scholarly journals Comparative genome sequence analysis of several species in the genus Tepidimonas and the description of a novel species Tepidimonas charontis sp. nov.

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1596-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Albuquerque ◽  
Nadine Castelhano ◽  
Pedro Raposo ◽  
Hugo J. C. Froufe ◽  
Igor Tiago ◽  
...  

We performed high-quality genome sequencing of eight strains of the species of the genus Tepidimonas and examined the genomes of closely related strains from the databases to understand why Tepidimonas taiwanensis is the only strain of this genus that utilizes glucose and fructose for growth. We found that the assimilation of these hexoses by T. taiwanensis was due to the presence of two transporters that are absent in all other genomes of strains of members of the genus Tepidimonas examined. Some strains lack genes coding for glucokinase, but the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway appears to be otherwise complete. The pentose phosphate pathway has a complete set of genes, but genes of the Entner–Doudoroff pathway were not identified in the genomes of any of the strains examined. Genome analysis using average nucleotide identity (ANIb), digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH), average amino acid identity (AAI) and phylogenetic analysis of 400 conserved genes was performed to assess the taxonomic classification of the organisms. Two isolates of the genus Tepidimonas from the hot spring at São Pedro do Sul, Portugal, designated SPSP-6T and SPSPC-18 were also examined in this study. These organisms are mixotrophic, have an optimum growth temperature of about 50 ºC, utilize several organic acids and amino acids for growth but do not grow on sugars. Distinctive phenotypic, 16S rRNA gene sequence and genomic characteristics of strains SPSP-6T and SPSPC-18 lead us to propose a novel species based on strain SPSP-6T for which we recommend the name Tepidimonas charontis sp. nov. (=CECT 9683T=LMG 30884T).

Author(s):  
Yang Gu ◽  
Xiaojun Zhu ◽  
Feng Lin ◽  
Caihong Shen ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
...  

An anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, motile and spore-forming bacterium, designated strain LBM18003T, was isolated from pit clay used for making Chinese strong aroma-type liquor. Growth occurred at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30–37 °C), pH 4.5–9.5 (optimum, pH 6.5–7.0) and in the presence of 0.0–1.0 % (w/v) sodium chloride (optimum, 0 %). The predominant fatty acids were C16:0, C14:0, C14:0 DMA and C16:0 3-OH, and the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified phospholipids and nine unidentified glycolipids. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that strain LBM18003T is a novel member of the family Oscillospiraceae . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of strain LBM18003T to its two most closely related species were less than 94.5 % for distinguishing genera, i.e. closely related to Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans JCM 30532T (94.1 %) and Caproicibacter fermentans DSM 107079T (93.2 %). The genome size of strain LBM18003T was 2 996 201 bp and its DNA G+C content was 48.48 mol%. Strain LBM18003T exhibited 67.8 and 68.1% pairwise-determined whole-genome average nucleotide identity values to Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans JCM 30532T and Caproicibacter fermentans DSM 107079T, respectively; and showed 62.2 and 61.0 % the average amino acid identity values to Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans JCM 30532T and Caproicibacter fermentans DSM 107079T, respectively; and demonstrated 46.1 and 41.5 % conserved genes to Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans JCM 30532T and Caproicibacter fermentans DSM 107079T, respectively. The comparisons of 16S rRNA gene and genome sequences confirmed that strain LBM18003T represented a novel genus of the family Oscillospiraceae . Based on morphological, physiological, biochemical, chemotaxonomic, genotypic and phylogenetic results, strain LBM18003T represents a novel species of a novel genus of the family Oscillospiraceae , for which the name Caproicibacterium amylolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LBM18003T (=GDMCC 1.1626T=JCM 33783T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1603-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Albuquerque ◽  
Fred A. Rainey ◽  
M. Fernanda Nobre ◽  
Milton S. da Costa

Two bacterial isolates, designated AF-51T and AF-50, with an optimum growth temperature of about 45 °C and an optimum pH for growth between 6.0 and 6.5, were recovered from a hot spring in the Furnas, Área da Fonte 1825, on the Island of São Miguel in the Azores. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, these strains were related most closely to the type strain of Hydrotalea flava at a pairwise similarity of 95.7 %. The two strains were orange-pigmented and formed non-motile, rod-shaped cells that stained Gram-negative and were aerobic and oxidase- and catalase-positive. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C16 : 0. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7. Based on phylogenetic, physiological and biochemical characteristics, these strains from the Azores are considered to represent a single novel species of the genus Hydrotalea , for which the name Hydrotalea sandarakina sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AF-51T ( = DSM 23241T = LMG 25526T). We provide emended descriptions of the genus Hydrotalea and of H. flava to reflect new results obtained in this study.


Author(s):  
Rachel Raths ◽  
Vincent Peta ◽  
Heike Bücking

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, strain Duganella callida DN04T, was isolated from the soil of a maize field in North Carolina, USA. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, the most similar Duganella species are D. sacchari Sac-22T, D. ginsengisoli DCY83T, and D. radicis Sac-41T with a 97.8, 97.6, or 96.9 % sequence similarity, respectively. We compared the biochemical phenotype of DN04T to D. sacchari Sac-22T and D. zoogloeoides 115T and other reference strains from different genera within the Oxalobacteraceae and while the biochemical profile of DN04T is most similar to D. sacchari Sac-22T and other Duganella and Massilia strains, there are also distinct differences. DN04T can for example utilize turanose, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, inosine, and l-pyroglutamic acid. The four fatty acids found in the highest percentages were C15 : 0 iso (24.6 %), C15 : 1 isoG (19.4 %), C17 : 0 iso3-OH (16.8 %), and summed feature 3 (C16:1 ⍵7c and/or C16:1 ⍵6c) (12.5 %). We also applied whole genome sequencing to determine if DN04T is a novel species. The most similar AAI (average amino acid identity) score was 70.8 % ( Massilia plicata NZ CP038026T), and the most similar ANI (average nucleotide identity) score was 84.8 % ( D. radicis KCTC 22382T), which indicates that DN04T is a novel species. The genome-to-genome-distance calculation (GGDC) revealed a DDH of 28.3 % to D. radicis KCTC 22382T, which is much lower than the new species threshold. Based on the morphological, phenotypic, and genomic differences, we propose Duganella callida sp. nov. as a novel species within the Duganella genus (type strain DN04T=NRRL B-65552T=LMG 31736T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 2355-2358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munusamy Madhaiyan ◽  
Venkatakrishnan Sivaraj Saravanan ◽  
Joseph S. Wirth ◽  
William B. Whitman

The 16S rRNA gene sequences of Sphingomonas carotinifaciens L9-754T and Sphingomonas aeria B093034T possess 99.71 % sequence similarity. Further studies were undertaken to clarify the taxonomic assignments of these species. Whole-genome comparisons showed that S. aeria B093034Tand S. carotinifaciens L9-754T shared 96.9 % average nucleotide identity, 98.4 % average amino acid identity and 76.1 % digital DNA–DNA hybridization values. These values exceeded or approached the recommended species delineation threshold values. Furthermore, a phylogenetic tree based on 41 of the most conserved genes provided additional evidence that S. aeria B093034T and S. carotinifaciens L9-754T are very closely related. Based on this evidence we propose the reclassification of S. aeria Xue et al. 2018 as a later heterotypic synonym of S. carotinifaciens Madhaiyan et al. 2017.


Author(s):  
Ákos Tóth ◽  
Rózsa Máté ◽  
József Kutasi ◽  
Erika Tóth ◽  
Károly Bóka ◽  
...  

A Gram-reaction-negative bacterial strain, designated Kb22T, was isolated from agricultural soil and characterized using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain shows highest similarity (94.39 %) to Sphingobacterium nematocida M-SX103T. The highest average nucleotide identity value (71.83 %) was found with Sphingobacterium composti T5-12T, and the highest amino acid identity value (66.65 %) was found with Sphingobacterium olei HAL-9T. Cells are aerobic, non-motile rods. The isolate was found to be positive for catalase and oxidase tests. The assembled genome of strain Kb22T has a total length of 4,06 Mb, the DNA G+C content is 38.1 mol%. The only isoprenoid quinone is menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The major fatty acids are iso-C15:0 (28.4%), summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or iso-C15:0 2-OH) (25.7 %) and iso-C17:0 3-OH (19.7 %). Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic results, it is concluded that strain Kb22T is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium and represents a novel species for which the name Sphingobacterium hungaricum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain Kb22T (=LMG 31574T=NCAIM B.02638T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 1149-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varsha Kale ◽  
Snædís H. Björnsdóttir ◽  
Ólafur H. Friðjónsson ◽  
Sólveig K. Pétursdóttir ◽  
Sesselja Ómarsdóttir ◽  
...  

A thermophilic, aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, filamentous bacterium, strain PRI-4131T, was isolated from an intertidal hot spring in Isafjardardjup, NW Iceland. The strain grew chemo-organotrophically on various carbohydrates. The temperature range for growth was 40–65 °C (optimum 55 °C), the pH range was pH 6.5–9.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and the NaCl range was 0–3 % (w/v) (optimum 0.5 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain PRI-4131T represented a distinct lineage within the class Caldilineae of the phylum Chloroflexi. The highest levels of sequence similarity, about 91 %, were with Caldilinea aerophila STL-6-O1T and Caldilinea tarbellica D1-25-10-4T. Fermentative growth was not observed for strain PRI-4131T, which, in addition to other characteristics, distinguished it from the two Caldilinea species. Owing to both phylogenetic and phenotypic differences from the described members of the class Caldilineae , we propose to accommodate strain PRI-4131T in a novel species in a new genus, Litorilinea aerophila gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of Litorilinea aerophila is PRI-4131T ( = DSM 25763T  = ATCC BAA-2444T).


Author(s):  
Jingling Liang ◽  
Sai Wang ◽  
Ayizekeranmu Yiming ◽  
Luoyi Fu ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
...  

Strain L22-9T, a Gram-stain-negative and rod-shaped bacterium, motile by one polar flagellum, was isolated from cornfield soil in Bijie, Guizhou Province, PR China. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, it was identified as a Pseudomonas species. Multilocus sequence analysis of concatenated 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoB and rpoD gene sequences showed that strain L22-9T formed a clearly separated branch, located in a cluster together with Pseudomonas brassicacearum LMG 21623T, Pseudomonas kilonensis DSM 13647T and Pseudomonas thivervalensis DSM 13194T. Whole-genome comparisons based on average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) confirmed that strain L22-9T should be classified as a novel species. It was most closely related to P. kilonensis DSM 13647T with ANI and dDDH values of 91.87 and 46.3 %, respectively. Phenotypic features that can distinguish strain L22-9T from P. kilonensis DSM 13647T are the assimilation ability of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, poor activity of arginine dihydrolase and failure to ferment ribose and d-fucose. The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain L22-9T are C16 : 0, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω6c and/or C16 : 1 ω7c) and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c). The respiratory quinones consist of Q-9 and Q-8. The polar lipids are diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phosphoglycolipids, two unidentified aminophospholipids and an unidentified glycolipid. Based on the evidence, we conclude that strain L22-9T represents a novel species, for which the name Pseudomonas bijieensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is L22-9T (=CGMCC 1.18528T=LMG 31948T), with a DNA G+C content of 60.85 mol%.


Author(s):  
Silvio Hering ◽  
Moritz K. Jansson ◽  
Michael E. J. Buhl

A novel species within the genus Eikenella is described, based on the phenotypical, biochemical and genetic characterization of a strain of a facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium. Strain S3360T was isolated from the throat swab of a patient sampled during routine care at a hospital. Phylogenetic analyses (full-length 16S rRNA gene and whole-genome sequences) placed the strain in the genus Eikenella , separate from all recognized species but with the closest relationship to Eikenella longinqua (NML 02-A-017T). Eikenella is one of the genera in the HACEK group known to be responsible for rare cases of endocarditis in humans. Until the recent descriptions of Eikenella exigua , Eikenella halliae and Eikenella longinqua , Eikenella corrodens had been the only validly published species in this genus since its description as Bacteroides corrodens in 1958. Unlike these species, strain S3360T is able to metabolize carbohydrates (glucose). The average nucleotide identities of strain S3360T with E. longinqua (NML 02-A-017T) and E. corrodens (NCTC 10596T), the type species of the genus, were 90.5 and 84.7 %, respectively, and the corresponding genome-to-genome distance values were 41.3 and 29.0 %, respectively. The DNA G+C content of strain S3360T was 58.4 mol%. Based on the phenotypical, biochemical and genetic findings, strain S3360T is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Eikenella , for which the name Eikenella glucosivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is S3360T (DSM 110714T=CCOS 1935T=CCUG 74293T). In addition, an emendation of the genus Eikenella is proposed to include species which are saccharolytic.


Author(s):  
Magdalena Ksiezarek ◽  
Teresa Gonçalves Ribeiro ◽  
Joana Rocha ◽  
Filipa Grosso ◽  
Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic ◽  
...  

Two Gram-stain-positive strains, c9Ua_26_MT and c11Ua_112_MT, were isolated from voided urine samples from two healthy women. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that these novel strains were members of the genus Limosilactobacillus . Phylogenetic analysis based on pheS gene sequences and core genomes showed that each strain formed a separated branch and are closest to Limosilactobacillus vaginalis DSM 5837T. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator (GGDC) values between c9Ua_26_MT and the closest relative DSM 5837T were 90.7 and 42.9 %, respectively. The ANI and GGDC values between c11Ua_112_MT and the closest relative DSM 5837T were 91.2 and 45.0 %, and those among the strains were 92.9% and 51,0 %, respectively. The major fatty acids were C12 : 0 (40.2 %), C16 : 0 (26.7 %) and C18 : 1 ω9c (17.7 %) for strain c9Ua_26_MT, and C18 : 1 ω9c (38.0 %), C16 : 0 (33.3 %) and C12 : 0 (17.6 %) for strain c11Ua_112_MT. The genomic DNA G+C content of strains c9Ua_26_MT and c11Ua_112_MT was 39.9 and 39.7 mol%, respectively. On the basis of the data presented here, strains c9Ua_26_MT and c11Ua_112_MT represent two novel species of the genus Limosilactobacillus , for which the names Limosilactobacillus urinaemulieris sp. nov. (c9Ua_26_MT=CECT 30144T=LMG 31899T) and Limosilactobacillus portuensis sp. nov. (c11Ua_112_MT=CECT 30145T=LMG 31898T) are proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1370-1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Snauwaert ◽  
Bart Hoste ◽  
Katrien De Bruyne ◽  
Karolien Peeters ◽  
Luc De Vuyst ◽  
...  

Two lactic acid-producing, Gram-stain-positive rods were isolated from a microbial mat actively growing in the littoral zone of an Antarctic lake (Forlidas Pond) in the Pensacola mountains and studied using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The isolates were examined by phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, multilocus sequence analysis of pheS, rpoA and atpA, and biochemical and genotypic characteristics. One strain, designated LMG 26641, belonged to Carnobacterium alterfunditum and the other strain, designated LMG 26642T, could be assigned to a novel species, with Carnobacterium funditum DSM 5970T as its closest phylogenetic neighbour (99.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Carnobacterium iners sp. nov. could be distinguished biochemically from other members of the genus Carnobacterium by the lack of acid production from carbohydrates. DNA–DNA relatedness confirmed that strain LMG 26642T represented a novel species, for which we propose the name Carnobacterium iners sp. nov. (type strain is LMG 26642T  = CCUG 62000T).


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