Expanding the Burkholderia pseudomallei complex with the addition of two novel species: Burkholderia mayonis sp. nov. and Burkholderia savannae sp. nov.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina M. Hall ◽  
Anthony L. Baker ◽  
Jason W. Sahl ◽  
Mark Mayo ◽  
Holger C. Scholz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Phage Type ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Coding Regions ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Distinct Cluster

Distinct Burkholderia strains were isolated from soil samples collected in tropical northern Australia (Northern Territory and the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland). Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and whole genome sequences revealed these strains were distinct from previously described Burkholderia species and assigned them to two novel clades within the B. pseudomallei complex (Bpc). Because average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization calculations are consistent with these clades representing distinct species, we propose the names Burkholderia mayonis sp. nov. and Burkholderia savannae sp. nov. Strains assigned to B. mayonis sp. nov. include type strain BDU6 T (=TSD-80; LMG 29941; ASM152374v2) and BDU8. Strains assigned to B. savannae sp. nov. include type strain MSMB266 T (=TSD-82; LMG 29940; ASM152444v2), MSMB852, BDU18, and BDU19. Comparative genomics revealed unique coding regions for both putative species, including clusters of orthologous genes associated with phage. Type strains of both B. mayonis sp. nov. and B. savannae sp. nov. yielded biochemical profiles distinct from each other and other species in the Bpc, and profiles also varied among strains within B. mayonis sp. nov. and B. savannae sp. nov. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight analysis revealed a B. savannae sp. nov. cluster separate from other species, whereas B. mayonis sp. nov. strains did not form a distinct cluster. Neither B. mayonis sp. nov. nor B. savannae sp. nov. caused mortality in mice when delivered via the subcutaneous route. The addition of B. mayonis sp. nov. and B. savannae sp. nov. results in eight species currently in the Bpc. IMPORTANCE Burkholderia species can be important sources of novel natural products and new species are of interest to diverse scientific disciplines. Although many Burkholderia species are saprophytic, Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of the disease melioidosis. Understanding the genomics and virulence of the closest relatives to B. pseudomallei ( i.e., the other species within the Bpc) is important for identifying robust diagnostic targets specific to B. pseudomallei and understanding evolution of virulence in B. pseudomallei . Two proposed novel species, B. mayonis sp. nov. and B. savannae sp. nov., were isolated from soil samples collected from multiple locations in northern Australia. The two proposed species belong to the Bpc but are phylogenetically distinct from all other members of this complex. The addition of B. mayonis sp. nov. and B. savannae sp. nov. results in a total of eight species within this significant complex of bacteria that are available for future studies.

Kloeckera taiwanica sp. nov., an ascomycetous apiculate yeast species isolated from mushroom fruiting bodies

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1434-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Feng Chang ◽  
Li-Yin Huang ◽  
Shan-Fu Chen ◽  
Ching-Fu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Sporulation Medium ◽  
Yeast Strains ◽  
D2 Domain ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna

Three apiculate yeast strains, EJ7M09T, GJ5M15 and GJ15M04, isolated from mushrooms in Taiwan were found to represent a novel species of the genus Kloeckera. The phylogenetically closest relative of this novel species is Hanseniaspora occidentalis, but the type strain of H. occidentalis differed by 4.6 % divergence (25 substitutions; 5 gaps) in the sequence of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA gene. This difference clearly suggests that the three strains represent a distinct species. As none of the strains that were examined in this study produced ascospores or exhibited conjugation on common sporulation medium either alone or in a pairwise mixture, this species could be considered as an anamorphic member of the genus Hanseniaspora, and a novel species, Kloeckera taiwanica sp. nov., is proposed, with EJ7M09T ( = BCRC 23182T = CBS 11434T) as the type strain.

scholarly journals Sensitive and Specific Molecular Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the Causative Agent of Melioidosis, in the Soil of Tropical Northern Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (21) ◽  
pp. 6891-6897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Kaestli ◽  
Mark Mayo ◽  
Glenda Harrington ◽  
Felicity Watt ◽  
Jason Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Detection Rate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dna Detection ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Environmental Distribution ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Pcr Targeting

ABSTRACT Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of the severe disease melioidosis in humans and animals, is a gram-negative saprophyte living in soil and water of areas of endemicity such as tropical northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Infection occurs mainly by contact with wet contaminated soil. The environmental distribution of B. pseudomallei in northern Australia is still unclear. We developed and evaluated a direct soil B. pseudomallei DNA detection method based on the recently published real-time PCR targeting the B. pseudomallei type III secretion system. The method was evaluated by inoculating different soil types with B. pseudomallei dilution series and by comparing B. pseudomallei detection rate with culture-based detection rate for 104 randomly collected soil samples from the Darwin rural area in northern Australia. We found that direct soil B. pseudomallei DNA detection not only was substantially faster than culture but also proved to be more sensitive with no evident false-positive results. This assay provides a new tool to detect B. pseudomallei in soil samples in a fast and highly sensitive and specific manner and is applicable for large-scale B. pseudomallei environmental screening studies or in outbreak situations. Furthermore, analysis of the 104 collected soil samples revealed a significant association between B. pseudomallei-positive sites and the presence of animals at these locations and also with moist, reddish brown-to-reddish gray soils.

scholarly journals Novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae from Antarctic maritime habitats including Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii gen. nov., sp. nov., Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus sp. nov., Subsaxibacter broadyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Lacinutrix copepodicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and novel species of the genera Bizionia, Gelidibacter and Gillisia

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1471-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Bowman ◽  
David S. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Strictly Aerobic ◽  
Taxonomic Analysis ◽  
Sea Ice Algae ◽  
The Family ◽  
Species Type

Several orange- and yellow-pigmented, halophilic, strictly aerobic, chemoheterotrophic, Gram-negative strains were isolated during investigations of maritime Antarctic habitats, including coastal fast sea-ice brine and algae, crustaceans and quartz stone sublithic cyanobacterial biofilms. Isolates investigated in this study belonged to the marine clade of the family Flavobacteriaceae and represented lineages that were either distinct from species with validly published names or appeared to be distinct species within existing genera. A polyphasic taxonomic analysis demonstrated the novelty of these strains, and several new taxa are proposed. Strains from quartz stone sublithic communities were grouped into two new genera designated Subsaximicrobium gen. nov. and Subsaxibacter gen. nov. The genus Subsaximicrobium included the species Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii sp. nov. (type species; type strain G#7T=ACAM 1070T=CIP 108525T) and Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus sp. nov. (type strain Y4-5T=ACAM 1063T=CIP 108526T). The genus Subsaxibacter contained a single species designated Subsaxibacter broadyi sp. nov. (type strain P7T=ACAM 1064T=CIP 108527T). A novel bacterial strain isolated from the lake-dwelling, calanoid copepod Paralabidocera antarctica was given the name Lacinutrix copepodicola gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain DJ3T=ACAM 1055T=CIP 108538T). Four novel species of the genus Bizionia were discovered, Bizionia algoritergicola sp. nov. (type strain APA-1T=ACAM 1056T=CIP 108533T) and Bizionia myxarmorum sp. nov. (type strain ADA-4T=ACAM 1058T=CIP 108535T), which were isolated from the carapace surfaces of sea-ice algae-feeding amphipods, and Bizionia gelidisalsuginis sp. nov. (type strain IC164T=ACAM 1057T=CIP 108536T) and Bizionia saleffrena sp. nov. (type strain HFDT=ACAM 1059T=CIP 108534T), which were isolated from sea-ice brines. Several other novel species were also isolated from sea-ice samples, including two novel species of the genus Gelidibacter, Gelidibacter gilvus sp. nov. (type strain IC158T=ACAM 1054T=CIP 108531T) and Gelidibacter salicanalis sp. nov. (type strain IC162T=ACAM 1053T=CIP 108532T), as well as three novel species of the genus Gillisia, Gillisia illustrilutea sp. nov. (type strain IC157T=ACAM 1062T=CIP 108530T), Gillisia sandarakina sp. nov. (type strain IC148T=ACAM 1060T=CIP 108529T) and Gillisia hiemivivida sp. nov. (type strain IC154T=ACAM 1061T=CIP 108528T).

scholarly journals Analyses of the Distribution Patterns of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Associated Phages in Soil Samples in Thailand Suggest That Phage Presence Reduces the Frequency of Bacterial Isolation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e0005005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patoo Withatanung ◽  
Narisara Chantratita ◽  
Veerachat Muangsombut ◽  
Natnaree Saiprom ◽  
Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Bacterial Isolation

scholarly journals Corynebacterium hansenii sp. nov., an α-glucosidase-negative bacterium related to Corynebacterium xerosis

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1113-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
François N. R. Renaud ◽  
Alain Le Coustumier ◽  
Nathalie Wilhem ◽  
Dominique Aubel ◽  
Philippe Riegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Negative Bacterium ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Glucose Fermentation ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Hybridization Data

A novel strain, C-138T, belonging to the genus Corynebacterium was isolated from a severe thigh liposarcoma infection and its differentiation from Corynebacterium xerosis and Corynebacterium freneyi is described. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences, rpoB sequences and the PCR profile of the 16S–23S spacer regions was not conclusive enough to differentiate strain C-138T from C. xerosis and C. freneyi. However, according to DNA–DNA hybridization data, strain C-138T constitutes a member of a distinct novel species. It can be differentiated from strains of C. xerosis and C. freneyi by colony morphology, the absence of α-glucosidase and some biochemical characteristics such as glucose fermentation at 42 °C and carbon assimilation substrates. The name Corynebacterium hansenii sp. nov. is proposed for this novel species; the type strain is C-138T (=CIP 108444T=CCUG 53252T).

scholarly journals Dioszegia antarctica sp. nov. and Dioszegia cryoxerica sp. nov., psychrophilic basidiomycetous yeasts from polar desert soils in Antarctica

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1466-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie B. Connell ◽  
Regina Redman ◽  
Russel Rodriguez ◽  
Anne Barrett ◽  
Melissa Iszard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Fungal Population ◽  
Desert Soils ◽  
Polar Desert ◽  
Yeast Strains ◽  
Victoria Land ◽  
Lsu Rrna Gene

During a survey of the culturable soil fungal population in samples collected in Taylor Valley, South Victoria Land, Antarctica, 13 basidiomycetous yeast strains with orange-coloured colonies were isolated. Phylogenetic analyses of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and partial LSU rRNA gene sequences showed that the strains belong to the Dioszegia clade of the Tremellales (Tremellomycetes, Agaricomycotina), but did not correspond to any of the hitherto recognized species. Two novel species, Dioszegia antarctica sp. nov. (type strain ANT-03-116T =CBS 10920T =PYCC 5970T) and Dioszegia cryoxerica sp. nov. (type strain ANT-03-071T =CBS 10919T =PYCC 5967T), are described to accommodate ten and three of these strains, respectively. Analysis of ITS sequences demonstrated intrastrain sequence heterogeneity in D. cryoxerica. The latter species is also notable for producing true hyphae with clamp connections and haustoria. However, no sexual structures were observed. The two novel species can be considered obligate psychrophiles, since they failed to grow above 20 °C and grew best between 10 and 15 °C.

scholarly journals Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 2167-2172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi-Yong Tang ◽  
Na Yang ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Yu-Qing Xie ◽  
Biao Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Cold Spring ◽  
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

A Gram-stain-positive, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, designated XJ259T, was isolated from a cold spring sample from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The isolate grew optimally at 20–30 °C and pH 7.3–7.8. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that isolate XJ259T belonged phylogenetically to the genus Paenibacillus, and was most closely related to Paenibacillus xinjiangensis B538T (with 96.6 % sequence similarity), Paenibacillus glycanilyticus DS-1T (96.3 %) and Paenibacillus castaneae Ch-32T (96.1 %), sharing less than 96.0 % sequence similarity with all other members of the genus Paenibacillus. Chemotaxonomic analysis revealing menaquinone-7 (MK-7) as the major isoprenoid quinone, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and two unknown phosphoglycolipids as the major cellular polar lipids, a DNA G+C content of 47.0 mol%, and anteiso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 0 as the major fatty acids supported affiliation of the new isolate to the genus Paenibacillus. Based on these data, isolate XJ259T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus algorifonticola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is XJ259T ( = CGMCC 1.10223T  = JCM 16598T).

scholarly journals Geobacter bemidjiensis sp. nov. and Geobacter psychrophilus sp. nov., two novel Fe(III)-reducing subsurface isolates

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1667-1674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly P. Nevin ◽  
Dawn E. Holmes ◽  
Trevor L. Woodard ◽  
Erich S. Hinlein ◽  
David W. Ostendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Electron Acceptors ◽  
Electron Donors ◽  
Amorphous Iron ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Subsurface Sediments ◽  
Curved Rods ◽  
A Site

Fe(III)-reducing isolates were recovered from two aquifers in which Fe(III) reduction is known to be important. Strain BemT was enriched from subsurface sediments collected in Bemidji, MN, USA, near a site where Fe(III) reduction is important in aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. Strains P11, P35T and P39 were isolated from the groundwater of an aquifer in Plymouth, MA, USA, in which Fe(III) reduction is important because of long-term inputs of acetate as a highway de-icing agent to the subsurface. All four isolates were Gram-negative, slightly curved rods that grew best in freshwater media. Strains P11, P35T and P39 exhibited motility via means of monotrichous flagella. Analysis of the 16S rRNA and nifD genes indicated that all four strains are δ-proteobacteria and members of the Geobacter cluster of the Geobacteraceae. Differences in phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics indicated that the four isolates represent two novel species within the genus Geobacter. All of the isolates coupled the oxidation of acetate to the reduction of Fe(III) [iron(III) citrate, amorphous iron(III) oxide, iron(III) pyrophosphate and iron(III) nitrilotriacetate]. All four strains utilized ethanol, lactate, malate, pyruvate and succinate as electron donors and malate and fumarate as electron acceptors. Strain BemT grew fastest at 30 °C, whereas strains P11, P35T and P39 grew equally well at 17, 22 and 30 °C. In addition, strains P11, P35T and P39 were capable of growth at 4 °C. The names Geobacter bemidjiensis sp. nov. (type strain BemT=ATCC BAA-1014T=DSM 16622T=JCM 12645T) and Geobacter psychrophilus sp. nov. (strains P11, P35T and P39; type strain P35T=ATCC BAA-1013T=DSM 16674T=JCM 12644T) are proposed.

scholarly journals Mycobacterium europaeum sp. nov., a scotochromogenic species related to the Mycobacterium simiae complex

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1606-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Tortoli ◽  
Erik C. Böttger ◽  
Anna Fabio ◽  
Enevold Falsen ◽  
Zoe Gitti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Polyphasic Analysis ◽  
Mycobacterium Simiae

Four strains isolated in the last 15 years were revealed to be identical in their 16S rRNA gene sequences to MCRO19, the sequence of which was deposited in GenBank in 1995. In a polyphasic analysis including phenotypic and genotypic features, the five strains (including MCRO19), which had been isolated in four European countries, turned out to represent a unique taxonomic entity. They are scotochromogenic slow growers and are genetically related to the group that included Mycobacterium simiae and 15 other species. The novel species Mycobacterium europaeum sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these five strains. Strain FI-95228T ( = DSM 45397T  = CCUG 58464T) was chosen as the type strain. In addition, a thorough revision of the phenotypic and genotypic characters of the species related to M. simiae was conducted which leads us to suggest the denomination of the ‘Mycobacterium simiae complex’ for this group.

Plant nematodes associated with fruit trees in northern Australia

1981 ◽  
Vol 21 (108) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
MR Sauer
Keyword(s):  
Carica Papaya ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Radopholus Similis ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Rotylenchulus Reniformis ◽  
Musa Sp ◽  
Tylenchulus Semipenetrans

Sixteen genera of plant parasitic nematodes were found in 64 soil samples taken around fruit trees of 20 different genera at Kununurra, Darwin, or Adelaide River. Hemicriconemoides cocophilus, Basirolaimus seinhorsti, Rotylenchulus reniformis, Helicotylenchus s p p., and Xiphinema s p p. were found in more than 25% of samples, and Meloidogyne spp.in 16%. Paratrichodorus minor and Rotylenchus incultus were common at Kununurra. Nematodes found in plant roots at Darwin included M. javanica and R. reniformis on Carica papaya, Radopholus similis on Musa sp., Scutellonema brachyurum on Spondias cytherea. Tylenchulus semipenetrans was found in Citrus sp. roots at Adelaide River. Helicotylenchus dihystera was found in roots of Annona spp. at both these places.

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