scholarly journals Halalkalibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a non-saline soil sample in Japan

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinobu Echigo ◽  
Tadamasa Fukushima ◽  
Toru Mizuki ◽  
Masahiro Kamekura ◽  
Ron Usami

A moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium, designated strain BH2T, was isolated from non-saline garden soil in Saitama, Japan. Cells of strain BH2T were motile, aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-positive and contained A1γ, meso-diaminopimelic acid-type murein. Growth occurred in 5.0–25 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 10–15 %, w/v), at pH 5.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 8.5–9.0) and at 20–40 °C. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-7. The major cellular fatty acids were ai-C15 : 0, i-C16 : 0, ai-C17 : 0 and i-C15 : 0. The G+C content of the total DNA of strain BH2T was 35.1±0.4 mol% (±sd; n=5). The phylogenetic distance from species with validly published names was less than 94.1 %. The phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics indicated that strain BH2T represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Halalkalibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BH2T (=JCM 14192T=DSM 18494T).

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 990-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinobu Echigo ◽  
Hiroaki Minegishi ◽  
Toru Mizuki ◽  
Masahiro Kamekura ◽  
Ron Usami

Two moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacteria, designated strains BH1T and HN5, were isolated from forest soil and garden soil, respectively, in Japan. Cells of strains BH1T and HN5 were non-motile, aerobic, bean-shaped, formed irregular clusters with 2–20 cells, Gram-positive and contained A1γ, meso-diaminopimelic acid-type murein. Spore formation was not detected. Growth occurred in 5–25 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 10–15 %, w/v), at pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 8.5–9.0) and at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C). The predominant isoprenoid quinones were menaquinone-7 and menaquinone-6. The phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol. The major cellular fatty acids were i-C15 : 0, i-C17 : 0 and i-C18 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strains BH1T and HN5 was 45 and 46 mol%, respectively. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the two strains were 99.9 % similar. DNA–DNA hybridization results indicated high levels of relatedness (88 and 85 % reciprocally). Similarities with recognized species were less than 90.2 %. The phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics indicated that strains BH1T and HN5 represent a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BH1T (=JCM 15647T=DSM 21769T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinobu Echigo ◽  
Hiroaki Minegishi ◽  
Yasuhiro Shimane ◽  
Masahiro Kamekura ◽  
Ron Usami

A moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium, designated strain HN30T, was isolated from garden soil in Japan. Cells of strain HN30T were motile, endospore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-positive, and contained A1γ meso-diaminopimelic acid-type murein. Growth occurred in 7–23 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 10–15 %, w/v), at pH 6.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0–8.5) and at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C). The isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-7. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 and C16 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strain HN30T was 47 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain HN30T was most closely related to Geomicrobium halophilum BH1T (93 % sequence similarity). 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with other recognized species were less than 89 %. Phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics indicated that strain HN30T represents a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is HN30T ( = JCM 15649T = DSM 21771T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 764-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Dong Lee

A Gram-negative, aerobic, saffron-coloured marine bacterium, designated HST1-43T, was isolated from beach sediment on the coast in Jeju, Korea, and its taxonomic status was established in a polyphasic study. 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses revealed that the isolate belonged to the family Flavobacteriaceae. The closest phylogenetic neighbours of strain HST1-43T were members of the genera Algibacter, Gaetbulibacter and Yeosuana, with levels of sequence similarity in the range 96.3–96.5 %. The isolate was non-motile and required sea salts or natural seawater for growth. The optimum temperature and pH ranges for growth were 25–30 °C and pH 6.1–8.1, respectively. MK-6 was the major menaquinone. The dominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C18 : 0, C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 36.2±0.4 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic distance and phenotypic characteristics, the isolate is considered to represent a novel genus and species in the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Tamlana crocina gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HST1-43T (=KCTC 12721T=JCM 14021T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 2851-2855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jandi Kim ◽  
Mi-Ja Jung ◽  
Seong Woon Roh ◽  
Young-Do Nam ◽  
Kee-Sun Shin ◽  
...  

A novel, Gram-positive, rod-shaped, motile, endospore-forming, halophilic bacterial strain, J18T, was isolated from a traditional salt-fermented seafood made of gizzard shad in Korea. Colonies were convex, cream-coloured and 1.0–2.0 mm in diameter after incubation for 3 days on marine agar. Growth occurred at pH 7.0–11.0 (optimum, pH 10.0), at 4–40 °C (optimum, 37 °C) and in the presence of 0–30 % NaCl (optimum, 9–10 %). On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain J18T was related most closely to Virgibacillus byunsanensis ISL-24T (96.3 % similarity), Virgibacillus carmonensis LMG 20964T (96.2 %), Virgibacillus halodenitrificans DSM 10037T (96.0 %), Virgibacillus arcticus Hal 1T (95.5 %) and Virgibacillus necropolis LMG 19488T (95.5 %). The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strain J18T was 37.0 mol%. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was of the meso-diaminopimelic acid type. The major quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain J18T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Virgibacillus, for which the name Virgibacillus alimentarius sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is J18T ( = KACC 14624T  = JCM 16994T).


2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wael N. Hozzein ◽  
Wen-Jun Li ◽  
Mohammed Ibrahim A. Ali ◽  
Ola Hammouda ◽  
Ahmed S. Mousa ◽  
...  

An alkaliphilic actinomycete strain, designated YIM 80379T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from the eastern desert of Egypt and subjected to polyphasic taxonomy. The strain produced substrate and aerial mycelia on different media, with an optimum pH for growth of 9·5–10 and scarce or no growth at pH 7. Strain YIM 80379T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, no diagnostic sugars, type PIII phospholipids and MK-10(H6) and MK-10(H8) as the predominant menaquinones. All of these characters assign isolate YIM 80379T consistently to the genus Nocardiopsis. This was confirmed by 16S rDNA analysis. It can be differentiated from all Nocardiopsis species with validly published names by phenotypic characteristics, phylogenetic analysis and DNA–DNA hybridization results. On the basis of polyphasic evidence, a novel species, Nocardiopsis alkaliphila sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain of the species is YIM 80379T (=CCTCC AA001031T=DSM 44657T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 888-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Guang Chen ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Yu-Qin Zhang ◽  
Jian-Wu He ◽  
Hans-Peter Klenk ◽  
...  

A novel Gram-stain-positive, slightly halophilic, facultatively alkaliphilic, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, endospore-forming, motile, rod-shaped, aerobic bacterium, designated strain JSM 082006T, was isolated from an oyster collected from Naozhou Island in the South China Sea. The isolate grew in 0–18 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0.5–4.0 %), at pH 6.0–10.5 (optimum, pH 8.0) and at 15–45 °C (optimum, 30 °C). meso-Diaminopimelic acid was present in the cell-wall peptidoglycan. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 0. Strain JSM 082006T contained MK-7 as the predominant respiratory quinone and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine as the major polar lipids. The genomic DNA G+C content was 40.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that strain JSM 082006T should be assigned to the genus Bacillus and that it was most closely related to the type strains of Bacillus barbaricus (sequence similarity 99.1 %) and Bacillus arsenicus (97.5 %), followed by those of Bacillus rigui (96.6 %) and Bacillus solisalsi (96.1 %). Phylogenetic analysis, DNA–DNA relatedness values, phenotypic characteristics and chemotaxonomic data support the view that strain JSM 082006T represents a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus nanhaiensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is JSM 082006T ( = DSM 23009T  = KCTC 13712T).


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 2507-2512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noha M. Mesbah ◽  
David B. Hedrick ◽  
Aaron D. Peacock ◽  
Manfred Rohde ◽  
Juergen Wiegel

Novel halophilic, alkalithermophilic, Gram-type-positive bacterial strains were isolated from sediment of alkaline, hypersaline lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt. Cells of strain JW/NM-WN-LFT were rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and non-motile. Strain JW/NM-WN-LFT grew (at pH55 °C 9.5) between 35 and 56 °C, with an optimum at 53 °C. The pH55 °C range for growth was 8.3–10.6, with an optimum at pH55 °C 9.5 and no growth at pH55 °C 8.2 or below, or at pH55 °C 10.8 or above. At the optimum pH and temperature, the strain grew in the Na+ range of 3.1–4.9 M (1.5–3.3 M added NaCl) and optimally between 3.3 and 3.9 M Na+ (1.7–2.3 M added NaCl). Strain JW/NM-WN-LFT utilized fructose, cellobiose, ribose, trehalose, trimethylamine, pyruvate, Casamino acids, acetate, xylose and peptone as carbon and energy sources. Fumarate (20 mM), S2O3 2− (20 mM), NO3 − (20 mM) and iron(III) citrate (20 mM) were utilized as electron acceptors. During growth on sucrose, the isolate produced acetate and formate as major fermentation products. Main cellular fatty acids were iso-branched 15 : 0, i17 : 0 dimethylacetal and 16 : 0 dimethylacetal. The G+C content of genomic DNA was 40.4 mol% (HPLC). On the basis of genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, it is proposed that strain JW/NM-WN-LFT represents a novel genus and species, Natranaerobius thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is JW/NM-WN-LFT (=DSM 18059T=ATCC BAA-1301T). Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain forms a novel lineage within the class ‘Clostridia’ and clusters with uncultivated bacteria and unidentified strains retrieved from alkaline, hypersaline environments. The phylogenetic data suggest that the lineage represents a novel family, Natranaerobiaceae fam. nov., and order, Natranaerobiales ord. nov.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2381-2386 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Carrasco ◽  
M. C. Márquez ◽  
Y. Xue ◽  
Y. Ma ◽  
D. A. Cowan ◽  
...  

A Gram-positive, endospore-forming, alkali-tolerant, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain CH9dT, was isolated from the sediment of Lake Chagannor in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The cells were rod-shaped and motile. Isolate CH9dT grew at pH 5.8–10.0 (optimally at pH 8.5), at salinities of 3–20 % (w/v) marine salts (optimally at 10.0 %, w/v) and between 20 and 50 °C (optimally at 37 °C). The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and the major respiratory isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain CH9dT were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0 and its polar lipids consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and two unknown phospholipids. The G+C content of the DNA was 44.7 mol%. Strain CH9dT exhibited a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity value of only 91 % with respect to Thalassobacillus devorans DSM 16966T and showed values below 91 % with respect to members of the genera Bacillus, Halobacillus and Marinococcus. Strain CH9dT could be clearly differentiated from its closest phylogenetic neighbours on the basis of several phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic features. Therefore, data from the polyphasic study support the placement of strain CH9dT in a novel genus and species, for which the name Salsuginibacillus kocurii gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CH9dT (=CCM 7365T=CECT 7154T=CGMCC 1.6287T=DSM 18087T).


2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Yanfen Xue ◽  
Yanhe Ma

A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, non-sporulating, motile and moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain H96B60T, was isolated from a saline soil sample of the Qaidam basin, China. The strain was facultatively anaerobic. Major end products formed from glucose fermentation were acetate, ethanol and lactic acid. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. The isoprenoid quinone component was menaquinone-6 (MK-6). The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, anteiso-C13 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain H96B60T was 36.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparative 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain H96B60T represented a novel phyletic lineage within the family Bacillaceae and was related most closely to Halolactibacillus species (96.1–96.4 % similarity). Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data presented, strain H96B60T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Streptohalobacillus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Streptohalobacillus salinus is H96B60T ( = DSM 22440T  = CGMCC 1.7733T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2011-2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Sazak ◽  
Mustafa Camas ◽  
Cathrin Spröer ◽  
Hans-Peter Klenk ◽  
Nevzat Sahin

A novel actinobacterium, strain A8036T, isolated from soil, was investigated by using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The organism formed extensively branched substrate hyphae that generated spiral chains of spores with irregular surfaces. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid (type III) and cell-wall sugars were glucose, madurose, mannose and ribose. The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H4). The phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannosides. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, C17 : 1 cis9, C16 : 0, C15 : 0 and 10-methyl C17 : 0. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbours of strain A8036T were Actinomadura meyerae DSM 44715T (99.23 % similarity), Actinomadura bangladeshensis DSM 45347T (98.9 %) and Actinomadura chokoriensis DSM 45346T (98.3 %). However, DNA–DNA relatedness and phenotypic data demonstrated that strain A8036T could be clearly distinguished from the type strains of all closely related Actinomadura species. Strain A8036T is therefore considered to represent a novel species of the genus Actinomadura , for which the name Actinomadura geliboluensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A8036T ( = DSM 45508T = KCTC 19868T).


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