scholarly journals Phylogenetic evaluation of the genus Nostoc and description of Nostoc neudorfense sp. nov., from the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 2740-2749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Singh ◽  
Jana Šnokhousová ◽  
Aniket Saraf ◽  
Archana Suradkar ◽  
Josef Elster

Cyanobacterial strain ARC8 was isolated from seepage coming into the river Dračice, Františkov, Czech Republic, and was characterized using a polyphasic approach. Strain ARC8 showed a typical Nostoc -like morphology and in-depth morphological characterization indicated that it is a member of the genus Nostoc . Furthermore, in the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny inferred using Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood and neighbour joining methods, strain ARC8 clustered within the Nostoc sensu stricto clade. The phylogenetic distance and the positioning of strain ARC8 also indicated that it is a member of the genus Nostoc . Furthermore, the rbcL gene phylogeny along with the 16S–23S ITS secondary structure analysis also supported the findings from the 16S rRNA gene tree. In accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants we describe a novel species of Nostoc with the name Nostoc neudorfense sp. nov.

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2891-2896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmila A. Romanenko ◽  
Naoto Tanaka ◽  
Valeriya V. Kurilenko ◽  
Vassilii I. Svetashev

An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, saffron-pigmented, non-motile bacterial strain KMM 9545T, was isolated from a marine sand sediment sample obtained from the Sea of Japan seashore and characterized in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KMM 9545T showed a high level of similarity to species of the genus Gaetbulibacter (95.1–96.2 %), the type strains of species of the genus Tamlana (94.9–96.1 %) and members of the genus Algibacter (94.8–96.1 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences positioned strain KMM 9545T as a distinct lineage in the cluster comprising species of the genus Tamlana . Strain KMM 9545T grew at temperatures between 5–36 °C and in the presence of 2–4 % (w/v) NaCl. It contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1, iso-C17 : 1 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 0 2-OH as the major fatty acids. The genomic DNA G+C content was 31.3 mol%. On the basis of the phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic distance, it can be concluded that strain KMM 9545T represents a novel species of the genus Tamlana , for which the name Tamlana sedimentorum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 9545T ( = NRIC 0921T = JCM 19808T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 781-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximo Sánchez ◽  
Martha-Helena Ramírez-Bahena ◽  
Alvaro Peix ◽  
María J. Lorite ◽  
Juan Sanjuán ◽  
...  

Strain S658T was isolated from a Lotus corniculatus nodule in a soil sample obtained in Uruguay. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and atpD gene showed that this strain clustered within the genus Phyllobacterium . The closest related species was, in both cases, Phyllobacterium trifolii PETP02T with 99.8 % sequence similarity in the 16S rRNA gene and 96.1 % in the atpD gene. The 16S rRNA gene contains an insert at the beginning of the sequence that has no similarities with other inserts present in the same gene in described rhizobial species. Ubiquinone Q-10 was the only quinone detected. Strain S658T differed from its closest relatives through its growth in diverse culture conditions and in the assimilation of several carbon sources. It was not able to reproduce nodules in Lotus corniculatus. The results of DNA–DNA hybridization, phenotypic tests and fatty acid analyses confirmed that this strain should be classified as a representative of a novel species of the genus Phyllobacterium , for which the name Phyllobacterium loti sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is S658T( = LMG 27289T = CECT 8230T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1786-1793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace Rafael Souza ◽  
Rafael Eduardo Silva ◽  
Michael Goodfellow ◽  
Kanungnid Busarakam ◽  
Fernanda Sales Figueiro ◽  
...  

Strain SB026T was isolated from Brazilian rainforest soil and its taxonomic position established using data from a polyphasic study. The organism showed a combination of chemotaxonomic and morphological features consistent with its classification in the genus Amycolatopsis and formed a branch in the Amycolatopsis 16S rRNA gene tree together with Amycolatopsis bullii NRRL B-24847T, Amycolatopsis plumensis NRRL B-24324T, Amycolatopsis tolypomycina DSM 44544T and Amycolatopsis vancoresmycina NRRL B-24208T. It was related most closely to A. bullii NRRL B-24847T (99.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), but was distinguished from this strain by a low level of DNA–DNA relatedness (~46 %) and discriminatory phenotypic properties. Based on the combined genotypic and phenotypic data, it is proposed that the isolate should be classified in the genus Amycolatopsis as representing a novel species, Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis sp. nov. The type strain is SB026T ( = CBMAI 1694T = CMAA 1285T = NCIMB 14900T).


Author(s):  
Priya Lakra ◽  
Helianthous Verma ◽  
Chandni Talwar ◽  
Durgesh Narain Singh ◽  
Nirjara Singhvi ◽  
...  

Deinococcus species are widely studied due to their utility in bioremediation of sites contaminated with radioactive elements. In the present study, we re-evaluated the taxonomic placement of two species of the genus Deinococcus namely D. swuensis DY59T and D. radiopugnans ATCC 19172T based on whole genome analyses. The 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed a 99.58% sequence similarity between this species pair that is above the recommended threshold value for species delineation. These two species also clustered together in both the 16S rRNA gene and core genome based phylogenies depicting their close relatedness. Furthermore, more than 98% of genes were shared between D. swuensi s DY59T and D. radiopugnans ATCC 19172T. Interestingly, D. swuensis DY59T and D. radiopugnans ATCC 19172T shared high genome similarity in different genomic indices. They displayed an average nucleotide identity value of 97.63%, an average amino acid identity value of 97% and a digital DNA–DNA hybridization value equal to 79.50%, all of which are well above the cut-off for species delineation. Altogether, based on these evidences, D. swuensis DY59T and D. radiopugnans ATCC 19172T constitute a single species. Hence, as per the priority of publication, we propose that Deinococcus swuensis Lee et al. 2015 should be reclassified as a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus radiopugnans .


Author(s):  
Hisami Kobayashi ◽  
Yasuhiro Tanizawa ◽  
Mitsuo Sakamoto ◽  
Moriya Ohkuma ◽  
Masanori Tohno

The taxonomic status of the species Clostridium methoxybenzovorans was assessed. The 16S rRNA gene sequence, whole-genome sequence and phenotypic characterizations suggested that the type strain deposited in the American Type Culture Collection ( C. methoxybenzovorans ATCC 700855T) is a member of the species Eubacterium callanderi . Hence, C. methoxybenzovorans ATCC 700855T cannot be used as a reference for taxonomic study. The type strain deposited in the German Collection of Microorganism and Cell Cultures GmbH (DSM 12182T) is no longer listed in its online catalogue. Also, both the 16S rRNA gene and the whole-genome sequences of the original strain SR3T showed high sequence identity with those of Lacrimispora indolis (recently reclassified from Clostridium indolis ) as the most closely related species. Analysis of the two genomes showed average nucleotide identity based on blast and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of 98.3 and 87.9 %, respectively. Based on these results, C. methoxybenzovorans SR3T was considered to be a member of L. indolis .


Author(s):  
Soon Dong Lee ◽  
Yeong-Sik Byeon ◽  
Sung-Min Kim ◽  
Hong Lim Yang ◽  
In Seop Kim

Taxonomic positions of four Gram-negative bacterial strains, which were isolated from larvae of two insects in Jeju, Republic of Korea, were determined by a polyphasic approach. Strains CWB-B4, CWB-B41 and CWB-B43 were recovered from larvae of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis, whereas strain BWR-B9T was from larvae of Allomyrina dichotoma. All the isolates grew at 10–37 °C, at pH 5.0–9.0 and in the presence of 4 % (w/v) NaCl. The 16S rRNA gene phylogeny showed that the four isolates formed two distinct sublines within the order Enterobacteriales and closely associated with members of the genus Jinshanibacter . The first group represented by strain CWB-B4 formed a tight cluster with Jinshanibacter xujianqingii CF-1111T (99.3 % sequence similarity), whereas strain BWR-B9T was most closely related to Jinshanibacter zhutongyuii CF-458T (99.5 % sequence similarity). The 92 core gene analysis showed that the isolates belonged to the family Budviciaceae and supported the clustering shown in 16S rRNA gene phylogeny. The genomic DNA G+C content of the isolates was 45.2 mol%. A combination of overall genomic relatedness and phenotypic distinctness supported that three isolates from Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis are different strains of Jinshanibacter xujianqingii , whereas one isolate from Allomyrina dichotoma represents a new species of the genus Jinshanibacter . On the basis of results obtained here, Jinshanibacter allomyrinae sp. nov. (type strain BWR-B9T=KACC 22153T=NBRC 114879T) and Insectihabitans xujianqingii gen. nov., comb. nov. are proposed, with the emended descriptions of the genera Jinshanibacter , Limnobaculum and Pragia .


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Chen ◽  
Shu-Kun Tang ◽  
Guang-Li Wang ◽  
Guo-Xing Nie ◽  
Qin-Fen Li ◽  
...  

Bacterial strain 14-2AT, isolated from a long-term DDT-contaminated soil in China, was characterized by using a polyphasic approach to clarify its taxonomic position. Strain 14-2AT was found to be Gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. The new isolate was able to grow at 4–42 °C, pH 6.0–9.0 and with 0–5 % NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate belongs to the family Sphingobacteriaceae . The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain 14-2AT showed the highest similarity with Olivibacter oleidegradans TBF2/20.2T (99.4 %), followed by Pseudosphingobacterium domesticum DC-186T (93.8 %), Olivibacter ginsengisoli Gsoil 060T (93.6 %), Olivibacter terrae Jip13T (93.1 %), Olivibacter soli Gsoil 034T (92.8 %) and Olivibacter sitiensis AW-6T (89.6 %). The DNA–DNA hybridization value between strains 14-2AT and O. oleidegradans TBF2/20.2T was 34.45±2.11 %. Strain 14-2AT contained phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, aminophospholipid and phosphatidylinositol mannoside as the major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content was 41.2 mol%. MK-7 is the major isoprenoid quinone. Summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH are the major fatty acids. The phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data confirmed the affiliation of strain 14-2AT to the genus Olivibacter . On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics, and chemotaxonomic data, strain 14-2AT is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Olivibacter , for which the name Olivibacter jilunii sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is 14-2AT ( = KCTC 23098T = CCTCC AB 2010105T).


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 3644-3649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunjie Zhu ◽  
Guoping Sun ◽  
Xingjuan Chen ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
Meiying Xu

Six Gram-stain-positive, motile, filamentous and/or rod-shaped, spherical spore-forming bacteria (strains GY32T, L31, F01, F03, F06 and F07) showing polybrominated diphenyl ether transformation were investigated to determine their taxonomic status. After spore germination, these organisms could grow more than one hundred microns long as intact single cells and then divide into rod cells and form endospores in 33 h. The cell-wall peptidoglycan of these strains was type A4α, the predominant menaquinone was MK-7 and the major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7C. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine were detected in the polar lipid profile. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that these strains should be placed in the genus Lysinibacillus and they were most closely related to Lysinibacillus sphaericus DSM 28T (99 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The gyrB sequence similarity and DNA–DNA relatedness between strain GY32T and L. sphaericus JCM 2502T were 81 % and 52 %, respectively. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain GY32T was 43.2 mol%. In addition, strain GY32T showed differences in nitrate reduction, starch and gelatin hydrolysis, carbon resource utilization and cell morphology. The phylogenetic distance from its closest relative measured by DNA–DNA relatedness and DNA G+C content, and its phenotypic properties demonstrated that strain GY32T represents a novel species of the genus Lysinibacillus , for which the name Lysinibacillus varians sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GY32T ( = NBRC 109424T = CGMCC 1.12212T = CCTCC M 2011307T).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 663-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Bonaldo Genuário ◽  
Marcelo Gomes Marçal Vieira Vaz ◽  
Guilherme Scotta Hentschke ◽  
Célia Leite Sant’Anna ◽  
Marli Fátima Fiore

Nostoc is a common and well-studied genus of cyanobacteria and, according to molecular phylogeny, is a polyphyletic group. Therefore, revisions of this genus are urged in an attempt to clarify its taxonomy. Novel strains isolated from underexplored environments and assigned morphologically to the genus Nostoc are not genetically related to the ‘true Nostoc’ group. In this study, four strains isolated from biofilms collected in Antarctica and five strains originated from Brazilian mangroves were evaluated. Despite their morphological similarities to other morphotypes of Nostoc , these nine strains differed from other morphotypes in ecological, physiological and genetic aspects. Based on the phylogeny of the 16S rRNA gene, the Antarctic sequences were grouped together with the sequences of the Brazilian mangrove isolates and Nostoc sp. Mollenhauer 1 : 1-067 in a well-supported cluster (74 % bootstrap value, maximum-likelihood). This novel cluster was separated phylogenetically from the ‘true Nostoc’ clade and from the clades of the morphologically similar genera Mojavia and Desmonostoc. The 16S rRNA gene sequences generated in this study exhibited 96 % similarity to sequences from the nostocacean genera mentioned above. Physiologically, these nine strains showed the capacity to grow in a salinity range of 1–10 % NaCl, indicating their tolerance of saline conditions. These results provide support for the description of a new genus, named Halotia gen. nov., which is related morphologically to the genera Nostoc , Mojavia and Desmonostoc. Within this new genus, three novel species were recognized and described based on morphology and internal transcribed spacer secondary structures: Halotia branconii sp. nov., Halotia longispora sp. nov. and Halotia wernerae sp. nov., under the provisions of the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 208-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourdes Martínez-Aguilar ◽  
Jesús Caballero-Mellado ◽  
Paulina Estrada-de los Santos

Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains TE26T and K6 belonging to Wautersia numazuensis Kageyama et al. 2005 showed the strains to be deeply intermingled among the species of the genus Cupriavidus . The comparison showed that strain TE26T was closely related to the type strains of Cupriavidus pinatubonensis (99.1 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), C. basilensis (98.7 %), C. necator (98.7 %) and C. gilardii (98.0 %). However, DNA–DNA hybridization experiments (less than 20 % relatedness) demonstrated that strain TE26T is different from these Cupriavidus species. A comparative phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis (based on fatty acid profiles) in combination with the 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogenetic analysis and the DNA–DNA hybridization results supported the incorporation of Wautersia numazuensis into the genus Cupriavidus as Cupriavidus numazuensis comb. nov.; the type strain is TE26T ( = LMG 26411T  = DSM 15562T  = CIP 108892T).


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