scholarly journals Anaerovirgula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel spore-forming, alkaliphilic anaerobe isolated from Owens Lake, California, USA

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 2623-2629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena V. Pikuta ◽  
Takashi Itoh ◽  
Paul Krader ◽  
Jane Tang ◽  
William B. Whitman ◽  
...  

A novel, alkaliphilic, obligately anaerobic bacterium, strain SCAT, was isolated from mud sediments of a soda lake in California, USA. The rod-shaped cells were motile, Gram-positive, formed spores and were 0.4–0.5×2.5–5.0 μm in size. Growth occurred within the pH range 6.7–10.0 and was optimal at pH 8.5. The temperature range for growth was 10–45 °C, with optimal growth at 35 °C. NaCl was required for growth. Growth occurred at 0.5–9.0 % (w/v) NaCl and was optimal at 1–2 % (w/v). The novel isolate was a catalase-negative chemo-organoheterotroph that fermented sugars, proteolysis products, some organic and amino acids, glycerol, d-cellobiose and cellulose. It was also capable of growth by the Stickland reaction. Strain SCAT was sensitive to tetracycline, chloramphenicol, rifampicin and gentamicin, but it was resistant to ampicillin and kanamycin. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 34.2 mol%. Major fatty acid components were C14 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 1 ω9c and C16 : 0. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of strain SCAT showed a similarity of approximately 97 % with the type strains of Clostridium formicaceticum and Clostridium aceticum in clostridial cluster XI and a similarity of less than 94.2 % to any other recognized Clostridium species and those of related genera in this cluster. Strain SCAT was clearly differentiated from C. formicaceticum and C. aceticum based on comparison of their phenotypic properties and fatty acid profiles, as well as low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain SCAT and the type strains of these two species. Therefore, strain SCAT is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, Anaerovirgula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., in clostridial cluster XI. The type strain is SCAT (=ATCC BAA-1084T=JCM 12857T=DSM 17722T=CIP 107910T).

2020 ◽  
Vol 367 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Siyu Chen ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Wonyong Kim ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

ABSTRACT A Gram-stain-negative bacterial strain, JBTF-M27T, was isolated from a tidal flat from Yellow Sea, Republic of Korea. Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain JBTF-M27T fell within the clade comprising the type strains of Sulfitobacter species. Strain JBTF-M27T exhibited the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (98.8%) to the type strain of S. porphyrae. Genomic ANI and dDDH values of strain JBTF-M27T between the type strains of Sulfitobacter species were less than 76.1 and 19.2%, respectively. Mean DNA-DNA relatedness value between strain JBTF-M27T and the type strain of S. porphyrae was 21%. DNA G + C content of strain JBTF-M27T from genome sequence was 57.8% (genomic analysis). Strain JBTF-M27T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18:1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids of strain JBTF-M27T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and one unidentified aminolipid. Distinguished phenotypic properties, along with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain JBTF-M27T is separated from recognized Sulfitobacter species. On the basis of the data presented, strain JBTF-M27T ( = KACC 21648T = NBRC 114356T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Sulfitobacter, for which the name Sulfitobacter sediminilitoris sp. nov. is proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 141-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. O’Halloran ◽  
Teresa M. Barbosa ◽  
John P. Morrissey ◽  
Jonathan Kennedy ◽  
Alan D. W. Dobson ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated Ad2T, was isolated from a marine sponge, Axinella dissimilis, which was collected from a semi-enclosed marine lake in Ireland. Strain Ad2T grew optimally at 24 °C, at pH 7.0 and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain Ad2T clustered with members of the genus Pseudovibrio , and showed 97.3–98.2 % sequence similarity to the type strains of recognized Pseudovibrio species. DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain Ad2T and the type strains of other Pseudovibrio species were <27 %. The DNA G+C content of strain Ad2T was 50.5 mol%. The major fatty acid was 18 : 1ω7c. Differences in phenotypic properties, together with phylogenetic and DNA–DNA hybridization analyses, indicated that strain Ad2T represented a novel species of the genus Pseudovibrio . The name Pseudovibrio axinellae sp. nov. is proposed, with Ad2T ( = DSM 24994T = NCIMB 14761T) as the type strain.


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2339-2344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Soo-Hwan Yeo ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-positive, rod-shaped, motile and endospore-forming bacterial strain, KSL-134T, was isolated from an alkaline soil in Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated by a polyphasic study. Strain KSL-134T grew optimally at pH 7·5 and 30 °C. Its cell wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. Strain KSL-134T was characterized as having MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and anteiso-C15 : 0 as the major fatty acid. The DNA G+C content was 49·4 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain KSL-134T formed a distinct lineage within the evolutionary radiation encompassed by the genus Paenibacillus. Similarity levels between the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KSL-134T and those of the type strains of recognized Paenibacillus species ranged from 90·4 to 96·5 %. DNA–DNA relatedness levels and some differential phenotypic properties were enough to distinguish strain KSL-134T from several phylogenetically related Paenibacillus species. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain KSL-134T (=KCTC 3956T=DSM 17040T) was classified in the genus Paenibacillus as a member of a novel species, for which the name Paenibacillus alkaliterrae sp. nov. is proposed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1672-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Sung-Min Won ◽  
Ji-Min Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-flagellated and coccoid, ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain, W-BA2T, was isolated from a brown algae reservoir in Wando of South Korea. Strain W-BA2T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of approximately 2.0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain W-BA2T fell within the clade comprising the type strains of species of the genus Sulfitobacter , clustering coherently with the type strains of Sulfitobacter donghicola and Sulfitobacter guttiformis showing sequence similarity values of 98.0–98.1 %. Sequence similarities to the type strains of the other species of the genus Sulfitobacter were 96.0–97.4 %. Strain W-BA2T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids of strain W-BA2T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified lipid. The DNA G+C content of strain W-BA2T was 55.0 mol% and its DNA–DNA relatedness values with the type strains of Sulfitobacter donghicola , Sulfitobacter guttiformis and Sulfitobacter mediterraneus were 16–23 %. The differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, revealed that strain W-BA2T is separated from other species of the genus Sulfitobacter . On the basis of the data presented, strain W-BA2T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Sulfitobacter , for which the name Sulfitobacter undariae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is W-BA2T ( = KCTC 42200T = NBRC 110523T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2837-2842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihide Matsuo ◽  
Atsuko Katsuta ◽  
Satoru Matsuda ◽  
Yoshikazu Shizuri ◽  
Akira Yokota ◽  
...  

A study was carried out to clarify the taxonomy of four Gram-positive, heterotrophic mesophiles isolated from marine lakes in the Republic of Palau. The strains, designated YM3-251T, YM3-653, YM3-671 and YM11-542T, formed aerial and substrate mycelia. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, glutamic acid and alanine. The G+C content of their genomic DNA was approximately 45 mol%. The major fatty acid was iso-C15 : 0 and the major isoprenoid quinone was MK-9. The strains formed a distinct group in the 16S rRNA gene tree and shared a range of phenotypic properties that distinguished them from members of related genera in Thermoactinomycetaceae fam. nov. The name proposed to accommodate the new isolates is Mechercharimyces gen. nov., comprising two species based on genotypic and phenotypic criteria, including comparative gyrB and DNA–DNA relatedness data. The names proposed for these taxa are Mechercharimyces mesophilus sp. nov., the type species, and Mechercharimyces asporophorigenens sp. nov., with the type strains YM3-251T (=MBIC06230T=DSM 44894T) and YM11-542T (=MBIC06487T=DSM 44955T), respectively.


Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, GSW-M6T, was isolated from seawater of Geoje island, Korea, and was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain GSW-M6T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In the neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain GSW-M6T clustered with Thalassobius aestuarii, Thalassobius gelatinovorus and Thalassobius mediterraneus. Strain GSW-M6T exhibited 96.2–96.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of these three Thalassobius species. Strain GSW-M6T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The polar lipid profiles of strain GSW-M6T and the type strains of the three Thalassobius species were similar, with phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified lipid as common major components. The DNA G+C content of strain GSW-M6T was 57 mol%. The mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain GSW-M6T and the type strain of Thalassobius gelatinovorus was 17 %. Differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, enabled strain GSW-M6T to be differentiated from recognized species of the genus Thalassobius. On the basis of the data presented, strain GSW-M6T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Thalassobius, for which the name Thalassobius maritimus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GSW-M6T ( = KCTC 23347T  = CCUG 60021T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2571-2575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Van Trappen ◽  
Tjhing-Lok Tan ◽  
Emly Samyn ◽  
Peter Vandamme

Four nitrite-dissimilating strains, isolated from Weser Estuary sediments, were investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that these strains belong to the ‘Betaproteobacteria’ and are related to the genus Alcaligenes. The highest level of sequence similarity (100 %) was found with strain M3A (=ATCC 700596), a dimethyl sulfide-producing marine isolate that was included in this study. DNA–DNA hybridizations between the five strains and related Alcaligenes faecalis strains confirmed that the former belong to a single and novel species within the genus Alcaligenes. The isolates are Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped cells with a DNA G+C content of about 56 mol%. The whole-cell fatty acid profiles of the isolates were very similar and included C16 : 0, C17 : 0 cyclo, C18 : 1 ω7c, summed feature 2 (comprising any combination of C12 : 0 aldehyde, an unknown fatty acid of equivalent chain length 10·928, C16 : 1 iso I and C14 : 0 3-OH) and summed feature 3 (C15 : 0 iso 2-OH and/or C16 : 1 ω7c) as the major fatty acid components. On the basis of their phylogenetic, genomic and phenotypic properties, the five novel strains can be assigned to the genus Alcaligenes as a novel species, for which the name Alcaligenes aquatilis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LMG 22996T (=CCUG 50924T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1799-1802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh

A Gram-negative, non-motile and rod-shaped Loktanella-like bacterial strain, DSW-18T, was isolated from seawater of the East Sea, Korea, and its exact taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain DSW-18T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0 and 25 °C in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. It contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1 ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. The DNA G+C content was 56.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain DSW-18T fell within the cluster comprising Loktanella species. The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain DSW-18T and the type strains of recognized Loktanella species ranged from 94.4 to 98.4 %. The DNA–DNA relatedness data and differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic distinctiveness, demonstrated that strain DSW-18T was distinguishable from recognized Loktanella species. On the basis of the phenotypic, phylogenetic and genetic data, strain DSW-18T represents a novel species of the genus Loktanella, for which the name Loktanella maricola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DSW-18T (=KCTC 12863T=JCM 14564T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1111-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
In-Gi Kim ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Yong-Ha Park

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, slightly halophilic bacterium (strain TF-17T) was isolated from an intertidal sediment from the Yellow Sea, Korea. Pigment of strain TF-17T was similar to that of Microbulbifer elongatus, but different from those of Microbulbifer hydrolyticus and Microbulbifer salipaludis. Strain TF-17T was distinguishable from M. elongatus by some phenotypic properties, including motility, optimal growth temperature and others. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequences showed that strain TF-17T clustered with the type strains of the three Microbulbifer species with validly published names. Strain TF-17T exhibited 16S rDNA sequence similarity levels of 95·1–95·7 % to the type strains of the three Microbulbifer species. The predominant respiratory lipoquinone found in strain TF-17T was ubiquinone-8. The major fatty acid was iso-C15 : 0 and significant amounts of iso-C11 : 0 3-OH and iso-C17 : 1 ω9c were also present. The DNA G+C content of strain TF-17T was 59·9 mol%. Levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain TF-17T and the type strains of the three Microbulbifer species were in the range 10·0–13·0 %. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data and genotypic distinctiveness, strain TF-17T (=KCCM 41774T=JCM 12187T) is proposed as the type strain of a novel species of the genus Microbulbifer, Microbulbifer maritimus sp. nov.


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 839-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
...  

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated DPG-28T, was isolated from seawater on the southern coast of Korea. Strain DPG-28T grew optimally at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain DPG-28T formed a coherent cluster with members of the genera Marivita and Gaetbulicola , with which it exhibited sequence similarity values of 97.8–98.5 %. The DNA G+C content of strain DPG-28T was 65.1 mol%. The predominant ubiquinone of strain DPG-28T was ubiquinone-10 (Q-10), consistent with data for the genera Marivita and Gaetbulicola . The cellular fatty acid profiles of strain DPG-28T and the type strains of Marivita cryptomonadis , Marivita litorea and Gaetbulicola byunsanensis were essentially similar in that the common predominant fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. Major polar lipids found in strain DPG-28T and the type strains of M. cryptomonadis , M. litorea and G. byunsanensis were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified aminolipid. From these data, it is proposed that Gaetbulicola byunsanensis be reclassified as a member of the genus Marivita , for which the name Marivita byunsanensis comb. nov. is proposed, with the type strain SMK-114T ( = CCUG 57612T  = KCTC 22632T), and that strain DPG-28T be classified in the genus Marivita . Differential phenotypic properties and genetic distinctiveness of strain DPG-28T demonstrated that this strain is distinguishable from M. cryptomonadis , M. litorea and G. byunsanensis . On the basis of the data presented, strain DPG-28T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Marivita , for which the name Marivita hallyeonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DPG-28T ( = KCTC 23421T  = CCUG 60522T). An emended description of the genus Marivita is also provided.


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