Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov., a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, isolated from human clinical specimens

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Lip Chew ◽  
Sophie Octavia ◽  
Deborah Lai ◽  
Raymond T. P. Lin ◽  
Jeanette W. P. Teo
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Core Gene ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
New Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Genotypic Analysis

Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri are the newest members of the Staphylococcus aureus complex. The number of clinical reports attributed to these new S. aureus complex members is limited. In a retrospective clinical laboratory study conducted over a 4-month period investigating the prevalence of S. argenteus and S. schweitzeri , a total of 43 isolates were selected. Phylogeny based on core-gene multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis confirmed that 37 were S. argenteus but a genetically distinct clade of six isolates was identified. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) analyses further supported the classification of these six isolates as a separate species. When compared to S. aureus complex reference genomes, the ANI values were ≤94 % and the dDDH values were <53 %. Based on the seven-gene S. aureus MLST scheme, the six isolates belong to five novel allelic profiles (ST6105, ST6106, ST6107, ST6108 and ST109). Their clinical infection features were similar to S. aureus . Skin and soft tissue infections presented in four out of the six cases. Routine clinical diagnostic identification using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and biochemical profiling does not differentiate these new members from the rest of the complex. Genotypic analysis suggests that the six isolates belong to a novel species, Staphylococcus singaporensis sp. nov. with isolate SS21T (=DSM 111408T=NCTC14419T) designated as the type strain.

Impact of pH on growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus in vitro

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidula Iyer ◽  
Janhavi Raut ◽  
Anindya Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Staphylococcus Epidermidis ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Skin Microbiome ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Kinetics Of

The pH of skin is critical for skin health and resilience and plays a key role in controlling the skin microbiome. It has been well reported that under dysbiotic conditions such as atopic dermatitis (AD), eczema, etc. there are significant aberrations of skin pH, along with a higher level of Staphylococcus aureus compared to the commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis on skin. To understand the effect of pH on the relative growth of S. epidermidis and S. aureus , we carried out simple in vitro growth kinetic studies of the individual microbes under varying pH conditions. We demonstrated that the growth kinetics of S. epidermidis is relatively insensitive to pH within the range of 5–7, while S. aureus shows a stronger pH dependence in that range. Gompertz’s model was used to fit the pH dependence of the growth kinetics of the two bacteria and showed that the equilibrium bacterial count of S. aureus was the more sensitive parameter. The switch in growth rate happens at a pH of 6.5–7. Our studies are in line with the general hypothesis that keeping the skin pH within an acidic range is advantageous in terms of keeping the skin microbiome in balance and maintaining healthy skin.

scholarly journals Fatal exudative dermatitis in island populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): spillover of a virulent Staphylococcus aureus clone (ST49) from reservoir hosts

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Fountain ◽  
Tiffany Blackett ◽  
Helen Butler ◽  
Catherine Carchedi ◽  
Anna-Katarina Schilling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Sciurus Vulgaris ◽  
Red Squirrels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Bacterial Cell Membrane ◽  
Reservoir Hosts

Fatal exudative dermatitis (FED) is a significant cause of death of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands where it is associated with a virulent clone of Staphylococcus aureus, ST49. S. aureus ST49 has been found in other hosts such as small mammals, pigs and humans, but the dynamics of carriage and disease of this clone, or any other lineage in red squirrels, is currently unknown. We used whole-genome sequencing to characterize 228 isolates from healthy red squirrels on Jersey, the Isle of Arran (Scotland) and Brownsea Island (England), from red squirrels showing signs of FED on Jersey and the Isle of Wight (England) and a small number of isolates from other hosts. S. aureus was frequently carried by red squirrels on the Isle of Arran with strains typically associated with small ruminants predominating. For the Brownsea carriage, S. aureus was less frequent and involved strains associated with birds, small ruminants and humans, while for the Jersey carriage S. aureus was rare but ST49 predominated in diseased squirrels. By combining our data with publicly available sequences, we show that the S. aureus carriage in red squirrels largely reflects frequent but facile acquisitions of strains carried by other hosts sharing their habitat (‘spillover’), possibly including, in the case of ST188, humans. Genome-wide association analysis of the ruminant lineage ST133 revealed variants in a small number of mostly bacterial-cell-membrane-associated genes that were statistically associated with squirrel isolates from the Isle of Arran, raising the possibility of specific adaptation to red squirrels in this lineage. In contrast there is little evidence that ST49 is a common carriage isolate of red squirrels and infection from reservoir hosts such as bank voles or rats, is likely to be driving the emergence of FED in red squirrels.

Acerihabitans arboris gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Pectobacteriaceae isolated from sap drawn from Acer pictum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Dong Lee ◽  
In Seop Kim ◽  
Hanna Choe ◽  
Ji-Sun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Amino Acid Identity ◽  
Core Gene ◽  
Phylogenomic Analysis ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

A Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium, designated SAP-6T, was isolated from sap extracted from Acer pictum in Mt. Halla in Jeju, Republic of Korea and its precise taxonomic status was determined by a polyphasic approach. Cells were non-sporulating, motile, short rods and showed growth at 4–37 °C, pH 6.0–8.0 and 0–4% NaCl. Phylogenomic analysis based on 92 core gene sequences showed that strain SAP-6T belonged to the family Pectobacteriaceae and formed a distinct clade between members of the genera Sodalis and Biostraticola with gene support index of 89. The closest phylogenetic neighbours were Biostraticola tofi DSM 19580T (97.3% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Sodalis praecaptivus HS1T (96.8%), with the average amino acid identity values of 75.3% and 74.0%, respectively. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified aminophospholipid. The major isoprenoid quinones were Q-7 and Q-8. The predominant fatty acids were C16:0, C17:0 cyclo and summed feature 3. The DNA G+C content was 57.0%. On the basis of data presented here, strain SAP-6T (=KCTC 52622T=DSM 104038T) represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Pectobacteriaceae , for which the name Acerihabitans arboris gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed.

Peribacillus faecalis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from the faeces of a cow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingmin Jiang ◽  
Won Yong Jung ◽  
Zhun Li ◽  
Mi-Kyung Lee ◽  
Seung-Hwan Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Halophilic Bacterium ◽  
Core Gene ◽  
Chromosome Length ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Conserved Signature Indels ◽  
Moderately Halophilic Bacterium

A Gram-stain-positive, facultatively anaerobic, endospore-forming, rod-shaped strain, AGMB 02131T, which grew at 20–40 °C (optimum 30 °C), pH 3.0–11.0 (optimum pH 4.0) and in the presence of 0–18 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 10 %), was isolated from a cow faecal sample and identified as a novel strain using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences along with the whole genome (92 core gene sets) revealed that AGMB 02131T formed a group within the genus Peribacillus , and showed the highest sequence similarity with Peribacillus endoradicis DSM 28131T (96.9 %), following by Peribacillus butanolivorans DSM 18926T (96.6 %). The genome of AGMB 02131T comprised 70 contigs, the chromosome length was 4 038 965 bp and it had a 38.5 % DNA G+C content. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization revealed that AGMB 02131T displayed 21.4 % genomic DNA relatedness with the most closely related strain, P. butanolivorans DSM 18926T. AGMB 02131T contains all of the conserved signature indels that are specific for members of the genus Peribacillus . The major cellular fatty acids (>10 %) of AGMB 02131T were C18 : 1ω9c, C18:0 and C16 : 0. The major polar lipids present were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. On the basis of the phenotypic, phylogenetic, genomic and chemotaxonomic features, AGMB 02131T represents a novel species of the genus Peribacillus , for which the name Peribacillus faecalis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AGMB 02131T (=KCTC 43221T=CCTCC AB 2020077T).

Detection and partial characterization of extracellular inducers of persistence in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elyse C. Curry ◽  
Ryan G. Hart ◽  
Danni Y. Habtu ◽  
Neal R. Chamberlain
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Staphylococcus Epidermidis ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Proteinase K ◽  
Partial Characterization ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Inducing Factors

Introduction. This study describes the identification and partial characterization of persistence-inducing factors (PIFs) from staphylococci. Hypothesis/Gap Statement. Increases in persisters during mid-log phase growth indicate that quorum-sensing factors might be produced by staphylococci. Aim. To identify and partially characterize PIFs from Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A and Staphylococcus aureus SH1000. Methodology. Others have demonstrated a significant increase in persister numbers during mid-log phase. Inducers of this mid-log increase have yet to be identified in staphylococci. Optical density at 600 nm (OD600) was used instead of time to determine when persister numbers increased during logarithmic growth. Concentrated culture filtrates (CCFs) from S. epidermidis and S. aureus were obtained at various OD600s and following incubation at 16 h. The CCFs were used to develop a PIF assay. The PIF assay was used to partially characterize PIF from S. epidermidis and S. aureus for sizing of PIF activity, temperature and protease sensitivity and inter-species communications. Results. The optimal OD600s for S. epidermidis and S. aureus PIF assays were 2.0 and 0.5, respectively. The highest PIF activity for both species was from CCF following incubation overnight (16 h). S. epidermidis ’ PIF activity was decreased by storage at 4 oC but not at 20 oC (16 h), 37 oC (1 h) or 100 oC (15 min). S. aureus ’ PIF activity was decreased following storage at 4 oC (2 weeks) and after boiling at 100 oC for 5 min but not after incubation at 37 oC (1 h). PIF activity from both species went through a 3000 molecular weight cutoff ultrafilter. Proteinase K treatment of S. aureus PIF decreased activity but did not decrease the PIF activity of S. epidermidis . PIF from S. epidermidis did not increase persisters when used to treat S. aureus cells and nor did PIF from S. aureus increase persisters when used to treat S. epidermidis cells. Conclusions. Attempts to discover PIFs for staphylococci were unsuccessful due to the time-based means used to identify mid-log. Both staphylococcal species produce extracellular, low-molecular-weight inducers of persistence when assayed using an OD600 -based PIF assay.

Frateuria flava sp. nov., isolated from soil

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahina Akter ◽  
Sun-Young Lee ◽  
Md. Amdadul Huq
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Nutrient Agar ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Trna Genes ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Genotypic Analysis

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile novel bacterial strain, designated MAH-13T, was isolated from a soil sample. The colonies were observed to be yellow-coloured, smooth, spherical and 1.8–3.0 mm in diameter when grown on nutrient agar medium for 2 days. Strain MAH-13T was found to be able to grow at 20–40 °C, at pH 5.0–10.0 and with 0–1.0% NaCl (w/v). Cell growth occurred on tryptone soya agar, Luria–Bertani agar, nutrient agar and Reasoner's 2A agar. The strain was found to be positive for both oxidase and catalase tests. The strain was positive for hydrolysis of casein, starch, DNA and l-tyrosine. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, the isolate was identified as a member of the genus Frateuria and to be closely related to Frateuria terrea DSM 26515T (98.2% similarity), Dyella thiooxydans ATSB10T (98.2 %), Frateuria defendens HyOGT (97.9 %), Rhodanobacter glycinis MO64T (97.8 %) and Frateuria aurantia DSM 6220T (97.8 %). The novel strain MAH-13T has a draft genome size of 3 682 848 bp (40 contigs), annotated with 3172 protein-coding genes, 49 tRNA genes and three rRNA genes. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain MAH-13T and five closely related type strains were in the range of 73.7–85.5 % and 20.7–30.1%, respectively. The genomic DNA G+C content was determined to be 68.0 mol%. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone 8. The major fatty acids were identified as iso-C15:0, iso-C16:0 and summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1 ω9c and/or C16:0 10-methyl). On the basis of dDDH and ANI values, genotypic analysis, and chemotaxonomic and physiological data, strain MAH-13T represents a novel species within the genus Frateuria , for which the name Frateuria flava sp. nov. is proposed, with MAH-13T (=KACC 19743T=CGMCC 1.13655T) as the type strain.

Chromobacterium vaccinii sp. nov., isolated from native and cultivated cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) bogs and irrigation ponds

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1840-1846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott D. Soby ◽  
Sudhindra R. Gadagkar ◽  
Cristina Contreras ◽  
Frank L. Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Vaccinium Macrocarpon ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Phenotypic Analysis ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Kalmia Angustifolia

A large number of Gram-negative, motile, mesophilic, violacein-producing bacteria were isolated from the soils and roots of Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. and Kalmia angustifolia L. plants and from irrigation ponds associated with wild and cultivated cranberry bogs in Massachusetts, USA. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences placed these isolates in a clade with Chromobacterium species, but the specialized environment from which they were isolated, their low genomic DNA relatedness with Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472T and C. subtsugae PRAA4-1T, significant differences in fatty acid composition and colony morphology indicate that the cranberry and Kalmia isolates comprise a separate species of Chromobacterium , for which the name Chromobacterium vaccinii sp. nov. is proposed. Strain MWU205T ( = ATCC BAA-2314T  = DSM 25150T) is proposed as the type strain for the novel species. Phenotypic analysis of 26 independent isolates of C. vaccinii sp. nov. indicates that, despite close geographical and biological proximity, there is considerable metabolic diversity among individuals within the population.

scholarly journals Multilocus sequence analysis of the genus Citrobacter and description of Citrobacter pasteurii sp. nov.

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1486-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Clermont ◽  
Laurence Motreff ◽  
Virginie Passet ◽  
José-Carlos Fernandez ◽  
Chantal Bizet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Housekeeping Genes ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

Strains originating from various sources and classified as members of the genus Citrobacter within the family Enterobacteriaceae were characterized by sequencing internal portions of genes rpoB, fusA, pyrG and leuS, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, average nucleotide identity (ANI) of genomic sequences and biochemical tests. Phylogenetic analysis based on the four housekeeping genes showed that the 11 species of the genus Citrobacter with validly published names are well demarcated. Strains CIP 55.13T and CIP 55.9 formed a distinct branch associated with Citrobacter youngae . The ANI between CIP 55.9 and CIP 55.13T was 99.19 %, whereas it was 94.75 % between CIP 55.13T and strain CIP 105016T of the species C. youngae , the most closely related species. Biochemical characteristics consolidated the fact that the two isolates represent a separate species, for which the name Citrobacter pasteurii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CIP 55.13T ( = DSM 28879T = Na 1aT).

scholarly journals Tepidiphilus olei sp. nov., isolated from the production water of a water-flooded oil reservoir in PR China

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 4364-4371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Tong Wang ◽  
Jian-Jie Shan ◽  
Xi-Zhe Li ◽  
Wei Lin ◽  
Jian-Long Xiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderately Thermophilic ◽  
Link Type

A novel, moderately thermophilic, Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain J18T, was isolated from a water-flooded oil reservoir. Cells were aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, with a polar flagellum. Growth occurred at 35–60 °C and at pH 6–8.5. The respiratory quinones were ubiquinone 8 and ubiquinone 9. The dominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, C17 : 0 cyclo, C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1  ω7c/C18 : 1  ω6c). The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified aminophospholipid. The strain showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to Tepidiphilus margaritifer DSM 15129T (98.6 %), Tepidiphilus succinatimandens DSM 15512T (98.4 %) and Tepidiphilus thermophilus DSM 27220T (98.1 %), respectively, and the similarity to other species was lower than 93 %. In the phylogenetic trees, it constituted a unique sub-cluster within the genus Tepidiphilus . The DNA G+C content of strain J18T was 64.44 mol%. As compared with the type strains, the genome-to-genome distances of strain J18T were 34.7–40 %. These results confirmed the separate species status of J18T with its close relatives. On the basis of physiological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses along with the low levels of identity at the whole-genome level, it can be concluded that strain J18T represents a new species of the genus Tepidiphilus , for which the name Tepidiphilus olei sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of T. olei is J18T (=CGMCC 1.16800T=LMG 31400T).

scholarly journals Muricauda oceani sp. nov., isolated from the East Pacific Ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 3839-3844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingxia Dong ◽  
Sidong Zhu ◽  
Ting Chen ◽  
Na Ren ◽  
Xiunuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Core Gene ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
East Pacific ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
East Pacific Ocean

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain 501str8T, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the East Pacific Ocean. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain 501str8T belonged to the genus Muricauda , with closely related type strains Muricauda aquimarina SW-63T (98.5 %), Muricauda lutimaris SMK-108T (98.3 %) and Muricauda ruestringensis B1T (97.9 %). Up-to-date bacterial core gene set analysis revealed that strain 501str8T represented one independent lineage with M. aquimarina SW-63T. The average nucleotide identity values of strain 501str8T with M. aquimarina SW-63T and M. lutimaris SMK-108T were 80.2 and 81.3 %, respectively. In silico DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain 501str8T and M. aquimarina SW-63T and M. lutimaris SMK-108T were 22.8 and 32.9 %, respectively. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-6, and iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 1 G were the dominant cellular fatty acids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 42.8 mol%. Differential phylogenetic distinctiveness and chemotaxonomic differences, together with the phenotypic properties observed in this study, revealed that strain 501str8T could be differentiated from closely related species. Therefore, we propose that strain 501str8T represents a novel species of the genus Muricauda , for which the name Muricauda oceani sp. nov. is suggested. The type strain is 501str8T (=JCM 33902T=MCCC 1K04567T).

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