoate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from water extracted from a coal bed

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2907-2914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuy T. An ◽  
Flynn W. Picardal

A novel, strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, designated strain SCBMT, was isolated from water extracted from a coal bed in Indiana, USA. The isolate was characterized by a polyphasic taxonomic approach that included phenotypic and genotypic characterizations. Cells of strain SCBMT were vibrio-shaped, polarly flagellated, Gram-negative, motile, oxidase-negative and weakly catalase-positive. Growth of strain SCBMT was observed at NaCl concentrations ranging from 0 to 300 mM. However, no growth was observed when 1 M or more NaCl was present. Growth was observed at 16–37 °C, with optimal growth at 30 °C. The optimum pH for growth was 7, although growth was observed from pH 6.5 to 8. The doubling time under optimal growth conditions (30 °C, pH 7, 2.5 mM benzoate, 14 mM sulfate) was 2.7 days. Bicarbonate, HEPES, PIPES and MES were effective buffers for growth of strain SCBMT, but citrate inhibited growth. When sulfate was provided as the electron acceptor, strain SCBMT grew autotrophically with hydrogen as the electron donor and heterotrophically on benzoate, formate, acetate, pyruvate, butyrate, fumarate, succinate and palmitate. None of the substrates tested supported fermentative growth. Thiosulfate and sulfate were used as electron acceptors coupled to benzoate oxidation, but sulfite, elemental sulfur, DMSO, anthraquinone 2,6-disulfonate, nitrate, nitrite, ferric citrate, hydrous iron oxide and oxygen were not. The G+C content of genomic DNA was 62.5 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing placed strain SCBMT into a distinct lineage within the class Deltaproteobacteria . The closest, cultivated phylogenetic relative of strain SCBMT was Desulfarculus baarsii DSM 2075T, with only 91.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence identity. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic analyses, strain SCBMT represents a novel genus and species of sulfate-reducing bacteria, for which the name Desulfocarbo indianensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Desulfocarbo indianensis is SCBMT ( = DSM 28127T = JCM 19826T). Desulfocarbo is the second genus of the order Desulfarculales .

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 2290-2295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasan Krishnamurthi ◽  
Stefan Spring ◽  
Pinnaka Anil Kumar ◽  
Shanmugam Mayilraj ◽  
Hans-Peter Klenk ◽  
...  

A novel sulfate-reducing, strictly anaerobic and endospore-forming bacterium, designated strain A5LFS102T, was isolated from a subsurface landfill sample. The strain was characterized using a polyphasic approach. Optimal growth was observed at 37 °C and pH 7.5 with sulfate as an electron acceptor. Sulfite and thiosulfate were utilized as electron acceptors. The respiratory isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone MK-7. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis assigned strain A5LFS102T to the genus Desulfotomaculum . Both 16S rRNA and dissimilatory sulfate reductase (dsr) genes were compared with those of representative members of the genus Desulfotomaculum . Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain A5LFS102T was closely related to Desulfotomaculum aeronauticum DSM 10349T (94.6 % sequence similarity). The G+C content of the DNA was 45.4 mol%. The total cellular fatty acid profile was dominated by C16 fatty acids. These phenotypic and genotypic data showed that strain A5LFS102T should be recognized as representative of a novel species of the genus Desulfotomaculum , for which the name Desulfotomaculum defluvii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A5LFS102T ( = DSM 23699T = JCM 14036T = MTCC 7767T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 4851-4858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiphaine Le Roy ◽  
Patrick Van der Smissen ◽  
Adrien Paquot ◽  
Nathalie Delzenne ◽  
Giulio G. Muccioli ◽  
...  

A strictly anaerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, non-pigmented bacterium, strain J115T, was isolated from human faeces. Cells of strain J115T were straight rods, generally 1.8–3.0 µm, but could be up to 18 µm long. Growth occurred below 2 % (w/v) NaCl and 2 % (v/v) bile. Strain J115T produced acid from myo-inositol but not from d-glucose, d-ribose or d-xylose. Butyric acid was the major end-product from myo-inositol. The genomic DNA G+C content was 58.92 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated that the closest cultivated neighbours of strain J115T were Oscillibacter ruminantium GH1T (95.4 % similarity) and Oscillibacter valericigenes Sjm18-20T (94.1 %). Strain J115T was also related to the not-yet-cultured bacterium Oscillospira guilliermondii (92–93 % similarity). Coherently with the 16S rRNA gene sequence results, the ANI scores don't have units of strain J115T to O. ruminantium GH1T and O. valericigenes Sjm18-20T were 73.37 and 73.24, respectively, while in silico estimations of DNA–DNA hybridization were both 20.4 %, with confidence intervals of 18.2–22.9 % and 18.2–22.8 %, respectively. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (24.2 %), C18 : 0 DMA (18.4 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (15.2 %) and C16 : 0 DMA (7.6 %). No respiratory quinone was detected. Based on phenotypic features and phylogenetic position, it is proposed that this isolate represents a novel species in a new genus, Dysosmobacter welbionis gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Dysosmobacter welbionis is J115T (DSM 106889T=LMG 30601T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2782-2786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuko Takada ◽  
Masanori Saito ◽  
Osamu Tsudukibashi ◽  
Takachika Hiroi ◽  
Masatomo Hirasawa

Four Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccoid isolates that were obtained from donkey oral cavities formed two distinct clonal groups when characterized by phenotypic and phylogenetic studies. From the results of biochemical tests, the organisms were tentatively identified as a streptococcal species. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed the organisms to be members of the genus Streptococcus . Two of the isolates were related most closely to Streptococcus ursoris with 95.6 % similarity based on the 16S rRNA gene and to Streptococcus ratti with 92.0 % similarity based on the 60 kDa heat-shock protein gene (groEL). The other two isolates, however, were related to Streptococcus criceti with 95.0 and 89.0 % similarities based on the 16S rRNA and groEL genes, respectively. From both phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, the four isolates formed two distinct clonal groups and are suggested to represent novel species of the genus Streptococcus . The names proposed for these organisms are Streptococcus orisasini sp. nov. (type strain NUM 1801T = JCM 17942T = DSM 25193T) and Streptococcus dentasini sp. nov. (type strain NUM 1808T = JCM 17943T = DSM 25137T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 2851-2857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jina Lee ◽  
Tae Woong Whon ◽  
Na-Ri Shin ◽  
Seong Woon Roh ◽  
Jandi Kim ◽  
...  

A slightly halophilic, Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile rod, designated TW15T, was isolated from an ark clam in South Korea. Growth occurred at 10–37 °C, with 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 7.0–10.0. Optimal growth occurred at 25–30 °C, with 2 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 8.0. Strain TW15T exhibited both oxidase and catalase activities. The major fatty acids of strain TW15T were summed feature 8 (consisting of C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c) and 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-10 (Q-10). The polar lipids of strain TW15T comprised phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phospholipid, an unidentified aminolipid and five unidentified lipids. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain TW15T was most closely related to Ruegeria lacuscaerulensis DSM 11314T (98.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). DNA–DNA relatedness with closely related strains was <52±3 %. The DNA G+C content was 55.7 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic data, strain TW15T represents a novel species of the genus Ruegeria , for which the name Ruegeria conchae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TW15T ( = KACC 15115T  = JCM 17315T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3175-3179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung June Yim ◽  
Myunglip Lee ◽  
Hae-Won Lee ◽  
Kil-Nam Kim ◽  
Hye-Mi Yang ◽  
...  

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain CBA4601T, was isolated from a seawater sample obtained off the coast of Jeju Island, Korea. The organism grew in the presence of 0–4 % (w/v) NaCl and at 20–35 °C and pH 7.0–9.0, with optimal growth in 2 % NaCl, and at 25 °C and pH 8.0. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain CBA4601T was related to the genus Ferrimonas within the class Gammaproteobacteria . 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain CBA4601T and Ferrimonas marina A4D-4T, the most closely related species, was 96.9 %. The G+C content of the genomic DNA from strain CBA4601T was 54.2 mol%, and the isoprenoid quinones menaquinone 7 (MK-7), ubiquinone 7 (Q-7) and ubiquinone 8 (Q-8) were detected. The major fatty acids were C17 : 1ω8c, C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0, and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified ninhydrin-positive phospholipid. On the basis of this taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach, strain CBA4601T represents a novel species of the genus Ferrimonas , for which the name Ferrimonas pelagia sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CBA4601T ( = KACC 16695T = KCTC 32029T = JCM 18401T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3288-3292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Saito ◽  
Noriko Shinozaki-Kuwahara ◽  
Masatomo Hirasawa ◽  
Kazuko Takada

Four Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative, coccoid-shaped organisms were isolated from elephant oral cavities. The isolates were tentatively identified as streptococcal species based on the results of biochemical tests. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed the organisms to be members of the genus Streptococcus . Two isolates (NUM 6304T and NUM 6312) were related most closely to Streptococcus salivarius with 96.8 % and 93.1 % similarity based on the 16S rRNA gene and the RNA polymerase β subunit encoding gene (rpoB), respectively, and to Streptococcus vestibularis with 83.7 % similarity based on the 60 kDa heat-shock protein gene (groEL). The other two isolates (NUM 6306T and NUM 6318) were related most closely to S. vestibularis with 97.0 % and 82.9 % similarity based on the 16S rRNA and groEL genes, respectively, and to S. salivarius with 93.5 % similarity based on the rpoB gene. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, these isolates are suggested to represent novel species of the genus Streptococcus , for which the names Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius sp. nov. (type strain NUM 6304T = JCM 19287T = DSM 27382T) and Streptococcus saliviloxodontae sp. nov. (type strain NUM 6306T = JCM 19288T = DSM 27513T) are proposed.


Author(s):  
Miho Watanabe ◽  
Hisaya Kojima ◽  
Kunihiro Okano ◽  
Manabu Fukui

A novel strictly anaerobic chemoorganotrophic bacterium, designated Mahy22T, was isolated from sulfidic bottom water of a shallow brackish meromictic lake in Japan. Cells of the strain were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and coccoid in shape with diameters of about 600–800 nm. The temperature range for growth was 15–37 °C, with optimum growth at 30–32 °C. The pH range for growth was pH 6.2–8.9, with optimum growth at pH 7.2–7.4. The strain grew with NaCl concentrations of 5% or below (optimum, 2–3%). Growth of the strain was enhanced by the addition of thiosulfate. The major cellular fatty acids were C16:0 and anteiso-C15:0. Respiratory quinones were not detected. The complete genome sequence of strain Mahy22T possessed a 1 885 846 bp circular chromosome and a 12 782 bp circular genetic element. The G+C content of the genome sequence was 30.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene revealed that the novel strain belonged to the family Acholeplasmataceae , class Mollicutes . The closest relative of strain Mahy22T with a validly published name was Acholeplasma palmae J233T with a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 90.5%. Based on the results of polyphasic analysis, the name Mariniplasma anaerobium gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate strain Mahy22T, along with reclassification of some Acholeplasma species into Alteracholeplasma gen. nov., Haploplasma gen. nov. and Paracholeplasma gen. nov.


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1340-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isolde M. Francis ◽  
Kenneth N. Jochimsen ◽  
Paul De Vos ◽  
Ariena H. C. van Bruggen

The genus Rhizorhapis gen. nov. (to replace the illegitimate genus name Rhizomonas ) is proposed for strains of Gram-negative bacteria causing corky root of lettuce, a widespread and important lettuce disease worldwide. Only one species of the genus Rhizomonas was described, Rhizomonas suberifaciens , which was subsequently reclassified as Sphingomonas suberifaciens based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and the presence of sphingoglycolipid in the cell envelope. However, the genus Sphingomonas is so diverse that further reclassification was deemed necessary. Twenty new Rhizorhapis gen. nov.- and Sphingomonas -like isolates were obtained from lettuce or sow thistle roots, or from soil using lettuce seedlings as bait. These and previously reported isolates were characterized in a polyphasic study including 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization, DNA G+C content, whole-cell fatty acid composition, morphology, substrate oxidation, temperature and pH sensitivity, and pathogenicity to lettuce. The isolates causing lettuce corky root belonged to the genera Rhizorhapis gen. nov., Sphingobium , Sphingopyxis and Rhizorhabdus gen. nov. More specifically, we propose to reclassify Rhizomonas suberifaciens as Rhizorhapis suberifaciens gen. nov., comb. nov. (type strain, CA1T = LMG 17323T = ATCC 49355T), and also propose the novel species Sphingobium xanthum sp. nov., Sphingobium mellinum sp. nov. and Rhizorhabdus argentea gen. nov., sp. nov. with the type strains NL9T ( = LMG 12560T = ATCC 51296T), WI4T ( = LMG 11032T = ATCC 51292T) and SP1T ( = LMG 12581T = ATCC 51289T), respectively. Several strains isolated from lettuce roots belonged to the genus Sphingomonas , but none of them were pathogenic.


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 1850-1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Seiler ◽  
Anne Bleicher ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Busse ◽  
Josef Hüfner ◽  
Siegfried Scherer

A novel halophilic, Gram-reaction-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped and oxidase- and catalase-positive bacterial strain, designated WCC 4520T, was isolated from a semi-hard, Raclette-type cheese. The colonies were yellow–orange; flexirubin-type pigments were not found. The strain hydrolysed gelatin, hippurate, tyrosine and Tweens 20 and 80. Optimal growth was observed with 6–8 % (w/v) NaCl, at pH 7–8 and at 27–30 °C. The genomic DNA G+C content was 33.6 mol%. In phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain WCC 4520T appeared to be a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae and the closest phylogenetic neighbours were identified as Psychroflexus gondwanensis DSM 5423T (94.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Psychroflexus salinarum CCUG 56752T (94.0 %). The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The only detected quinone was MK-6 and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminolipid and an unidentified polar lipid. Minor polar lipids and traces of polyamines were also detected. On the basis of the data presented, strain WCC 4520T represents a novel species of the genus Psychroflexus , for which the name Psychroflexus halocasei sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WCC 4520T ( = LMG 25857T = CCUG 59705T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4124-4129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Ilse Cleenwerck ◽  
Natalia V. Zhukova ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Paul de Vos

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile and yellow-pigmented bacterial strain, designated KMM 6208T, was isolated from a sea urchin. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that this novel isolate was affiliated to the class Gammaproteobacteria and formed a robust cluster with Arenicella xantha KMM 3895T with 98.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain KMM 6208T grew in the presence of 0.5–5 % NaCl and at a temperature range of 4–38 °C. The isolate was oxidase-positive and hydrolysed aesculin, casein, chitin, gelatin, starch and Tweens 40 and 80. The prevalent fatty acids of strain KMM 6208T were C16 : 1ω7c, iso-C16 : 0, iso-C18 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified aminophospholipid, and the major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The DNA G+C content of strain KMM 6208T was 46.3 mol%. The DNA–DNA relatedness value of strain KMM 6208T with Arenicella xantha KMM 3895T was 5 %. Molecular data in a combination with phenotypic findings strongly suggest inclusion of this novel strain in the genus Arenicella as a representative of a novel species for which the name Arenicella chitinivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 6208T ( = KCTC 12711T = LMG 26983T).


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