Desulfothermus okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic and heterotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2360-2364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuro Nunoura ◽  
Hanako Oida ◽  
Masayuki Miyazaki ◽  
Yohey Suzuki ◽  
Ken Takai ◽  
...  

A novel thermophilic and heterotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain TFISO9T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field at the Yonaguni Knoll IV in the Southern Okinawa Trough. The cells were motile rods 2.5–5.0 μm in length and 0.6–0.9 μm in width. Strain TFISO9T was an obligate heterotroph and reduced sulfate. It grew between 35 and 60 °C (optimum 50 °C), at pH 5.4–7.9 (optimum pH 5.9–6.4) and with 1.5–4.5 % NaCl (optimum 2.5 %). The fatty acid composition was C16 : 0 (61.5 %) and 12Me16 : 0 (38.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 34.9 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain TFISO9T belonged to the genus Desulfothermus. Based on physiological and phylogenetic characteristics, strain TFISO9T represents a novel species for which the name Desulfothermus okinawensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TFISO9T (=JCM 13304T=DSM 17375T).

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuro Nunoura ◽  
Hanako Oida ◽  
Masayuki Miyazaki ◽  
Yohey Suzuki ◽  
Ken Takai ◽  
...  

A novel thermophilic and sulfur-reducing heterotrophic bacterium, strain TFS10-5T, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field in Yonaguni Knoll IV, Southern Okinawa Trough. Cells of strain TFS10-5T were motile rods, 1.5–5 μm in length and 0.5–0.8 μm in width. Strain TFS10-5T was an obligately anaerobic heterotroph and sulfur-reduction stimulated growth. Growth was observed between 30 and 70 °C (optimum at 55–60 °C), pH 5.0–7.4 (optimum at pH 5.5–5.8), 1.0–5.5 NaCl % (optimum at 3.0–3.5 %). The fatty acid content was C16 : 0 (71.0 %), C16 : 1 (6.0 %), C18 : 0 (21.4 %) and C18 : 1 (1.6 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 28 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain TFS10-5T belongs to the genus Marinitoga. Based on the physiological and phylogenetic features of the new isolate, strain TFS10-5T represents a novel species in the genus Marinitoga for which the name Marinitoga okinawensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TFS10-5T (=JCM 13303T=DSM 17373T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1182-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez ◽  
Jessica Ricci ◽  
James W. Voordeckers ◽  
Valentin Starovoytov ◽  
Costantino Vetriani

A thermophilic, anaerobic, chemosynthetic bacterium, designated strain MB-1T, was isolated from the walls of an active deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney on the East Pacific Rise at  ° 50′ N 10 ° 17′ W. The cells were Gram-negative-staining rods, approximately 1–1.5 μm long and 0.3–0.5 μm wide. Strain MB-1T grew at 25–65 °C (optimum 55 °C), with 10–35 g NaCl l−1 (optimum 20 g l−1) and at pH 4.5–8.5 (optimum pH 7.0). Generation time under optimal conditions was 45.6 min. Growth occurred under chemolithoautotrophic conditions with H2 as the energy source and CO2 as the carbon source. Nitrate was used as the electron acceptor, with resulting production of ammonium. Thiosulfate, sulfur and selenate were also used as electron acceptors. No growth was observed in the presence of lactate, peptone or tryptone. Chemo-organotrophic growth occurred in the presence of acetate, formate, Casamino acids, sucrose, galactose and yeast extract under a N2/CO2 gas phase. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 36.0 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that this organism is closely related to Nautilia profundicola AmHT, Nautilia abyssi PH1209T and Nautilia lithotrophica 525T (95, 94 and 93 % sequence identity, respectively). On the basis of phylogenetic, physiological and genetic considerations, it is proposed that the organism represents a novel species within the genus Nautilia, Nautilia nitratireducens sp. nov. The type strain is MB-1T (=DSM 22087T =JCM 15746T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 773-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Voordeckers ◽  
Valentin Starovoytov ◽  
Costantino Vetriani

A thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium, designated strain TB-2T, was isolated from the walls of an active deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 36° 14′ N 33° 54′ W. The cells were Gram-negative rods approximately 1·5 μm in length and 0·75 μm in width. Strain TB-2T grew between 45 and 70 °C (optimum 55 °C), 10 and 40 g NaCl l−1 (optimum 30 g l−1) and pH 4·5 and 7·5 (optimum pH 5·5). Generation time under optimal conditions was 50 min. Growth occurred under chemolithoautotrophic conditions with H2 as the energy source and CO2 as the carbon source. Nitrate or sulfur was used as the electron acceptor, with resulting production of ammonium and hydrogen sulfide, respectively. Oxygen, thiosulfate, sulfite, selenate and arsenate were not used as electron acceptors. Growth was inhibited by the presence of acetate, lactate, formate and peptone. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 25·6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that this organism is closely related to Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus and Caminibacter profundus (95·9 and 96·3 % similarity, respectively). On the basis of phylogenetic, physiological and genetic considerations, it is proposed that the organism represents a novel species within the genus Caminibacter, Caminibacter mediatlanticus sp. nov. The type strain is TB-2T (=DSM 16658T=JCM 12641T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 1531-1534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiji Tanaka ◽  
Satoshi Kawaichi ◽  
Hiroshi Nishimura ◽  
Yoshihiko Sako

A novel thermophilic bacterium, strain KW1T, was isolated from a coastal hydrothermal field on the Satsuma Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The variably Gram-stained cells were motile rods with flagella, did not form spores and proliferated at 52–78 °C (optimum, 70 °C), pH 5–8 (optimum, pH 7) and 0–4.5 % NaCl (optimum, 1.0 %). The novel isolate was a strictly aerobic heterotroph that utilized complex proteinaceous substrates as well as a variety of carboxylic acids and amino acids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 70.8 mol%. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain KW1T is closely related to Thermaerobacter subterraneus C21T (98.4 % sequence similarity). However, the DNA–DNA hybridization value for strain KW1T and T. subterraneus ATCC BAA-137T was below 46 %. On the basis of the molecular and physiological traits of strain KW1T, it represents a novel species of the genus Thermaerobacter, for which the name Thermaerobacter litoralis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KW1T (=JCM 13210T=DSM 17372T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 2831-2837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kämpfer ◽  
Karin Martin ◽  
John A. McInroy ◽  
Stefanie P. Glaeser

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium (strain JM-1396T) producing a yellow pigment, was isolated from the healthy internal stem tissue of post-harvest cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, cultivar ‘DES-119’) grown at the Plant Breeding Unit at the E. V. Smith Research Center in Tallassee (Macon county), AL, USA. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of strain JM-1396T showed high sequence similarity values to the type strains of Novosphingobium mathurense, Novosphingobium panipatense (both 98.6 %) and Novosphingobium barchaimii (98.5 %); sequence similarities to all other type strains of species of the genus Novosphingobium were below 98.3 %. DNA–DNA pairing experiments of the DNA of strain JM-1396T and N. mathurense SM117T, N. panipatense SM16T and N. barchaimii DSM 25411T showed low relatedness values of 8 % (reciprocal 7 %), 24 % (reciprocal 26 %) and 19 % (reciprocal 25 %), respectively. Ubiquinone Q-10 was detected as the dominant quinone; the fatty acids C18 : 1ω7c (71.0 %) and the typical 2-hydroxy fatty acid, C14 : 0 2-OH (11.7 %), were detected as typical components. The polar lipid profile contained the diagnostic lipids diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingoglycolipid and phosphatidylcholine. The polyamine pattern contained the major compound spermidine and only minor amounts of other polyamines. All these data revealed that strain JM-1396T represents a novel species of the genus Novosphingobium. For this reason we propose the name Novosphingobium gossypii sp. nov. with the type strain JM-1396T ( = LMG 28605T = CCM 8569T = CIP 110884T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_12) ◽  
pp. 4757-4762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Sun ◽  
Zhaohui Guo ◽  
Qi Zhao ◽  
Qiyu Gao ◽  
QinJian Xie ◽  
...  

A Gram-stain-variable, rod-shaped, non-motile and endospore-forming bacterium, designated strain HZ1T, was isolated from a sample of bank side soil from Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, PR China. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain HZ1T was closely related to members of the genus Paenibacillus, sharing the highest levels of sequence similarity with Paenibacillus agarexedens DSM 1327T (94.4 %), Paenibacillus sputi KIT00200-70066-1T (94.4 %). Growth occurred at 15–42 °C (optimum 30–37 °C), pH 5.0–9.5 (optimum pH 7.0–8.0) and NaCl concentrations of up to 6.0 % (w/v) were tolerated (optimum 0.5 %). The dominant respiratory quinone was MK-7 and the DNA G+C content was 40.1 mol%. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The major polar lipids of strain HZ1T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and several unknown lipids. The diagnostic diamino acid found in the cell-wall peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. Based on its phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic data, strain HZ1T represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus ripae sp. nov. (type strain HZ1T = CCTCC AB 2014276T = LMG 28639T) is proposed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1868-1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Hui Li ◽  
Jaeho Song ◽  
Yeonjung Lim ◽  
Yochan Joung ◽  
Ilnam Kang ◽  
...  

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic, non-flagellated, chemoheterotrophic bacterium, designated IMCC14385T, was isolated from surface seawater of the East Sea, Republic of Korea. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that IMCC14385T represented a member of the genus Halioglobus sharing 94.6–97.8 % similarities with species of the genus. Whole-genome sequencing of IMCC14385T revealed a genome size of 4.3 Mbp and DNA G+C content of 56.7 mol%. The genome of IMCC14385T shared an average nucleotide identity of 76.6 % and digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of 21.6 % with the genome of Halioglobus japonicus KCTC 23429T. The genome encoded the complete poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis pathway. The strain contained summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c) and C17 : 1 ω8c as the predominant cellular fatty acids as well as ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) as the respiratory quinone. The polar lipids detected in the strain were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, five unidentified phospholipids, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified aminophospholipid and four unidentified lipids. On the basis of taxonomic data obtained in this study, it is suggested that IMCC14385T represents a novel species of the genus Halioglobus , for which the name Halioglobus maricola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is IMCC14385T (=KCTC 72520T=NBRC 114072T).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 938-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Ju Choi ◽  
Hak Cheol Kwon ◽  
Young Chang Sohn ◽  
Hyun Ok Yang

A novel marine bacterium, strain KMD 001T, was isolated from the starfish Asterias amurensis, which inhabits the East Sea of Korea. Strain KMD 001T was aerobic, light-yellow pigmented and Gram-stain-negative. Analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain KMD 001T represents a novel lineage within the class Gammaproteobacteria. Strain KMD 001T is closely related to the genera Endozoicomonas and Zooshikella, which belong to the family Hahellaceae and to the order Oceanospirillales. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KMD 001T shows similarities of approximately 91.8–94.6 % with the above-mentioned genera. The DNA G+C content of KMD 001T is 47.6 mol%. It contains Q-9 as the major isoprenoid quinone. The predominant fatty acids were determined to be anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C14 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. Strain KMD 001T should be assigned to a novel bacterial genus within the class Gammaproteobacteria based on its phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics. The name Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMD 001T (=KCCM 90076T =JCM 15607T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Juteau ◽  
Valérie Côté ◽  
Marie-France Duckett ◽  
Réjean Beaudet ◽  
François Lépine ◽  
...  

An anaerobic bacterium that transforms phenol and 4-hydroxybenzoate (4-OHB) into benzoate, strain LR7.2T, was isolated from a culture originating from a mixture of swamp water, sewage sludge, swine waste and soil. Cells of strain LR7.2T are Gram-positive short rods (1×2 μm) that are electron-dense when observed by electron microscopy. The optimum pH and temperature for growth and transformation activity of 4-OHB are 7·5–8·0 and 30–37 °C, respectively. The bacterium does not use sulphate, thiosulphate, nitrate, nitrite, FeCl3, fumarate or arsenate as an electron acceptor. It does not normally use sulphite, although stimulation of growth and 4-OHB transformation activity at a low concentration (up to 2 mM) has been reported previously under different culture conditions. The presence of 4-OHB or phenol is essential for growth; transformation of 4-OHB or phenol into benzoate is used to produce energy for growth. Using [6D]-phenol, 4-OHB was shown to be an intermediate in the transformation of phenol into benzoate. No spore was observed. The bacterium has a DNA G+C content of 51 mol% and its major membrane fatty acid is anteiso-C15 : 0. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain LR7.2T shows only 90 % similarity to its closest relative (Pelotomaculum thermopropionicum). From these results, a new taxon is proposed: Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is LR7.2T (=ATCC BAA-820T=DSM 15808T).


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