scholarly journals Sulfurimonas paralvinellae sp. nov., a novel mesophilic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the Epsilonproteobacteria isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent polychaete nest, reclassification of Thiomicrospira denitrificans as Sulfurimonas denitrificans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Sulfurimonas

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1725-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Takai ◽  
Masae Suzuki ◽  
Satoshi Nakagawa ◽  
Masayuki Miyazaki ◽  
Yohey Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Okinawa Trough ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Sulfur Source ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Thiomicrospira Denitrificans

A novel mesophilic bacterium, strain GO25T, was isolated from a nest of hydrothermal vent polychaetes, Paralvinella sp., at the Iheya North field in the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Cells were motile short rods with a single polar flagellum. Growth was observed between 4 and 35 °C (optimum 30 °C; 13–16 h doubling time) and between pH 5.4 and 8.6 (optimum pH 6.1). The isolate was a facultatively anaerobic chemolithoautotroph capable of growth using molecular hydrogen, elemental sulfur or thiosulfate as the sole energy source, carbon dioxide as the sole carbon source, ammonium or nitrate as the sole nitrogen source and elemental sulfur, thiosulfate or yeast extract as the sole sulfur source. Strain GO25T represents the first deep-sea epsilonproteobacterium capable of growth by both hydrogen and sulfur oxidation. Nitrate or molecular oxygen (up to 10 % partial pressure) could serve as the sole electron acceptor to support growth. Metabolic products of nitrate reduction shifted in response to the electron donor provided. The G+C content of genomic DNA was 37.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the novel isolate belonged to the genus Sulfurimonas and was most closely related to Sulfurimonas autotrophica OK10T (96.3 % sequence similarity). DNA–DNA hybridization demonstrated that the novel isolate could be differentiated genotypically from Sulfurimonas autotrophica OK10T. On the basis of the physiological and molecular properties of the novel isolate, the name Sulfurimonas paralvinellae sp. nov. is proposed, with strain GO25T (=JCM 13212T=DSM 17229T) as the type strain. Thiomicrospira denitrificans DSM 1251T (=ATCC 33889T) is phylogenetically associated with Sulfurimonas autotrophica OK10T and Sulfurimonas paralvinellae GO25T. Based on the phylogenetic relationship between Thiomicrospira denitrificans DSM 1251T, Sulfurimonas autotrophica OK10T and Sulfurimonas paralvinellae GO25T, we propose the reclassification of Thiomicrospira denitrificans as Sulfurimonas denitrificans comb. nov. (type strain DSM 1251T=ATCC 33889T). In addition, an emended description of the genus Sulfurimonas is proposed.

scholarly journals Thioreductor micantisoli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel mesophilic, sulfur-reducing chemolithoautotroph within the ε-Proteobacteria isolated from hydrothermal sediments in the Mid-Okinawa Trough

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Nakagawa ◽  
Fumio Inagaki ◽  
Ken Takai ◽  
Koki Horikoshi ◽  
Yoshihiko Sako
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sole Carbon Source ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Okinawa Trough ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Strictly Anaerobic ◽  
The Novel ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Hydrothermal Sediments

A novel mesophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing bacterium, designated strain BKB25Ts-YT, was isolated from hydrothermal sediments at Iheya North in the Mid-Okinawa Trough, Japan. Cells were Gram-negative, motile rods (1·8–2·1 μm long and 0·5–0·7 μm wide). The isolate was a strictly anaerobic chemolithoautotroph capable of using molecular hydrogen as the sole energy source and carbon dioxide as the sole carbon source. Elemental sulfur and nitrate served as electron acceptors, respectively yielding hydrogen sulfide and ammonium. Growth was observed at 20–42 °C (optimum 32 °C; 3 h doubling time), pH 5·0–6·5 (optimum 6·0) and in the presence of 2·0–4·0 % NaCl (optimum 2·5 %) via respiratory S0 reduction with H2. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 37·2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate represented the first strain for which taxonomic properties have been characterized within the previously uncultivated ε-Proteobacteria Group G. On the basis of the physiological and molecular properties of the novel isolate, the genus name Thioreductor gen. nov. is proposed, with Thioreductor micantisoli sp. nov. as the type species. The type strain is BKB25Ts-YT (=JCM 12457T=DSM 16661T).

Halomonas neptunia sp. nov., Halomonas sulfidaeris sp. nov., Halomonas axialensis sp. nov. and Halomonas hydrothermalis sp. nov.: halophilic bacteria isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal-vent environments

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Z. Kaye ◽  
M. Carmen Márquez ◽  
Antonio Ventosa ◽  
John A. Baross
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Halophilic Bacteria ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
South Pacific Ocean ◽  
Phenotypic Tests ◽  
North And South ◽  
Temperature Optima

To assess the physiological and phylogenetic diversity of culturable halophilic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal-vent environments, six isolates obtained from low-temperature hydrothermal fluids, sulfide rock and hydrothermal plumes in North and South Pacific Ocean vent fields located at 1530–2580 m depth were fully characterized. Three strains were isolated on media that contained oligotrophic concentrations of organic carbon (0·002 % yeast extract). Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene indicated that all strains belonged to the genus Halomonas in the γ-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Consistent with previously described species, the novel strains were slightly to moderately halophilic and grew in media containing up to 22–27 % total salts. The isolates grew at temperatures as low as −1 to 2 °C and had temperature optima of 30 or 20–35 °C. Both the minimum and optimum temperatures for growth were similar to those of Antarctic and sea-ice Halomonas species and lower than typically observed for the genus as a whole. Phenotypic tests revealed that the isolates were physiologically versatile and tended to have more traits in common with each other than with closely related Halomonas species, presumably a reflection of their common deep-sea, hydrothermal-vent habitat of origin. The G+C content of the DNA for all strains was 56·0–57·6 mol%, and DNA–DNA hybridization experiments revealed that four strains (Eplume1T, Esulfide1T, Althf1T and Slthf2T) represented novel species and that two strains (Eplume2 and Slthf1) were related to Halomonas meridiana. The proposed new species names are Halomonas neptunia (type strain Eplume1T=ATCC BAA-805T=CECT 5815T=DSM 15720T), Halomonas sulfidaeris (type strain Esulfide1T=ATCC BAA-803T=CECT 5817T=DSM 15722T), Halomonas axialensis (type strain Althf1T=ATCC BAA-802T=CECT 5812T=DSM 15723T) and Halomonas hydrothermalis (type strain Slthf2T=ATCC BAA-800T=CECT 5814T=DSM 15725T).

scholarly journals Nitrosophilus alvini gen. nov., sp. nov., a hydrogen-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the East Pacific Rise, inferred by a genome-based taxonomy of the phylum “Campylobacterota”

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0241366
Author(s):  
Taiki Shiotani ◽  
Sayaka Mino ◽  
Wakana Sato ◽  
Sayo Nishikawa ◽  
Masanori Yonezawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
East Pacific Rise ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Sulfur Source ◽  
East Pacific ◽  
A Genome

A novel bacterium, strain EPR55-1T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the East Pacific Rise. The cells were motile rods. Growth was observed at temperatures between 50 and 60°C (optimum, 60°C), at pH values between 5.4 and 8.6 (optimum, pH 6.6) and in the presence of 2.4–3.2% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.4%). The isolate used molecular hydrogen as its sole electron donor, carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source, ammonium as its sole nitrogen source, and thiosulfate, sulfite (0.01 to 0.001%, w/v) or elemental sulfur as its sole sulfur source. Nitrate, nitrous oxide (33%, v/v), thiosulfate, molecular oxygen (0.1%, v/v) or elemental sulfur could serve as the sole electron acceptor to support growth. Phylogenetic analyses based on both 16S rRNA gene sequences and whole genome sequences indicated that strain EPR55-1T belonged to the family Nitratiruptoraceae of the class “Campylobacteria”, but it had the distinct phylogenetic relationship with the genus Nitratiruptor. On the basis of the physiological and molecular characteristics of the isolate, the name Nitrosophilus alvini gen. nov. sp. nov. is proposed, with EPR55-1T as the type strain (= JCM 32893T = KCTC 15925T). In addition, it is shown that “Nitratiruptor labii” should be transferred to the genus Nitrtosophilus; the name Nitrosophilus labii comb. nov. (JCM 34002T = DSM 111345T) is proposed for this organism. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene-based and genome-based analyses showed that Cetia pacifica is phylogenetically associated with Caminibacter species. We therefore propose the reclassification of Cetia pacifica as Caminibacter pacificus comb. nov. (DSM 27783T = JCM 19563T). Additionally, AAI thresholds for genus classification and the reclassification of subordinate taxa within “Campylobacteria” are also evaluated, based on the analyses using publicly available genomes of all the campylobacterial species.

scholarly journals Sulfurovum aggregans sp. nov., a hydrogen-oxidizing, thiosulfate-reducing chemolithoautotroph within the Epsilonproteobacteria isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney, and an emended description of the genus Sulfurovum

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 3195-3201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayaka Mino ◽  
Hideaki Kudo ◽  
Takayuki Arai ◽  
Tomoo Sawabe ◽  
Ken Takai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Strictly Anaerobic ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Central Indian Ridge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description

A novel mesophilic, strictly hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-, nitrate- and thiosulfate-reducing bacterium, designated strain Monchim33T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney at the Central Indian Ridge. The non-motile, rod-shaped cells were Gram-stain-negative and non-sporulating. Growth was observed between 15 and 37 °C (optimum 33 °C; 3.2 h doubling time) and between pH 5.4 and 8.6 (optimum pH 6.0). The isolate was a strictly anaerobic chemolithoautotroph capable of using molecular hydrogen as the sole energy source and carbon dioxide as the sole carbon source. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 42.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the novel isolate belonged to the genus Sulfurovum and was closely related to Sulfurovum sp. NBC37-1 and Sulfurovum lithotrophicum 42BKT (95.6 and 95.4 % similarity, respectively). DNA–DNA hybridization demonstrated that the novel isolate could be differentiated genotypically from Sulfurovum sp. NBC37-1 and Sulfurovum lithotrophicum . On the basis of the molecular and physiological traits of the new isolate, the name Sulfurovum aggregans sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain Monchim33T ( = JCM 19824T = DSM 27205T).

scholarly journals Loktanella pyoseonensis sp. nov., isolated from beach sand, and emended description of the genus Loktanella

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Gun Moon ◽  
Seong Hae Seo ◽  
Soon Dong Lee ◽  
Moon Soo Heo
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Halophilic Bacterium ◽  
Beach Sand ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Physiological Properties ◽  
Emended Description

A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, heterotrophic, obligately halophilic bacterium, designated strain JJM85T, was isolated from beach sand in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Cells were rod-shaped and motile by means of flagella; colonies were pink, convex and smooth with an entire edge. The organism grew at pH 5.0–10.0 and 4–30 °C. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the organism belonged to the genus Loktanella of the class Alphaproteobacteria and formed a tight cluster with the type strain of Loktanella hongkongensis (96.0 % sequence similarity). The DNA G+C content and fatty acid profile of the novel strain supported affiliation with the genus Loktanella. However, the novel strain could be differentiated clearly from members of this genus by cell motility, some physiological properties and low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (93.1–96.0 %). On the basis of the polyphasic data presented here, strain JJM85T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Loktanella, for which the name Loktanella pyoseonensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is JJM85T (=KCTC 22372T =DSM 21424T).

scholarly journals Hippea jasoniae sp. nov. and Hippea alviniae sp. nov., thermoacidophilic members of the class Deltaproteobacteria isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent deposits

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1252-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilberto E. Flores ◽  
Ryan C. Hunter ◽  
Yitai Liu ◽  
Anchelique Mets ◽  
Stefan Schouten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

Thirteen novel, obligately anaerobic, thermoacidophilic bacteria were isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent sites. Four of the strains, designated EP5-rT, KM1, Mar08-272rT and Mar08-368r, were selected for metabolic and physiological characterization. With the exception of strain EP5-rT, all strains were short rods that grew between 40 and 72 °C, with optimal growth at 60–65 °C. Strain EP5-rT was more ovoid in shape and grew between 45 and 75 °C, with optimum growth at 60 °C. The pH range for growth of all the isolates was between pH 3.5 and 5.5 (optimum pH 4.5 to 5.0). Strain Mar08-272rT could only grow up to pH 5.0. Elemental sulfur was required for heterotrophic growth on acetate, succinate, Casamino acids and yeast extract. Strains EP5-rT, Mar08-272rT and Mar08-368r could also use fumarate, while strains EP5-rT, KM1 and Mar08-272rT could also use propionate. All isolates were able to grow chemolithotrophically on H2, CO2, sulfur and vitamins. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences placed all isolates within the family Desulfurellaceae of the class Deltaproteobacteria , with the closest cultured relative being Hippea maritima MH2 T (~95–98 % gene sequence similarity). Phylogenetic analysis also identified several isolates with at least one intervening sequence within the 16S rRNA gene. The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains EP5-rT, KM1, Mar08-272rT and Mar08-368r were 37.1, 42.0, 35.6 and 37.9 mol%, respectively. The new isolates differed most significantly from H. maritima MH2 T in their phylogenetic placement and in that they were obligate thermoacidophiles. Based on these phylogenetic and phenotypic properties, the following two novel species are proposed: Hippea jasoniae sp. nov. (type strain Mar08-272rT = DSM 24585T = OCM 985T) and Hippea alviniae sp. nov. (type strain EP5-rT = DSM 24586T = OCM 986T).

Nitratiruptor tergarcus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nitratifractor salsuginis gen. nov., sp. nov., nitrate-reducing chemolithoautotrophs of the ε-Proteobacteria isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal system in the Mid-Okinawa Trough

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 925-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Nakagawa ◽  
Ken Takai ◽  
Fumio Inagaki ◽  
Koki Horikoshi ◽  
Yoshihiko Sako
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Doubling Time ◽  
Okinawa Trough ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phylogenetic Groups ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Optimum Ph

Two novel denitrifying bacteria, designated strains MI55-1T and E9I37-1T, were isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney structures at the Iheya North hydrothermal field in the Mid-Okinawa Trough, Japan. Both isolates were strict chemolithoautotrophs growing by respiratory nitrate reduction with H2, forming N2 as a metabolic product. Oxygen (at low concentrations) could serve as an alternative electron acceptor for growth of the isolates. Growth of strain MI55-1T was observed at temperatures between 40 and 57 °C (optimum, 55 °C; doubling time, 2 h), at pH values between 5·4 and 6·9 (optimum, pH 6·4) and in the presence of between 1·5 and 4·0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2·5 %). Growth of strain E9I37-1T was observed at temperatures between 28 and 40 °C (optimum, 37 °C; doubling time, 2·5 h), at pH values between 5·6 and 7·6 (optimum, pH 7·0) and in the presence of between 1·5 and 3·5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3·0 %). The G+C contents of the genomic DNA of strains MI55-1T and E9I37-1T were 29·6 and 35·5 mol%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strains MI55-1T and E9I37-1T belonged to groups A and F of the ε-Proteobacteria, but that they had distant phylogenetic relationships with any species, within the phylogenetic groups, that had validly published names (sequence similarities were less than 91 %). On the basis of the physiological and molecular characteristics of the novel isolates, it is proposed that they should each be classified in a novel genus: Nitratiruptor tergarcus gen. nov., sp. nov., with MI55-1T (=JCM 12459T=DSM 16512T) as the type strain, and Nitratifractor salsuginis gen. nov., sp. nov., with E9I37-1T (=JCM 12458T=DSM 16511T) as the type strain.

scholarly journals Reclassification of Leuconostoc gasicomitatum as Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum comb. nov., description of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum subsp. nov., designation of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gelidum subsp. nov. and emended description of Leuconostoc gelidum

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1290-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riitta Rahkila ◽  
Katrien De Bruyne ◽  
Per Johansson ◽  
Peter Vandamme ◽  
Johanna Björkroth
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dna Relatedness ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Leuconostoc Gelidum ◽  
Reference Strains

In the present study we investigated the taxonomic status of 20 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) originating from packaged meat. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, these strains were shown to belong to the genus Leuconostoc with Leuconostoc gelidum , Leuconostoc inhae and Leuconostoc gasicomitatum as the closest phylogenetic relatives. The novel strains shared more than 70 % DNA–DNA relatedness with type and reference strains of both L. gelidum and L. gasicomitatum . The DNA–DNA relatedness values between L. gelidum type and reference strains and L. gasicomitatum type and reference strains were also above 70 %, showing that all these strains belonged to the same species. Sequence analyses of concatenated atpA, pheS, and rpoA genes demonstrated that the novel strains as well as type and reference strains of L. gelidum and L. gasicomitatum are phylogenetically closely related, but form three clearly separated subgroups. Numerical analysis of HindIII ribopatterns and phenotypic tests supported this subdivision. Based on the data presented in this study, we propose to reclassify Leuconostoc gasicomitatum as Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum comb. nov. (type strain, LMG 18811T = DSM 15947T). The novel strains isolated in the present study represent a novel subspecies, for which the name Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum subsp. nov. is proposed, with POUF4dT ( = LMG 27840T = DSM 19375T) as the type strain. The proposal of these two novel subspecies automatically creates the subspecies Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gelidum subsp. nov. (type strain, NCFB 2775T = DSM 5578T). An emended description of Leuconostoc gelidum is also provided.

scholarly journals Proposal of Algoriphagus vanfongensis sp. nov., transfer of members of the genera Hongiella Yi and Chun 2004 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004 and Chimaereicella Tiago et al. 2006 to the genus Algoriphagus, and emended description of the genus Algoriphagus Bowman et al. 2003 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1988-1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Kae Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Dong Sung Shin ◽  
Xuseong Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Genotypic Characteristics ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A taxonomic study of a novel marine, heterotrophic, non-gliding, halotolerant and light-pink-pigmented bacterium was carried out using a polyphasic approach. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain KMM 6241T is a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Strain KMM 6241T formed a cluster with the genera Algoriphagus, Chimaereicella and Hongiella with sequence similarities of 94.0–98.2 %. Hongiella ornithinivorans was the closest relative of the novel isolate. Comparative analysis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic characteristics of strain KMM 6241T and representatives of the genera Algoriphagus, Chimaereicella and Hongiella revealed many similar features. Consequently, phylogenetic evidence supported by phenotypic and genotypic similarities support the transfer of members of the genera Chimaereicella and Hongiella to the genus Algoriphagus and the establishment of a novel species, Algoriphagus vanfongensis sp. nov., with strain KMM 6241T (=DSM 17529T=KCTC 12716T) as the type strain.

Dissulfuribacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, autotrophic, sulfur-disproportionating, deeply branching deltaproteobacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1967-1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Slobodkin ◽  
A.-L. Reysenbach ◽  
G. B. Slobodkina ◽  
T. V. Kolganova ◽  
N. A. Kostrikina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Spreading Center ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physiological Properties ◽  
Ph Range

A thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium (strain S69T) was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney located on the Eastern Lau Spreading Center and Valu Fa Ridge, Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 1910 m using anoxic medium with elemental sulfur as the only energy source. Cells of strain S69T were Gram-negative short rods, 0.4–0.6 µm in diameter and 1.0–2.5 µm in length, motile with a single polar flagellum. The temperature range for growth was 28–70 °C, with an optimum at 61 °C. The pH range for growth was 5.6–7.9, with optimum growth at pH 6.8. Growth of strain S69T was observed at NaCl concentrations ranging from 0.9 to 5.0 %, with an optimum at 1.8–2.7 (w/v). Strain S69T grew anaerobically with elemental sulfur as an energy source and bicarbonate/CO2 as a carbon source. Elemental sulfur was disproportionated to sulfide and sulfate. Growth was enhanced in the presence of poorly crystalline Fe(III) oxide (ferrihydrite) as a sulfide-scavenging agent. Strain S69T was also able to grow by disproportionation of thiosulfate and sulfite. Sulfate was not used as an electron acceptor either with H2 or with organic electron donors. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the isolate formed a distinct phylogenetic branch within the Deltaproteobacteria . On the basis of its physiological properties and results of phylogenetic analyses, strain S69T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Dissulfuribacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Dissulfuribacter thermophilus is S69T ( = DSM 25762T = VKM B-2760T).

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