Acetobacter garciniae sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from fermented mangosteen peel in Thailand

Author(s):  
Pattaraporn Yukphan ◽  
Piyanat Charoenyingcharoen ◽  
Yutthana Kingcha ◽  
Somsak Likhitrattanapisal ◽  
Supattra Muangham ◽  
...  

Two isolates, MS16-SU-2T and MS18-SU-3, obtained from fermented mangosteen peel in vinegar were suggested to constitute a new species assignable to the genus Acetobacter based on the results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The two isolates showed the highest sequence similarity (98.58%) to Acetobacter tropicalis NBRC 16470T and Acetobacter senegalensis LMG 23690T. However, the calculated similarity values were lower than the threshold for species demarcation. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the branches of the two isolates were separated from other Acetobacter species, and the two isolates constituted a new species in the genus Acetobacter . The genomic DNA of isolate MS16-SU-2T was sequenced. The assembled genome of the isolate was analysed, and the results showed that the highest average nucleotide identity value of 75.9 % was with Acetobacter papayae JCM 25143T and the highest digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of 25.1 % was with Acetobacter fallax LMG 1636T, which were lower than the cutoff values for species delineation. The phylogenetic tree based on the genome sequences showed that the lineage of isolate MS16-SU-2T was most closely related to A. papayae JCM 25143T and Acetobacter suratthaniensis TBRC 1719T, but separated from the branches of these two species. In addition, the two isolates could be distinguished from the type strains of closely related species by their phenotypic characteristics and MALDI-TOF profiles. Therefore, the two isolates, MS16-SU-2T (=TBRC 12339T=LMG 32243T) and MS18-SU-3 (=TBRC 12305), can be assigned to an independent species within the genus Acetobacter , and the name of Acetobacter garciniae sp. nov. is proposed for the two isolates.

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 2146-2154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Bernard ◽  
Ana Luisa Pacheco ◽  
Ian Cunningham ◽  
Navdeep Gill ◽  
Tamara Burdz ◽  
...  

Corynebacterium propinquum is a Gram-positive rod occasionally recovered from clinical infections which, according to 16S rRNA gene sequencing, is most closely related (>99 % sequence similarity) to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum . The two species are very similar biochemically, commonly differentiated by a single test, the detection of urease, where strains of C. propinquum are described as being urease-non-producing and strains of C. pseudodiphtheriticum are described as urease-producing. In this study, historical and contemporary strains of C. propinquum and C. pseudodiphtheriticum from this laboratory were definitively characterized, which included use of rpoB sequencing. Urease-producing strains of C. propinquum as well as typical urease-non-producing isolates were identified after rpoB sequencing, with six of these being originally identified as C. pseudodiphtheriticum . Based on these observations, we propose emendation of the description of C. propinquum to include strains which produce urease. MALDI-TOF analysis may be a useful tool to differentiate these taxa. Existing commercial databases should be updated to include urease-positive strains of C. propinquum .


Author(s):  
Dong Ho Keum ◽  
Jun Mo Yeon ◽  
Chan-Seok Yun ◽  
Soon Youl Lee ◽  
Wan-Taek Im

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped and yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain Gsoil 183T, was isolated from ginseng-cultivation soil sampled in Pocheon Province, Republic of Korea. This bacterium was characterized to determine its taxonomic position by using a polyphasic approach. Strain Gsoil 183T grew at 10–37 °C and at pH 5.0–9.0 on tryptic soy agar. Strain Gsoil 183T had β-glucosidase activity, which was responsible for its ability to convert ginsenoside Rb1 (one of the dominant active components of ginseng) to F2. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, strain Gsoil 183T clustered with species of the genus Chryseobacterium and appeared to be closely related to Chryseobacterium sediminis LMG 28695T (99.1 % sequence similarity), Chryseobacterium lactis NCTC 11390T (98.6%), Chryseobacterium rhizoplanae LMG 28481T (98.6%), Chryseobacterium oncorhynchi CCUG 60105T (98.5%), Chryseobacterium viscerum CCUG 60103T (98.4%) and Chryseobacterium joostei DSM 16927T (98.3%). Menaquinone MK-6 was the predominant respiratory quinone and the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0-3OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1  ω6c and/or C16 : 1  ω7c). The polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, six unidentified glycolipids, five unidentified aminolipids and three unidentified lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 36.6 mol%. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization between strain Gsoil 183T and the type strains of C. sediminis , C. lactis , C. rhizoplanae , C. oncorhynchi , C. viscerum and C. joostei resulted in values below 70 %. Strain Gsoil 183T could be differentiated genotypically and phenotypically from the recognized species of the genus Chryseobacterium . The isolate therefore represents a novel species, for which the name Chryseobacterium panacisoli sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain Gsoil 183T (=KACC 15033T=LMG 23397T)


2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-sheng Chen ◽  
Misa Otoguro ◽  
Yu-hsuan Lin ◽  
Shwu-fen Pan ◽  
Si-hua Ji ◽  
...  

A coccal-shaped organism, designated 516T, was isolated from yan-tsai-shin (fermented broccoli stems), a traditional fermented food in Taiwan. 16S rRNA gene sequencing results showed that strain 516T had 98.9 % sequence similarity to that of the type strain Lactococcus garvieae NBRC 100934T. Comparison of three housekeeping genes, rpoA, rpoB and pheS, revealed that strain 516T was well separated from Lactococcus garvieae NBRC 100934T. DNA–DNA hybridization studies indicated that strain 516T had low DNA relatedness with Lactococcus garvieae NBRC 100934T (46.1 %). The DNA G+C content of strain 516T was 38.1 mol% and the major fatty acids were C16 : 0 (22.7 %), C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c (17.9 %) and summed feature 7 (29.0 %). Based on the evidence, strain 516T represents a novel species of the genus Lactococcus , for which the name Lactococcus formosensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 516T ( = NBRC 109475T = BCRC 80576T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4124-4129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Nedashkovskaya ◽  
Ilse Cleenwerck ◽  
Natalia V. Zhukova ◽  
Seung Bum Kim ◽  
Paul de Vos

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile and yellow-pigmented bacterial strain, designated KMM 6208T, was isolated from a sea urchin. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that this novel isolate was affiliated to the class Gammaproteobacteria and formed a robust cluster with Arenicella xantha KMM 3895T with 98.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain KMM 6208T grew in the presence of 0.5–5 % NaCl and at a temperature range of 4–38 °C. The isolate was oxidase-positive and hydrolysed aesculin, casein, chitin, gelatin, starch and Tweens 40 and 80. The prevalent fatty acids of strain KMM 6208T were C16 : 1ω7c, iso-C16 : 0, iso-C18 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified aminophospholipid, and the major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The DNA G+C content of strain KMM 6208T was 46.3 mol%. The DNA–DNA relatedness value of strain KMM 6208T with Arenicella xantha KMM 3895T was 5 %. Molecular data in a combination with phenotypic findings strongly suggest inclusion of this novel strain in the genus Arenicella as a representative of a novel species for which the name Arenicella chitinivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 6208T ( = KCTC 12711T = LMG 26983T).


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1674-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Jin ◽  
Kwang Kyu Kim ◽  
Kwang-Guk An ◽  
Hee-Mock Oh ◽  
Sung-Taik Lee

A Gram-negative, aerobic, motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain T7-07T, was isolated from compost in Daejeon, Korea. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that strain T7-07T had 99.0 % gene sequence similarity with Arenimonas malthae KACC 14618T and 94.7–95.9 % with other recognized species of the genus Arenimonas . Cells formed creamy white to yellowish colonies on R2A agar and contained Q-8 as the predominant ubiquinone, C15 : 0 iso, C16 : 0 iso, C17 : 1 iso ω9c and C11 : 0 iso 3-OH as the major fatty acids, and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine and an unknown aminolipid as the major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain T7-07T was 68.3 mol%. DNA–DNA reassociation experiments between T7-07T and Arenimonas malthae KACC 14618T resulted in a mean relatedness value of 22.2 %. Combined genotypic and phenotypic data supported the conclusion that the strain T7-07T represents a novel species, for which the name Arenimonas daejeonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T7-07T ( = KCTC 12667T = DSM 18060T).


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 4233-4244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakeline Renata Marçon Delamuta ◽  
Anderson José Scherer ◽  
Renan Augusto Ribeiro ◽  
Mariangela Hungria

Agrobacterium strains are associated with soil, plants and animals, and known mainly by their pathogenicity. We studied 14 strains isolated from nodules of healthy soybean and common bean plants in Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Mozambique. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene positioned the strains as Agrobacterium , but with low phylogenetic resolution. Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of three partial housekeeping genes (glnII, gyrB and recA) positioned the strains in four distinct clades, with Agrobacterium pusense , Agrobacterium deltaense, Agrobacterium radiobacter and Agrobacterium sp. genomospecies G1. Analysis by BOX-PCR revealed high intraspecies diversity. Genomic analysis of representative strains of the three clades indicated that they carry the protelomerase telA gene, and MLSA analysis with six complete housekeeping genes (atpD, glnII, gyrB, recA, rpoB and thrC), as well as average nucleotide identity (less than 90 % with closest species) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (less than 41 % with closest species) revealed that strain CNPSo 675T and Agrobacterium sp. genomospecies G1 compose a new species. Other phenotypic and genotypic characteristics were determined for the new clade. Although not able to re-nodulate the host, we hypothesize that several strains of Agrobacterium are endophytes in legume nodules, where they might contribute to plant growth. Our data support the description of the CNPSo 675T and Agrobacterium sp. genomospecies G1 strains as a new species, for which the name Agrobacterium fabacearum is proposed. The type strain is CNPSo 675T (=UMR 1457T=LMG 31642T) and is also deposited in other culture collections.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 2405-2409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-sheng Chen ◽  
Chi-huan Chang ◽  
Shwu-fen Pan ◽  
Li-ting Wang ◽  
Yu-chung Chang ◽  
...  

One coccal strain, designated 0905C15T, was isolated from fresh cummingcordia, which is the main ingredient of pobuzihi (fermented cummingcordia), a traditional fermented food in Taiwan. 16S rRNA gene sequencing results showed that strain 0905C15T had 98.22–98.82 % sequence similarity to that of the type strains of four Lactococcus lactis subspecies ( L. lactis subsp. lactis BCRC 12312T, L. lactis subsp. cremoris BCRC 12586T, L. lactis subsp. hordniae BCRC 80474T and L. lactis subsp. tructae BCRC 80475T). Comparison of two housekeeping genes, recA and rpoB, revealed that strain 0905C15T was well separated from the reference strains of the genus Lactococcus . DNA–DNA hybridization studies indicated that strain 0905C15T had low DNA relatedness to the four Lactococcus lactis subspecies (9.7–15.24 %). The DNA G+C content of strain 0905C15T was 39.6 mol %. Based on the evidence, strain 0905C15T represents a novel species of the genus Lactococcus , for which the name Lactococcus taiwanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 0905C15T ( = NBRC 109049T = BCRC 80460T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4174-4180 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. SantaCruz-Calvo ◽  
J. González-López ◽  
M. Manzanera

A novel desiccation-tolerant, xeroprotectant-producing bacterium, designated strain 4J27T, was isolated from a Nerium oleander rhizosphere subjected to seasonal drought in Granada, Spain. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing placed the isolate within the genus Arthrobacter , its closest relative being Arthrobacter phenanthrenivorans Shep3 DSM 18606T, with which it showed 99.23 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. DNA–DNA hybridization measurements showed less than 25 % relatedness between strain 4J27T and Arthrobacter phenanthrenivorans DSM 18606T. The DNA base composition of strain 4J27T was 65.3 mol%. The main fatty acids were anteiso C15 : 0, anteiso C17 : 0, C16 : 0 and iso C16 : 0 and the major menaquinone was MK-9 (H2). The peptidoglycan type was A3α with an l-Lys–l-Ser–l-Thr–l-Ala interpeptide bridge. The bacterium tested positive for catalase activity and negative for oxidase activity. Phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic analyses indicated that the desiccation-tolerant strain 4J27T represents a novel species within the genus Arthrobacter , for which the name Arthrobacter siccitolerans is proposed. The type strain is 4J27T ( = CECT 8257T = LMG 27359T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 599-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Kyu Park ◽  
Min-Soo Kim ◽  
Jin-Woo Bae

A strictly anoxic, Gram-stain-positive, non-motile Blautia -like bacterium, designated strain M25T, was isolated from a human faecal sample. Strain M25T was negative for both catalase and oxidase activity, utilized carbohydrates as fermentable substrates, produced lactate and acetate as the major end products of glucose fermentation in PYG medium, and had a DNA G+C content of 41.6 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that strain M25T was closely related to Ruminococcus obeum ATCC 29174T (96.40 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Blautia glucerasea HFTH-1T (96.17 %) within the family Lachnospiraceae . Straight-chain saturated and monounsaturated cellular fatty acids were also detected, the majority being C14 : 0, C16 : 0 and C16 : 0 dimethyl acetal acids. Based on the phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic characteristics presented in this study, strain M25T represents a novel species within the genus Blautia for which the name Blautia faecis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M25T ( = KCTC 5980T = JCM 17205T).


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3691-3696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiko Takada ◽  
Takashi Kurakawa ◽  
Hirokazu Tsuji ◽  
Koji Nomoto

Three Gram-stain-positive, obligately anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, spindle-shaped bacterial strains (HT03-11T, KO-38 and TT-111), isolated from human faeces were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the strains were highly related to each other genetically (displaying >99 % sequence similarity) and represented a previously unknown subline within the Blautia coccoides rRNA group of organisms (cluster XIVa). The closest phylogenetic neighbours of strain HT03-11T were Clostridium bolteae WAL 16351T (93.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Clostridium saccharolyticum WM1T (93.7 % similarity). All isolates produced lactic acid, formic acid, acetic acid and succinic acid as fermentation end products from glucose. Their chemotaxonomic properties included lysine as the cell wall diamino acid and C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c DMA and C16 : 0 DMA as the major fatty acids. The G+C contents of the genomic DNA were 46.9–47.2 mol% (HPLC). Several phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics could be readily used to differentiate the isolates from phylogenetically related clostridia. Therefore, strains HT03-11T, KO-38 and TT-111 represent a novel species in a new genus of the family Lachnospiraceae , for which the name Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is HT03-11T ( = YIT 12554T = JCM 18507T = DSM 26062T).


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