scholarly journals Sphingomonas azotifigens sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from the roots of Oryza sativa

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hui Xie ◽  
Akira Yokota

Three yellow-pigmented strains associated with rice plants were characterized by using a polyphasic approach. The nitrogen-fixing abilities of these strains were confirmed by acetylene reduction assay and nifH gene detection. The three strains were found to be very closely related, with 99·9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and greater than 70 % DNA–DNA hybridization values, suggesting that the three strains represent a single species. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the strains were closely related to Sphingomonas trueperi, with 99·5 % similarity. The chemotaxonomic characteristics (G+C content of the DNA of 68·0 mol%, ubiquinone Q-10 system, 2-OH as the only hydroxy fatty acid and homospermidine as the sole polyamine) were similar to those of members of the genus Sphingomonas. Based on DNA–DNA hybridization values and physiological characteristics, the three novel strains could be differentiated from other recognized species of the genus Sphingomonas. The name Sphingomonas azotifigens sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these bacterial strains; the type strain is Y39T (=NBRC 15497T=IAM 15283T=CCTCC AB205007T).

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1966-1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoichi Hosoya ◽  
Akira Yokota

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, IG8T, was isolated from seawater off the Sanriku coast, Japan. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain IG8T represented a separate lineage within the genus Loktanella; the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values were found with the type strains of Loktanella salsilacus (98.6 %) and Loktanella fryxellensis (98.4 %). DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain IG8T and the type strains of L. salsilacus (27.9–36.1 %) and L. fryxellensis (11.3–31.0 %) were clearly below 70 %, the generally accepted limit for species delineation. The DNA G+C content of strain IG8T was 66.3 mol%. On the basis of DNA–DNA hybridization, some biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison, it is proposed that the isolate represents a novel species, Loktanella atrilutea sp. nov. The type strain is IG8T (=IAM 15450T=NCIMB 14280T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1350-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao-Jie Jin ◽  
Yu-Guang Zhou ◽  
Hong-Can Liu ◽  
San-Feng Chen

A nitrogen-fixing bacterium, designated strain Be17T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Begonia semperflorens planted in Beijing Botanical Garden, PR China. Phylogenetic analyses based on a segment of the nifH gene sequence and a full-length 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain Be17T was a member of the genus Paenibacillus. High levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity were found between strain Be17T and Paenibacillus graminis RSA19T (97.9 %), Paenibacillus sonchi LMG 24727T (97.8 %), Paenibacillus riograndensis CECT 7330T (96.2 %) and Paenibacillus borealis DSM 13188T (96.1 %), respectively. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain Be17T and the type strains of other recognized members of the genus Paenibacillus were below 96.0 %. However, the DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain Be17T and P. graminis RSA19T, P. sonchi LMG 24727T and P. riograndensis CECT 7330T were 47.9 %, 38.7 % and 37.5 %, respectively. The DNA G+C content of strain Be17T was 52.9 mol%. The major fatty acid component of strain Be17T was anteiso-branched C15 : 0 (30.92 %). The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. On the basis of its phenotypic characteristics, 16S rRNA gene sequences, DNA G+C content, DNA–DNA relatedness, chemotaxonomic properties and nifH gene sequence, strain Be17T represents a nitrogen-fixing strain of a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus jilunlii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Be17T ( = CGMCC 1.10239T = DSM 23019T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 2089-2095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

Two Gram-negative, non-motile, pleomorphic bacterial strains, DS-40T and DS-45T, were isolated from a soil sample collected from Dokdo, Korea, and their exact taxonomic positions were investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strains DS-40T and DS-45T grew optimally at 25 °C and pH 6.5–7.5 in the presence of 0–1.0 % (w/v) NaCl. They contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and possessed iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH) as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C contents of strains DS-40T and DS-45T were 36.0 and 36.8 mol%, respectively. Strains DS-40T and DS-45T shared a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 96.7 % and demonstrated a mean DNA–DNA relatedness level of 12 %. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strains DS-40T and DS-45T were most closely phylogenetically affiliated with the genus Pedobacter of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Strains DS-40T and DS-45T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 91.4–93.7 and 89.9–91.6 % with respect to the type strains of Pedobacter and Sphingobacterium species, respectively. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties, together with the phylogenetic data, support the assignment of strains DS-40T and DS-45T as two distinct species within the genus Pedobacter. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genetic data, strains DS-40T and DS-45T represent two novel species of the genus Pedobacter, for which the names Pedobacter lentus sp. nov. and Pedobacter terricola sp. nov. are proposed, respectively. The respective type strains are DS-40T (=KCTC 12875T=JCM 14593T) and DS-45T (=KCTC 12876T=JCM 14594T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2531-2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Shivani ◽  
Y. Subhash ◽  
P. Dave. Bharti ◽  
Ch. Sasikala ◽  
Ch. V. Ramana

Two bacterial strains (JC247T and JC248) were isolated from soil samples collected from Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Colonies of both strains were creamy white. Cells were Gram-stain-positive, rods-to-curved rods (crescent-shaped), and produced centrally located oval-shaped endospores. Major (>5 %) fatty acids of both strains were iso-C16  :  0, iso-C14  :  0, iso-C15  :  0, C16  :  1ω11c and C16  :  0, with minor ( < 5 but >1 %) amounts of anteiso-C15  :  0, anteiso-C17  :  0, iso-C16  :  1 H, iso-C17  :  0, iso-C18  :  0, C14  :  0, C17  :  0, C18  :  0, C18  :  1ω9c, iso-C17  :  1ω10c and anteiso-C17  :  0B/isoI. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol were the major polar lipids of both strains. Cell-wall amino acids were l-alanine, d-alanine, d-glutamic acid and meso-diaminopimelic acid. The genomic DNA G+C content of strains JC247T and JC248 was 48.2 and 48.1 mol%, respectively. Both strains were closely related with mean DNA–DNA hybridization >90 %. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of both strains indicated that they are members of the genus Bacillus within the family Bacillaceae of the phylum Firmicutes. Both strains had a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 96.93 % with Bacillus firmus NCIMB 9366T and < 96.92 % with other members of the genus Bacillus. Sequence similarity between strain JC247T and JC248 was 100 %. Distinct morphological, physiological and genotypic differences from previously described taxa support the classification of strains JC247T and JC248 as representatives of a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus crescens sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JC247T ( = KCTC 33627T = LMG 28608T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2267-2271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivone Vaz-Moreira ◽  
Cátia Faria ◽  
M. Fernanda Nobre ◽  
Peter Schumann ◽  
Olga C. Nunes ◽  
...  

Two bacterial strains, PC-142 and PC-147T, isolated from poultry litter compost, were characterized with respect to their phenetic and phylogenetic characteristics. The isolates were endospore-forming rods that were reddish in colour after Gram staining. They were catalase- and oxidase-positive, were able to degrade starch and gelatin and grew at 15–40 °C and pH 5.5–10.0. The predominant fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0, the major respiratory quinone was menaquinone MK-7, the cell-wall peptidoglycan was of the A1γ type and the G+C content of the DNA was 58 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and phenetic characterization indicated that these organisms belong to the genus Paenibacillus, with Paenibacillus pasadenensis SAFN-007T as the closest phylogenetic neighbour (97.5 %). Strains PC-142, PC-147T and P. pasadenensis SAFN-007T represent a novel lineage within the genus Paenibacillus, characterized by a high DNA G+C content (58–63 mol%). The low levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to other taxa with validly published names and the identification of distinctive phenetic features in the two isolates indicate that strains PC-142 and PC-147T represent a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus humicus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PC-147T (=DSM 18784T =NBRC 102415T =LMG 23886T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1981-1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Tohno ◽  
Maki Kitahara ◽  
Tomohiro Irisawa ◽  
Hideyuki Ohmori ◽  
Takaharu Masuda ◽  
...  

Using a polyphasic taxonomic approach, we investigated three bacterial strains – IWT30T, IWT8 and IWT75 – isolated from total mixed ration silage prepared in Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan. The isolates comprised Gram-stain positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria. Good growth occurred at 15–45 °C and at pH 4.0–7.5. Their major cellular fatty acids were C18:1ω9c and C19:1 cyclo 9,10.The G+C content of genomic DNA of strain IWT30T was 44.6 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that these novel strains belonged to the genus Lactobacillus. These strains shared 100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and were most closely related to the type strains of Lactobacillus silagei, Lactobacillus odoratitofui, Lactobacillus similis, Lactobacillus collinoides, Lactobacillus paracollinoides and Lactobacillus kimchicus, with sequence similarity values of 99.5, 98.8, 98.7, 97.8, 97.8 and 96.8 %, respectively. The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between these strains and their closest phylogenetic neighbours was less than 30 %. On the basis of additional phylogenetic analysis of pheS and rpoA gene sequences and phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, we conclude that these three strains represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which we propose the name Lactobacillus mixtipabuli sp. nov. The type strain is IWT30T ( = JCM 19805T = DSM 28580T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao-Jie Jin ◽  
Jing Lv ◽  
San-Feng Chen

A nitrogen-fixing bacterium, designated strain S27T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Sophora japonica. Phylogenetic analysis based on a fragment of the nifH gene and the full-length 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain S27T is a member of the genus Paenibacillus. High levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity were found between strain S27T and Paenibacillus durus DSM 1735T (97.3 %), Paenibacillus sabinae DSM 17841T (96.9 %), Paenibacillus forsythiae DSM 17842T (96.7 %) and Paenibacillus zanthoxyli DSM 18202T (96.6 %). However, DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain S27T and the four type strains were 37.64 %, 23.12 %, 25.6 % and 34.99 %, respectively. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain S27T and the type strains of other recognized members of the genus Paenibacillus were below 96.5 %. The DNA G+C content of strain S27T was 46.0 mol%. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. On the basis of its phenotypic characteristics and DNA–DNA hybridization results, strain S27T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus sophorae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is S27T ( = CGMCC 1.10238T  = DSM 23020T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1927-1932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Amakata ◽  
Yasuhiro Matsuo ◽  
Kumiko Shimono ◽  
Jae Kweon Park ◽  
Choong Soo Yun ◽  
...  

Four strains (3001T, 2, 12 and 13), which were isolated as chitosanase-producing bacteria from soil from Matsue city (Japan), were studied phenotypically, genotypically and phylogenetically. Based on sequence analysis of 16S rRNA genes, DNA G+C content (67·4–69·2 mol%), quinone type (UQ-8), major fatty acid composition (3-OH 10 : 0, 3-OH 14 : 0) and other phylogenetic studies, strains 3001T, 12 and 13 were found to occupy a separate position in the ‘Betaproteobacteria’. Roseateles depolymerans, Rubrivivax gelatinosus and Ideonella dechloratans were their closest neighbours (93–95 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The 16S rRNA gene sequence and other characteristics suggested that strain 2 belonged to the genus Flavobacterium. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments supported the conclusion that strains 3001T, 12 and 13 were of the same species (72–78 % DNA hybridization) and only distantly related to I. dechloratans and R. gelatinosus. It is proposed that strains 3001T, 12 and 13 represent a novel genus and species for which the name Mitsuaria chitosanitabida gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Mitsuaria chitosanitabida is 3001T (=IAM 14711T=ATCC BAA-476T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4270-4275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultanpuram Vishnuvardhan Reddy ◽  
Mothe Thirumala ◽  
Chintalapati Sasikala ◽  
Chintalapati Venkata Ramana

Two novel Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-endospore-forming bacterial strains, S7T and IB5, were isolated from Khavda, India. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis they were identified as belonging to the class Bacilli, order Bacillales, family Bacillaceae, and were most closely related to Bacillus qingdaonensis CGMCC 1.6134T (97.3 %, sequence similarity), Bacillus halochares LMG 24571T (96.9 %), Bacillus salarius KCTC 3912T (95.6 %) and Bacillus aidingensis DSM 18341T (95.3 %). However, these strains shared only 88.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis DSM 10T, indicating that strains S7T and IB5 might not be members of the genus Bacillus. The DNA–DNA relatedness of these strains with B. qingdaonensis CGMCC 1.6134T was 42.9 ± 0.8. The cell-wall peptidoglycan of strains S7T and IB5 contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, while the polar lipids included diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, a phospholipid and three unknown lipids. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. anteiso-C15 : 0 was the predominant fatty acid. The results of the phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and biochemical tests allowed a clear differentiation of strains S7T and IB5, suggesting that they represent a novel member of the family Bacillaceae, for which the name Salibacterium halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Salibacterium halotolerans is S7T ( = KCTC 33658T = CGMCC 1.15324T). Based on the results of the present study, it is also suggested that B. qingdaonensis and B. halochares should be transferred to this novel genus, as Salibacterium qingdaonense comb. nov. and Salibacterium halochares comb. nov., respectively.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1570-1576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Albert ◽  
Nancy E. Waas ◽  
Stefan Langer ◽  
Shawn C. Pavlons ◽  
Jamie L. Feldner ◽  
...  

Two facultatively anaerobic, budding bacterial strains, designated W1215-PCA4T and SRNK-1, were isolated from water from Lake Michigan, USA. The two strains showed identical ERIC-PCR-generated genomic fingerprints and shared 99.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain W1215-PCA4T showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to Labrys monachus VKM B-1479T (95.8 %), Labrys methylaminiphilus DSM 16812T (95.1 %), Labrys okinawensis MAFF 210191T (96.0 %), Labrys miyagiensis G24103T (95.4 %), Labrys neptuniae BCRC 17578T (95.7 %) and Labrys portucalensis DSM 17916T (95.8 %). Data suggested that the two strains were members of a single novel species of the genus Labrys. The major cellular fatty acids of the two isolates were C18 : 1 ω7c, C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and C16 : 0. Their polar lipid profiles were highly similar to that of Labrys monachus DSM 5896T. The primary quinone was ubiquinone Q-10, with minor amounts of Q-9 and Q-11. sym-Homospermidine was the predominant polyamine, with putrescine present in moderate amounts. The two strains were identical in terms of their biochemical and physiological traits, but were distinguishable from other species of the genus Labrys. Hence, the description of a novel species in this genus appears to be justified. The name Labrys wisconsinensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is W1215-PCA4T (=DSM 19619T=NRRL B-51088T).


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