scholarly journals Owenweeksia hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the phylum ‘Bacteroidetes’

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 1051-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken W. K. Lau ◽  
Connie Y. M. Ng ◽  
Jianping Ren ◽  
Simon C. L. Lau ◽  
Pei-Yuan Qian ◽  
...  

An aerobic, Gram-negative, non-fermentative, rod-shaped, motile, orange-pigmented bacterium, UST20020801T, was isolated from sea-water samples collected from Port Shelter, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China, in August 2002. The full 16S rRNA gene sequence of this strain shared only 87·5 % similarity with its nearest relative, Crocinitomix catalasitica, a species of the family Cryomorphaceae. However, strain UST20020801T possessed menaquinone-6, a major respiratory quinone of members of the family Flavobacteriaceae. This strain contains unique fatty acids such as i15 : 1G, i17 : 1ω9c, 2-OH 15 : 0, 15 : 1ω6c and three unknown fatty acids of equivalent chain-length of 11·543, 13·565 and 16·582. Further analysis of its ecophysiology and biochemistry suggests that this strain represents a new genus in the phylum ‘Bacteroidetes’. The name Owenweeksia hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is UST20020801T (=NRRL B-23963T=JCM 12287T).

Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Suk Kyun Han ◽  
Cindy Snauwaert ◽  
Marc Vancanneyt ◽  
...  

Three novel heterotrophic, Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented, aerobic, gliding, oxidase- and catalase-positive bacteria were isolated from algae collected in the Gulf of Peter the Great, Sea of Japan. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strains studied represented members of the family Flavobacteriaceae and showed 93·5–93·8 % similarity with their closest relative, Psychroserpens burtonensis. The DNA G+C content of the strains was 34–37 mol%. The major respiratory quinone was MK-6. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1, iso-C16 : 0-3OH and iso-C17 : 0-3OH. On the basis of their phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, genotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, the newly described bacteria have been assigned to the new genus Winogradskyella gen. nov., as Winogradskyella thalassocola sp. nov. (type strain, KMM 3907T=KCTC 12221T=LMG 22492T=DSM 15363T), Winogradskyella epiphytica sp. nov. (type strain, KMM 3906T=KCTC 12220T=LMG 22491T=CCUG 47091T) and Winogradskyella eximia sp. nov. (type strain, KMM 3944T (=KCTC 12219T=LMG 22474T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 2335-2341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Brettar ◽  
Richard Christen ◽  
Manfred G. Höfle

A bacterial isolate from the Baltic Sea, BA160T, was characterized for its physiological and biochemical features, fatty acid profile, G+C content and phylogenetic position based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The strain was isolated from the surface water of the central Baltic Sea during the decay of a plankton bloom. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed a clear affiliation with the family ‘Flexibacteraceae’, and showed the closest phylogenetic relationship with the species Belliella baltica and Cyclobacterium marinum. The G+C content of the DNA was 38·4 mol%. The strain was red-coloured due to carotenoids, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, and catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth was observed at salinities from 0 to 6 %, with an optimum around 1·5 %. Temperature for growth ranged from 4 to 40 °C, with an optimum around 30 °C. The fatty acids were dominated by branched-chain fatty acids (>87 %), with a high abundance of iso-C15 : 0 (23 %) and anteiso-C15 : 0 (19 %). According to its morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition, G+C content and 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain BA160T is considered to represent a new genus of the family ‘Flexibacteraceae’. Due to its aquatic origin, the name Aquiflexum balticum gen. nov, sp. nov. is suggested for the type species (type strain, BA160T=DSM 16537T=LMG 22565T=CIP 108445T) of the new genus.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 2871-2876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Lucena ◽  
Javier Pascual ◽  
Assunta Giordano ◽  
Agata Gambacorta ◽  
Esperanza Garay ◽  
...  

Strain 7SM30T , an aerobic marine, Gram-negative, heterotrophic and yellow- to orange-pigmented bacterium isolated from seawater from Castellón, Spain, was characterized using a polyphasic approach. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate represented a novel lineage within the family Flavobacteriaceae. The most closely related genera were Pseudozobellia, Zobellia and Kriegella. Cells of strain 7SM30T were non-motile rods that required sea salts for growth, used a wide variety of carbohydrates as sole carbon and energy sources and, unlike species of the genera Pseudozobellia and Zobellia, did not possess flexirubin-type pigment or hydrolyse agar. Strain 7SM30T contained MK6 as the sole respiratory quinone. Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) was the only identifiable polar lipid, although other lipids were also detected. The predominant cellular fatty acids were saturated C15 and monounsaturated C15. The DNA G+C content was around 40 mol%. On the basis of extensive phenotypic and phylogenetic comparative analysis, it is concluded that the new strain represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Euzebyella saccharophila gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain of the type species is 7SM30T (=CECT 7477T=KCTC 22655T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Jiao Zhang ◽  
Xi-Ying Zhang ◽  
Hui-Lin Zhao ◽  
Ming-Yang Zhou ◽  
Hui-Juan Li ◽  
...  

A protease-producing marine bacterium, designated CF12-14T, was isolated from sediment of the South China Sea. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain CF12-14T formed a separate lineage within the genus Idiomarina (Gammaproteobacteria). The isolate showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Idiomarina salinarum ISL-52T (94.7 %), Idiomarina seosinensis CL-SP19T (94.6 %) and other members of the genus Idiomarina (91.9–94.6 %). Cells were Gram-negative, aerobic, flagellated, straight or slightly curved, and often formed buds and prosthecae. Strain CF12-14T grew at 4–42 °C (optimum 30–35 °C) and with 0.1–15 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2–3 %). The isolate reduced nitrate to nitrite and hydrolysed DNA, but did not produce acids from sugars. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (27.4 %), iso-C17 : 0 (16.0 %) and iso-C17 : 1ω9c (15.8 %). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 8. The DNA G+C content was 50.4 mol%. The phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data supported the conclusion that CF12-14T represents a novel species of the genus Idiomarina, for which the name Idiomarina maris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CF12-14T ( = CCTCC AB 208166T = KACC 13974T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1349-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kae Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Yoo Kyung Lee ◽  
Hong Kum Lee

A marine bacterium, strain KOPRI 13342T, was isolated from a mature marine biofilm, including various marine algae, covering a rock-bed of the East Sea, Korea (also known as the Sea of Japan). Colonies of the isolate were orange-coloured on marine agar 2216. The isolate showed relatively high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to members of the genera Maribacter (91.2–92.4 % similarity), Zobellia (90.7–91.5 %) and Muricauda (90.7–91.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the isolate formed a phyletic lineage with members of the genus Muricauda. Cells were aerobic, motile, Gram-negative rods and they produced non-diffusible carotenoid pigments. Optimal growth was observed at pH 7.5–8.0 and 26–32 °C and required the presence of 3 % (w/v) sea salt. The strain required Ca2+ and K+ ions in addition to NaCl for growth. The dominant fatty acids were i-15 : 0, i-15 : 1ω10, 15 : 0 and 16 : 1ω9. The major respiratory quinone was MK-6. The DNA G+C content was 35.8 mol%. On the basis of this polyphasic taxonomic evidence, strain KOPRI 13342T should be classified as a representative of a novel species in a new genus in the family Flavobacteriaceae; the name Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Costertonia aggregata is KOPRI 13342T (=KCCM 42265T=JCM 13411T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4134-4139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivone Vaz-Moreira ◽  
Carlos Narciso-da-Rocha ◽  
Evie De Brandt ◽  
Peter Vandamme ◽  
A. C. Silva Ferreira ◽  
...  

An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative rod, designated strain A2P5T, was isolated from the Douro river, in Porto, Portugal. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth occurred at 15–30 °C, at pH 6–8 and in the presence of 1 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was Q8, the genomic DNA had a G+C content of 47 ± 1 mol%, and phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol were amongst the major polar lipids. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain A2P5T was observed to be a member of the family Burkholderiaceae, but could not be identified as a member of any validly named genus. The low levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to other recognized taxa ( < 91 %), together with the comparative analysis of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, supported the proposal of a novel species of a new genus within the family Burkholderiaceae. The name Hydromonas duriensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Hydromonas duriensis is A2P5T ( = LMG 28428T = CCUG 66137T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shams Tabrez Khan ◽  
Yasuyoshi Nakagawa ◽  
Shigeaki Harayama

Four Gram-negative, orange-coloured, aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria were isolated from sediment samples collected on the Pacific coast of Japan near the cities of Toyohashi and Katsuura. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that these strains form a distinct lineage within the family Flavobacteriaceae. The four isolates shared 99.9–100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with each other and showed 88–90.9 % similarity with their neighbours in the family Flavobacteriaceae. The four strains also shared high DNA–DNA reassociation values of 67–99 % with each other. All the strains grew at 37 °C but not at 4 °C, and degraded gelatin, starch and DNA. The major fatty acids were i-C15 : 0, a-C15 : 0, i-C16 : 0 and i-C17 : 0 3-OH. However, two common fatty acids of members of the Flavobacteriaceae, i-C15 : 1 and a-C15 : 1, were absent in these strains. The DNA G+C contents of the four strains were in the range 35–37 mol%. On the basis of the polyphasic evidence, it was concluded that these strains should be classified as a novel genus and a novel species in the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Sandarakinotalea sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Sandarakinotalea sediminis is CKA-5T (=NBRC 100970T=LMG 23247T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2275-2279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pornpoj Srisukchayakul ◽  
Chatrudee Suwanachart ◽  
Yutthapong Sangnoi ◽  
Akkharawit Kanjana-Opas ◽  
Shoichi Hosoya ◽  
...  

The taxonomic positions of three strains of marine gliding bacteria, TISTR 1736, TISTR 1741 and TISTR 1750T, isolated from the southern coastline of Thailand were evaluated by using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the three isolates formed a distinct lineage within the family ‘Flammeovirgaceae’, phylum Bacteroidetes, and were related to the genus Flexithrix. The DNA G+C contents of the isolates were in the range 40–43 mol%. The major respiratory quinone was MK-7. The major cellular fatty acids were 16 : 1ω5c (cis-5-hexadecenoic acid) and 15 : 0 (pentadecanoic acid). The major hydroxyl fatty acids were 3-OH 17 : 0 (3-hydroxyheptadecanoic acid), 3-OH 15 : 0 (3-hydroxypentadecanoic acid) and 3-OH 16 : 0 (3-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid). On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, genotypic and phylogenetic data, these marine bacteria are considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Rapidithrix thailandica gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Rapidithrix thailandica is TISTR 1750T (=IAM 15448T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1715-1719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Hoon Baek ◽  
Yingshun Cui ◽  
Sun-Chang Kim ◽  
Chang-Hao Cui ◽  
Chengri Yin ◽  
...  

A Gram-reaction-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium, designated Gsoil 1105T, was isolated from soil of a ginseng field in Pocheon Province in South Korea and characterized in order to determine its taxonomic position. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate belongs to the order Bacillales, showing the highest level of sequence similarity with respect to Tumebacillus permanentifrigoris Eur1 9.5T (94.6 %). The phylogenetic distances from other described species with validly published names within the order Bacillales were greater than 9.0 %. Strain Gsoil 1105T had a genomic DNA G+C content of 55.6 mol% and menaquinone 7 (MK-7) as the major respiratory quinone. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Gsoil 1105T represents a novel species of the genus Tumebacillus, for which the name Tumebacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Gsoil 1105T ( = KCTC 13942T  = DSM 18389T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shams Tabrez Khan ◽  
Yasuyoshi Nakagawa ◽  
Shigeaki Harayama

The taxonomic position of four Gram-negative, rod-shaped, golden-yellow-coloured bacteria isolated from marine sediments was determined. Analysis of the almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that these isolates belong to the family Flavobacteriaceae. An unclassified bacterium, NBRC 15975, was found to be the closest relative, showing 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 93 %; other related genera shared only 87·9–90·5 % similarity. In contrast, the four isolates shared high levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (99·3–99·7 %) and high DNA–DNA reassociation values (93–104 %). The isolates could be differentiated phenotypically from other genera by the abilities to reduce nitrate and to degrade gelatin, casein and starch. The only respiratory quinone was MK-6, and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 1 ω9c and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 38–40 mol%. Differentiating phenotypic characteristics and large phylogenetic distances between the isolates and previously published genera indicated that the isolates constitute a novel genus, for which the name Sediminicola gen. nov. is proposed. The type species is Sediminicola luteus sp. nov. (type strain CNI-3T=NBRC 100966T=LMG 23246T).


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