scholarly journals Agromyces italicus sp. nov., Agromyces humatus sp. nov. and Agromyces lapidis sp. nov., isolated from Roman catacombs

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 871-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valme Jurado ◽  
Ingrid Groth ◽  
Juan M. Gonzalez ◽  
Leonila Laiz ◽  
Barbara Schuetze ◽  
...  

A polyphasic study was carried out to clarify the taxonomic positions of three Gram-positive isolates from the Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome (Italy). 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons placed these strains within the genus Agromyces. The morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of these isolates were consistent with the description of the genus Agromyces. The three isolates could be readily distinguished from one another and from representatives of all Agromyces species with validly published names by a broad range of phenotypic characteristics and DNA–DNA relatedness studies. Therefore, these isolates are proposed to represent three novel species of the genus Agromyces, Agromyces italicus sp. nov. (type strain CD1T=HKI 0325T=DSM 16388T=NCIMB 14011T), Agromyces humatus sp. nov. (type strain CD5T=HKI 0327T=DSM 16389T=NCIMB 14012T) and Agromyces lapidis sp. nov. (type strain CD55T=HKI 0324T=DSM 16390T=NCIMB 14013T).

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valme Jurado ◽  
Ingrid Groth ◽  
Juan M. Gonzalez ◽  
Leonila Laiz ◽  
Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez

A polyphasic study was carried out to clarify the taxonomic position of two Gram-positive bacteria isolated from soil samples of the Grotta dei Cervi (Italy), a relatively unexplored hypogean environment. The strains, 20-5T and 23-23T, showed phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics that were consistent with their classification in the genus Agromyces. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that the two strains formed distinct phyletic lines within the genus Agromyces. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, chemotaxonomic data and the results of DNA–DNA relatedness studies, it is proposed that the two isolates represent two novel species of the genus Agromyces. Pronounced differences in a broad range of phenotypic characteristics and DNA G+C content distinguished the two strains from each other and from previously described species of the genus Agromyces. Two novel species are proposed: Agromyces salentinus sp. nov. (type strain, 20-5T=HKI 0320T=DSM 16198T=NCIMB 13990T) and Agromyces neolithicus sp. nov. (type strain, 23-23T=HKI 0321T=DSM 16197T=NCIMB 13989T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Feng ◽  
Peijin Zhou ◽  
Yu-Guang Zhou ◽  
Shuang-Jiang Liu ◽  
Kimberly Warren-Rhodes

A novel haloalkaliphilic archaeon, strain DZ-1T, was isolated from a soda lake in Xinjiang, China. The taxonomy of strain DZ-1T was studied by polyphasic methods. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain DZ-1T was phylogenetically related to Halorubrum tibetense (97·5 %), Halorubrum vacuolatum (95·7 %) and Halorubrum saccharovorum (95·9 %). Strain DZ-1T was able to grow at 20–44 °C and was also physiologically different from the above-mentioned species with respect to assimilation of sugars and utilization of organic acids. The DNA G+C content of strain DZ-1T was 62·1 mol% (T m). The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain DZ-1T to H. tibetense and H. vacuolatum was 22 and 13 %, respectively. It was concluded that strain DZ-1T represents a novel species of the genus Halorubrum, for which the name Halorubrum alkaliphilum (type strain, DZ-1T=AS 1.3528T=JCM 12358T) is proposed.


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Pedersen ◽  
Stefan Roos

In studying the composition of the Lactobacillus flora of faeces from pigs fed different diets, isolates with notable differences in their 16S rRNA gene sequence compared to recognized species were found. Phenotypic characteristics together with 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the isolates represented a novel species belonging to the Lactobacillus mali subgroup of lactobacilli. The name Lactobacillus saerimneri sp. nov. is proposed (type strain GDA154T=LMG 22087T=DSM 16049T=CCUG 48462T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 947-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, Flavobacterium-like bacterial strain, DS-20T, was isolated from soil from the island of Dokdo, Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain DS-20T grew optimally at pH 6.5–7.0 and 25 °C. It contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C17 : 1 ω9c as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 38.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain DS-20T belonged to the genus Flavobacterium. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain DS-20T and the type strains of recognized Flavobacterium species were below 94.9 %. Strain DS-20T differed from phylogenetically related Flavobacterium species in several phenotypic characteristics. On the basis of its phenotypic and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain DS-20T was classified in the genus Flavobacterium as representing a novel species, for which the name Flavobacterium terrigena sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DS-20T (=KCTC 12761T=DSM 17934T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3885-3893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Baumgardt ◽  
Igor Loncaric ◽  
Peter Kämpfer ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Busse

Two Gram-stain-positive bacterial isolates, strain 2385/12T and strain 2673/12T were isolated from a tapir and a dog's nose, respectively. The two strains were rod to coccoid-shaped, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity identified Corynebacterium singulare CCUG 37330T (96.3 % similarity) as the nearest relative of strain 2385/12T and suggested the isolate represented a novel species. Corynebacterium humireducens DSM 45392T (98.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) was identified as the nearest relative of strain 2673/12T. Results from DNA–DNA hybridization with the type strain of C. humireducens demonstrated that strain 2673/12T also represented a novel species. Strain 2385/12T showed a quinone system consisting predominantly of menaquinones MK-8(H2) and MK-9(H2) whereas strain 2673/12T contained only MK-8(H2) as predominant quinone. The polar lipid profiles of the two strains showed the major compounds phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified glycolipid. Phosphatidylinositol was identified as another major lipid in 2673/12T whereas it was only found in moderate amounts in strain 2385/12T. Furthermore, moderate to minor amounts of phosphatidylinositol-mannoside, β-gentiobiosyl diacylglycerol and variable counts of several unidentified lipids were detected in the two strains. Both strains contained corynemycolic acids. The polyamine patterns were characterized by the major compound putrescine in strain 2385/12T and spermidine in strain 2673/12T. In the fatty acid profiles, predominantly C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0 were detected. The two strains are distinguishable from each other and the nearest related established species of the genus Corynebacterium phylogenetically and phenotypically. In conclusion, two novel species of the genus Corynebacterium are proposed, namely Corynebacterium tapiri sp. nov. (type strain, 2385/12T = CCUG 65456T = LMG 28165T) and Corynebacterium nasicanis sp. nov. (type strain, 2673/12T = CCUG 65455T = LMG 28166T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Kitahara ◽  
Sayaka Tsuchida ◽  
Koh Kawasumi ◽  
Hiromi Amao ◽  
Mitsuo Sakamoto ◽  
...  

Gram-negative anaerobic rods were isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces and three strains, ST170T, ST180 and ST28T, were investigated taxonomically. On the basis of phylogenetic analyses and specific phenotypic characteristics, the three strains belonged to the genus Bacteroides. Phylogenetic analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains ST170T and ST180 formed a single cluster and a distinct line of descent. Strain ST170T exhibited 99.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with strain ST180 and 95.1, 94.6 and 94.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Bacteroides massiliensis JCM 13223T, Bacteroides dorei JCM 13471T and Bacteroides vulgatus JCM 5826T, respectively. Strain ST28T also formed a distinct line of descent and exhibited the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Bacteroides uniformis JCM 5828T (98.1 %). Low DNA–DNA relatedness (1 %) between strain ST28T and B. uniformis JCM 5828T clearly indicated that they belonged to different species. Analysis of hsp60 sequences also supported these relationships. The DNA G+C contents of strains ST170T and ST28T were 45.2 and 41.0 mol%, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic data, two novel species, Bacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. (type strain ST170T  = JCM 16497T  = CCUG 59335T) and Bacteroides rodentium sp. nov. (type strain ST28T  = JCM 16496T  = CCUG 59334T), are proposed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 834-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misa Otoguro ◽  
Hideki Yamamura ◽  
Tomohiko Tamura ◽  
Rohmatussolihat Irzaldi ◽  
Shanti Ratnakomala ◽  
...  

Two actinomycete strains, ID05-A0653T and ID06-A0464T, were isolated from soils of West Timor and Lombok island, respectively, in Indonesia. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis clearly demonstrated that the isolates belonged to the family Pseudonocardiaceae and were closely related to the genus Actinophytocola. Strains ID05-A0653T and ID06-A0464T exhibited 98.1 and 98.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, respectively, with Actinophytocola oryzae GMKU 367T. The isolates grew well on ISP media and produced white aerial mycelium. Short spore chains were formed directly on the substrate mycelium. The isolates contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose and galactose as cell-wall components, MK-9(H4) as the sole isoprenoid quinone, iso-C16 : 0 as the major cellular fatty acid and phosphatidylethanolamine as the diagnostic polar lipid. The DNA G+C contents of strains ID05-A0653T and ID06-A0464T were 69.7 and 71.2 mol%, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics, DNA–DNA relatedness and 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, strains ID05-A0653T and ID06-A0464T each represent a novel species of the genus Actinophytocola, for which the names Actinophytocola timorensis sp. nov. (type strain ID05-A0653T  = BTCC B-673T  = NBRC 105524T) and Actinophytocola corallina sp. nov. (type strain ID06-A0464T  = BTCC B-674T  = NBRC 105525T) are proposed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2236-2240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Hyun Woo Oh ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, Brevundimonas-like bacterial strain, DS-18T, was isolated from soil in Dokdo, Korea, and its exact taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain DS-18T grew optimally at pH 6.5–7.0 and 25 °C without NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain DS-18T belonged to the genus Brevundimonas. Strain DS-18T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1 ω7c and C16 : 0 as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 68.7 mol%. Strain DS-18T exhibited levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 96.3–98.7 % to the type strains of Brevundimonas species and Mycoplana bullata. Mean DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain DS-18T and the type strains of phylogenetically related Brevundimonas species and M. bullata were in the range 15–32 %. Strain DS-18T differed from Brevundimonas species and M. bullata in several phenotypic characteristics. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genetic data, strain DS-18T represents a novel species of the genus Brevundimonas, for which the name Brevundimonas lenta sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DS-18T (=KCTC 12871T =JCM 14602T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1296-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiko Nagai ◽  
Masami Morotomi ◽  
Yohei Watanabe ◽  
Hiroshi Sakon ◽  
Ryuichiro Tanaka

Two anaerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, Gram-negative-staining bacteria, strains YIT 12060T and YIT 12061T, were isolated from human faeces. Cells of strain YIT 12060T were coccoid to rod-shaped with round ends, positive for catalase, negative for indole and oxidase production, produced succinic and acetic acids as end products of glucose metabolism in peptone/yeast extract/glucose medium and had a DNA G+C content of 55.2 mol%. The main respiratory quinones were MK-10 (40 %) and MK-11 (57 %). Fatty acid analysis demonstrated the presence of a high concentration of iso-C15 : 0 (56 %). Following 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, this strain was found to be most closely related to species of the genus Alistipes, with 90.9–92.6 % gene sequence similarities to type strains of this species. Phylogenetic analysis and biochemical data supported the affiliation of strain YIT 12060T to the genus Alistipes of the family ‘Rikenellaceae’. Strain YIT 12060T therefore represents a novel species of the genus Alistipes for which the name Alistipes indistinctus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is YIT 12060T (=DSM 22520T=JCM 16068T). Cells of the other isolate, strain YIT 12061T, were pleomorphic rods that were asaccharolytic, catalase- and oxidase-negative, positive for gelatin hydrolysis and indole production, produced small amounts of succinic, acetic and iso-valeric acids as end products of metabolism in peptone/yeast extract medium and had a DNA G+C content of approximately 42.4 mol%. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values, this strain was shown to belong to the family ‘Porphyromonadaceae’ and related to the type strains of Odoribacter splanchnicus (89.6 %) and Odoribacter denticanis (86.2 %); similarity values with strains of recognized species within the family ‘Porphyromonadaceae’ were less than 84 %. Biochemical data supported the affiliation of strain YIT 12061T to the genus Odoribacter. Strain YIT 12061T therefore represents a novel species for which the name Odoribacter laneus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is YIT 12061T (=DSM 22474T=JCM 16069T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 2623-2628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna A. Gogleva ◽  
Elena N. Kaparullina ◽  
Nina V. Doronina ◽  
Yuri A. Trotsenko

Novel yellow, obligately methylotrophic and restricted facultatively methylotrophic bacteria, respectively designated strains ShipT and MimT, with the ribulose monophosphate pathway of C1 assimilation are described. Cells were strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, asporogenous, non-motile rods that multiply by binary fission, were mesophilic and neutrophilic and synthesized indole-3-acetic acid and exopolysaccharide. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0 and C16 : 1. The major ubiquinone was Q-8. The predominant phospholipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol; diphosphatidylglycerol was absent. The two strains lacked α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase and glutamate dehydrogenase. They assimilated ammonium via the glutamate cycle enzymes glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase. The DNA G+C contents of strains ShipT and MimT were 50.7 and 54.5 mol% (T m), respectively. The level of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between these strains was very high (99.8 %) but they shared a low level of DNA–DNA relatedness (44 %). Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness with the type strains of recognized species of the genus Methylophilus (31–36 %), strains ShipT and MimT are considered to represent novel species of the genus Methylophilus, for which the names Methylophilus flavus sp. nov. (type strain ShipT =DSM 23073T =VKM B-2547T =CCUG 58411T) and Methylophilus luteus sp. nov. (type strain MimT =DSM 22949T =VKM B-2548T =CCUG 58412T) are proposed.


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