scholarly journals Halovivax cerinus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a hypersaline lake

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
Ali Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
Maliheh Mehrshad ◽  
Mehrnoosh Rasooli ◽  
Seyed Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli ◽  
...  

An extremely halophilic archaeon, strain IC35T, was isolated from a mud sample of the Aran-Bidgol salt lake in Iran. The novel strain was cream, non-motile, rod-shaped and required at least 2.5 M NaCl, but not MgCl2, for growth. Optimal growth was achieved with 3.4 M NaCl and 0.1 M MgCl2. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.0 (grew over a pH range of 6.5–9.0) and 40 °C (grew over a temperature range of 30–50 °C), respectively. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain IC35T clustered with species of the genus Halovivax , with sequence similarities of 97.3 %, 96.6 % and 96.3 %, respectively, to Halovivax limisalsi IC38T, Halovivax asiaticus EJ-46T and Halovivax ruber XH-70T. The rpoB′ gene similarities between the novel strain and Halovivax limisalsi IBRC-M 10022T, Halovivax ruber JCM 13892T and Halovivax asiaticus JCM 14624T were 90.2 %, 90.2 % and 89.9 %, respectively. The polar lipid pattern of strain IC35T consisted of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester; six unknown glycolipids and two minor phospholipids were also observed. The only quinone present was MK-8 (II-H2). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 63.2 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization studies (29 % hybridization with Halovivax limisalsi IBRC-M 10022T), as well as biochemical and physiological characterization, allowed strain IC35T to be differentiated from other species of the genus Halovivax . A novel species, Halovivax cerinus sp. nov., is therefore proposed to accommodate this strain. The type strain is IC35T ( = IBRC-M 10256T = KCTC 4050T).

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3422-3426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
Ali Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
Maliheh Mehrshad ◽  
Siavash Riazi ◽  
Antonio Ventosa

A Gram-stain-negative, cream‐pigmented, motile, extremely halophilic archaeon, designated strain IC38T, was isolated from a saline mud sample taken from a hypersaline lake, Aran-Bidgol, in Iran. The strain required at least 2.5 M NaCl for growth. However, MgCl2 was not required. Optimal growth occurred with 4.3 M NaCl and 0.2 M MgCl2. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.0 and 35 °C, respectively, and strain IC38T was able to grow over a pH range of 6.5–9.0, and a temperature range of 25–45 °C. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain IC38T clustered with the two species of the genus Halovivax , Halovivax asiaticus EJ-46T and Halovivax ruber XH-70T, with sequence similarities of 96.4 % and 96.1 %, respectively. The similarities between the rpoB′ gene of the novel strain and Halovivax asiaticus and Halovivax ruber were 90.7 % and 90.3 %, respectively. The polar lipid pattern of strain IC38T consisted of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester. Three unidentified glycolipids and two minor phospholipids were also observed. The DNA G+C content of strain IC38T was 62.6 mol%. On the basis of the phylogenetic analysis, as well as the biochemical and physiological characteristics, the new isolate is suggested to be a representative of a novel species of the genus Halovivax , for which the name Halovivax limisalsi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Halovivax limisalsi is IC38T ( = IBRC-M 10022T = KCTC 4051T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3232-3236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
Ali Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
Maliheh Mehrshad ◽  
Seyed Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli ◽  
Antonio Ventosa

Strain CC65T, a novel extremely halophilic archaeon, was isolated from a brine sample of a salt lake in Iran. The novel strain was light yellow-pigmented, non-motile, pleomorphic and required at least 1.7 M NaCl and 0.02 M MgCl2 for growth. Optimal growth was achieved at 3.5 M NaCl and 0.4 M MgCl2. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.5 and 40 °C, respectively, while it was able to grow over a pH and a temperature range of pH 6.5–9.0 and 30–50 °C, respectively. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain CC65T clustered with the sole member of the genus Halopenitus , Halopenitus persicus DC30T with a sequence similarity of 98.0 %. The polar lipid profile of strain CC65T consisted of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester. An unidentified glycolipid and two minor phospholipids were also observed. The only quinone present was MK-8(II-H2). The DNA G+C content of strain CC65T was 63.8 mol%. On the basis of the biochemical and physiological characteristics, as well as DNA–DNA hybridization (44 % with Halopenitus persicus IBRC 10041T), strain CC65T is classified as a novel species of the genus Halopenitus , for which the name Halopenitus malekzadehii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CC65T ( = IBRC-M 10418T = KCTC 4045T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 940-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
Ali Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
Maliheh Mehrshad ◽  
Seyed Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli ◽  
Cathrin Spröer ◽  
...  

An extremely halophilic archaeon, strain D108T, was isolated from a brine sample of Aran-Bidgol salt lake in Iran. The novel strain was cream-pigmented, motile, pleomorphic rod-shaped and required at least 2.5 M NaCl but not MgCl2 for growth. Optimal growth was achieved with 4.3 M NaCl and 0.1 M MgCl2. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.5 and 40 °C, respectively, and the strain was able to grow over a pH range of 6.5 to 9.0, and a temperature range of 30 to 50 °C. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that strain D108T clustered with the type strain of the sole species of the genus Halorientalis , Halorientalis regularis TNN28T, with a sequence similarity of 98.8 %. The polar lipid pattern of strain D108T consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, one phosphoglycolipid and two glycolipids. The only quinone present was MK-8(II-H2). The DNA G+C content of strain D108T was 62.8 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization studies (45 % with Halorientalis regularis IBRC-M 10760T), as well as biochemical and physiological characterization, allowed strain D108T to be differentiated from Halorientalis regularis . A novel species of the genus Halorientalis , Halorientalis persicus sp. nov., is therefore proposed to accommodate this strain. The type strain is D108T ( = IBRC-M 10043T = CECT 8375T). An emended description of the genus Halorientalis is also proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3563-3567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Yan Zhang ◽  
Yuan Meng ◽  
Xu-Fen Zhu ◽  
Min Wu

A novel extremely halophilic archaeon KCY07-B2T was isolated from a salt mine in Kuche county, Xinjiang province, China. Colonies were cream-pigmented and cells were pleomorphic rod-shaped. Strain KCY07-B2T was able to grow at 25–50 °C (optimum 37–45 °C) and pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum 7.0). The strain required at least 1.9 M NaCl for growth. MgCl2 was not required. Cells lysed in distilled water. Polar lipid analysis revealed the presence of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, derived from both C20C20 and C20C25 glycerol diethers, together with five glyolipids. The bis-sulfated glycolipid S2-DGD-1 was present. The DNA G+C content was 62.5 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain KCY07-B2T was closely related to Halopiger xanaduensis SH-6T and Halopiger aswanensis 56T (95.8 % and 95.5 % similarity, respectively). On the basis of its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic characteristics, strain KCY07-B2T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Halopiger , for which the name Halopiger salifodinae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KCY07-B2T ( = JCM 18547T = CGMCC 1.12284T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1331-1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
M. A. Amoozegar ◽  
A. Ventosa

A novel red-pigmented halophilic archaeon, strain EB27T, was isolated from Aran-Bidgol salt lake, a hypersaline playa in Iran. Cells of strain EB27T were non-motile and pleomorphic (rods to triangular or disc-shaped). Strain EB27T required at least 2.5 M NaCl and 0.1 M MgCl2 for growth. Optimal growth was achieved at 4 M NaCl and 0.5 M MgCl2. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.5 and 40 °C; it was able to grow at pH 6.0–8.0 and 25–50 °C. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain EB27T is a member of the family Halobacteriaceae ; however, levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity were as low as 90.0, 89.3 and 89.1 % to the most closely related haloarchaeal taxa, namely Halalkalicoccus tibetensis DS12T, Halosimplex carlsbadense 2-9-1T and Halorhabdus utahensis AX-2T, respectively. The DNA G+C content of strain EB27T was 61 mol%. Strain EB27T contained phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, common phospholipids found in haloarchaea, together with two minor phospholipids. The only quinone present was MK-8(II-H2). Physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic differences between strain EB27T and recognized genera of extremely halophilic archaea suggest that this strain represents a novel species in a new genus within the family Halobacteriaceae , for which the name Halovenus aranensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Halovenus aranensis, the type species of the new genus, is strain EB27T ( = IBRC-M 10015T = CGMCC 1.11001T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 556-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne L. Nicholson ◽  
Kateryna Zhalnina ◽  
Rafael R. de Oliveira ◽  
Eric W. Triplett

A novel, psychrotolerant facultative anaerobe, strain WN1359T, was isolated from a permafrost borehole sample collected at the right bank of the Kolyma River in Siberia, Russia. Gram-positive-staining, non-motile, rod-shaped cells were observed with sizes of 1–2 µm long and 0.4–0.5 µm wide. Growth occurred in the range of pH 5.8–9.0 with optimal growth at pH 7.8–8.6 (pH optimum 8.2). The novel isolate grew at temperatures from 0–37 °C and optimal growth occurred at 25 °C. The novel isolate does not require NaCl; growth was observed between 0 and 8.8 % (1.5 M) NaCl with optimal growth at 0.5 % (w/v) NaCl. The isolate was a catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic chemo-organoheterotroph that used sugars but not several single amino acids or dipeptides as substrates. The major metabolic end-product was lactic acid in the ratio of 86 % l-lactate : 14 % d-lactate. Strain WN1359T was sensitive to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, fusidic acid, lincomycin, monocycline, rifampicin, rifamycin SV, spectinomycin, streptomycin, troleandomycin and vancomycin, and resistant to nalidixic acid and aztreonam. The fatty acid content was predominantly unsaturated (70.2 %), branched-chain unsaturated (11.7 %) and saturated (12.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 35.3 mol% by whole genome sequence analysis. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed 98.7 % sequence identity between strain WN1359T and Carnobacterium inhibens . Genome relatedness was computed using both Genome-to-Genome Distance Analysis (GGDA) and Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI), which both strongly supported strain WN1359T belonging to the species C. inhibens . On the basis of these results, the permafrost isolate WN1359T represents a novel subspecies of C. inhibens , for which the name Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. gilichinskyi subsp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WN1359T ( = ATCC BAA-2557T = DSM 27470T). The subspecies Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. inhibens subsp. nov. is created automatically. An emended description of C. inhibens is also provided.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1562-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
Ali Makhdoumi-Kakhki ◽  
Mohadaseh Ramezani ◽  
Mahdi Moshtaghi Nikou ◽  
Seyed Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli ◽  
...  

A novel, Gram-staining-negative, non-pigmented, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic, extremely halophilic bacterium, designated strain IA16T, was isolated from the mud of the hypersaline Lake Aran-Bidgol, in Iran. Cells of strain IA16T were not motile. Growth occurred with 2.5–5.2 M NaCl (optimum 3.4 M), at pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and at 30–50 °C (optimum 40 °C). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain IA16T belonged in the family Rhodospirillaceae and that its closest relatives were Rhodovibrio sodomensis DSM 9895T (91.6 % sequence similarity), Rhodovibrio salinarum NCIMB 2243T (91.2 %), Pelagibius litoralis CL-UU02T (88.9 %) and Fodinicurvata sediminis YIM D82T (88.7 %). The novel strain’s major cellular fatty acids were C19 : 0 cyclo ω7c and C18 : 0 and its polar lipid profile comprised phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, four unidentified phospholipids, three unidentified aminolipids and two other unidentified lipids. The cells of strain IA16T contained the ubiquinone Q-10. The G+C content of the novel strain’s genomic DNA was 67.0 mol%. The physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic differences between strain IA16T and other previously described taxa indicate that the strain represents a novel species in a new genus within the family Rhodospirillaceae , for which the name Limimonas halophila gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Limimonas halophila is IA16T ( = IBRC-M 10018T  = DSM 25584T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1770-1778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Corral ◽  
Rafael R. de la Haba ◽  
Cristina Sánchez-Porro ◽  
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar ◽  
R. Thane Papke ◽  
...  

An extremely halophilic archaeon belonging to the genus Halorubrum , strain C49T, was isolated from sediment of the hypersaline lake Aran-Bidgol in Iran. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities showed that strain C49T was closely related to Halorubrum saccharovorum JCM 8865T (99.5 %) and other species of the genus Halorubrum . Studies based on multilocus sequence analysis revealed that strain C49T is placed among the species of Halorubrum ; the strain constituted a defined branch in comparison with the type strains of species of Halorubrum , while the 16S rRNA gene sequence divergence could not define the status of the newly isolated strain. For optimum growth, strain C49T required 20 % (w/v) salts at pH 7.0 and 37 °C under aerobic conditions. Mg2+ was not required. The cells were pleomorphic rods, motile and stained Gram-variable. Colonies of the strain were pink. Hypotonic treatment with <12 % NaCl provoked cell lysis. The polar lipid pattern of strain C49T consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester derived from both C20C20 and C20C25 archaeol, phosphatidylglycerol sulfate and sulfated mannosyl glucosyl diether. The DNA G+C content was 64.2 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization studies and average nucleotide identity confirmed that strain C49T constitutes a distinct genospecies. Data obtained in this study show that strain C49T represents a novel species, for which the name Halorubrum persicum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C49T ( = IBRC-M 10232T = JCM 30541T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1876-1881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapnil Kajale ◽  
Neelima Deshpande ◽  
Snigdha Pali ◽  
Yogesh Shouche ◽  
Avinash Sharma

A haloarchaeal strain (ESP3B_9T) was isolated from the salt pan of Sambhar salt lake, Rajasthan, India. Cells were coccoid, non-motile, Gram-stain-negative and formed reddish-pink pigmented colonies. The strain was aerobic, able to grow at 35–55 °C (optimum, 40 °C), in 20–35 % (25 %) NaCl and pH 8–10 (pH 9). Mg2+ not required for growth. The cells were lysed in distilled water and the minimum NaCl concentration that prevented cell lysis was 5 % w/v. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strain ESP3B_9T and Natrialba hulunbeirensis JCM 10989T and Natrialba magadii ATCC 43099T were 96.53 and 96.25 % respectively. The similarities of the RNA polymerase subunit B gene between strain ESP3B_9T and N. hulunbeirensis JCM 10989T and N. magadii ATCC 43099T were 84.47 and 84.9 % respectively. Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 4.20 Mbp with DNA G+C content of 62.5 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphotidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl esters with minor amounts of unidentified lipids. The results of polyphasic analysis determined that strain ESP3B_9T represents a novel species of the genus Natrialba , for which the name Natrialba swarupiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ESP3B_9T (MCC 3419T=JCM 33002T=KCTC 4279T=CGMCC 1.16737T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 3009-3013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong-Wei Guan ◽  
Bei Wei ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Zhan-Fen Xia ◽  
Zhen-Ming Che ◽  
...  

A novel halophilic, filamentous actinobacterium, designated strain TRM 40139T, was isolated from a hypersaline habitat in Xinjiang Province, north-west China. Its taxonomic status was determined using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on the almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequence of the strain showed that it formed a well-separated sub-branch within the radiation of the genus Actinopolyspora and the organism was related most closely to the type strains of Actinopolyspora alba (97.6 % similarity), Actinopolyspora xinjiangensis (97.6 %) and Actinopolyspora erythraea (97.1 %). However, it had relatively lower mean DNA–DNA relatedness values with the above strains (36.4, 31.3 and 26.1 %, respectively). Optimal growth occurred at 35 °C, at pH 7.0 and in the presence of 12 % (w/v) NaCl. The whole-cell sugar pattern consisted of xylose, glucose, ribose and arabinose. The major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0 (28.0 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (27.6 %). The diagnostic phospholipids detected were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol and two unknown phospholipids. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H4) (49.8 %) and MK-10(H4) (24.2 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 66.4 mol%. Strain TRM 40139T therefore represents a novel species of the genus Actinopolyspora , for which the name Actinopolyspora lacussalsi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TRM 40139T ( = KCTC 19657T = CCTCC AA 2012020T).


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