scholarly journals Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene Sequence of Anaplasma centrale and Its Phylogenetic Relatedness to Other Ehrlichiae

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Inokuma ◽  
Yutaka Terada ◽  
Tugihiko Kamio ◽  
Didier Raoult ◽  
Philippe Brouqui

ABSTRACT The nucleotide sequence of the Anaplasma centrale 16S rRNA gene was determined and compared with the sequences of ehrlichial bacteria. The sequence of A. centrale was closely related to Anaplasma marginale by both level-of-similarity (98.08% identical) and distance analysis. A species-specific PCR was developed based upon the alignment data. The PCR can detect A. centrale DNA extracted from 10 infected bovine red blood cells in a reaction mixture. A. centrale DNA was amplified in the reaction, but not other related ehrlichial species.

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 938-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Ju Choi ◽  
Hak Cheol Kwon ◽  
Young Chang Sohn ◽  
Hyun Ok Yang

A novel marine bacterium, strain KMD 001T, was isolated from the starfish Asterias amurensis, which inhabits the East Sea of Korea. Strain KMD 001T was aerobic, light-yellow pigmented and Gram-stain-negative. Analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain KMD 001T represents a novel lineage within the class Gammaproteobacteria. Strain KMD 001T is closely related to the genera Endozoicomonas and Zooshikella, which belong to the family Hahellaceae and to the order Oceanospirillales. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KMD 001T shows similarities of approximately 91.8–94.6 % with the above-mentioned genera. The DNA G+C content of KMD 001T is 47.6 mol%. It contains Q-9 as the major isoprenoid quinone. The predominant fatty acids were determined to be anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C14 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. Strain KMD 001T should be assigned to a novel bacterial genus within the class Gammaproteobacteria based on its phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics. The name Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMD 001T (=KCCM 90076T =JCM 15607T).


2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2765-2770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Chaturvedi ◽  
S. Shivaji

Strain HHS 31T, a Gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, alkaliphilic bacterium, was isolated from the melt water of a glacier. Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics indicate that strain HHS 31T is related to species of the genus Exiguobacterium. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between HHS 31T and strains of known species confirm that it is closely related to members of the genus Exiguobacterium (93–99 %) and that it exhibits >97 % similarity with Exiguobacterium acetylicum DSM 20416T (98.9 %), Exiguobacterium antarcticum DSM 14480T (98.0 %), Exiguobacterium oxidotolerans JCM 12280T (97.9 %) and Exiguobacterium undae DSM 14481T (97.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence further confirms the affiliation of HHS 31T with the genus Exiguobacterium. However, the levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between HHS 31T and E. oxidotolerans JCM 12280T, E. acetylicum DSM 20416T, E. undae DSM 14481T and E. antarcticum DSM 14480T are 50, 63, 67 and 28 %, respectively. Strain HHS 31T also differs from these four closely related species in terms of a number of phenotypic traits. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data suggest that HHS 31T merits the status of a novel species, for which the name Exiguobacterium indicum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HHS 31T (=LMG 23471T=IAM 15368T).


2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1985-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Valverde ◽  
Encarna Velázquez ◽  
Félix Fernández-Santos ◽  
Nieves Vizcaíno ◽  
Raúl Rivas ◽  
...  

Bacterial strain PETP02T was isolated from nodules of Trifolium pratense growing in a Spanish soil. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that this strain represents a member of the genus Phyllobacterium. However, divergence found with the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the single recognized species of this genus, Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum, indicated that strain PETP02T belongs to a different species. The results of DNA–DNA hybridization, phenotypic tests and fatty acid analyses confirmed that this strain represents a novel species of the genus Phyllobacterium, for which the name Phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PETP02T (=LMG 22712T=CECT 7015T). This strain was strictly aerobic and used several carbohydrates as carbon source. It was not able to reduce nitrate. Aesculin hydrolysis was negative. It did not produce urease, arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase or β-galactosidase. The DNA G+C content was 56·4 mol%. The nodD gene of this strain showed a sequence closely related to those of strains able to nodulate Lupinus. Infectivity tests showed that this strain is able to produce nodules in both Trifolium repens and Lupinus albus.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gi Duk Bae ◽  
Chung Yeon Hwang ◽  
Hye Min Kim ◽  
Byung Cheol Cho

A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated CL-ES53T, was isolated from surface water of the East Sea in Korea. Cells of strain CL-ES53T were short rods and motile by means of monopolar flagella. Strain CL-ES53T grew with 4–21 % NaCl (optimum 10 %) and at 5–40 °C (optimum 25 °C) and pH 5.2–8.8 (optimum pH 6.3–7.2). The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8. The major fatty acids were C18 : 1 ω7c (42.0 %), C18 : 1 ω9c (14.8 %) and C14 : 0 (9.4 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was 64.9 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CL-ES53T revealed that it was a member of the genus Salinisphaera and most closely related to Salinisphaera shabanensis E1L3A T (96.9 % sequence similarity) and Salinisphaera hydrothermalis EPR70T (93.8 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain CL-ES53T formed a robust cluster with S. shabanensis E1L3A T. Although the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain CL-ES53T and S. shabanensis E1L3A T was rather high (96.9 %), DNA–DNA relatedness between these strains was 12 %, suggesting that they represent genomically distinct species. Strain CL-ES53T was differentiated from S. shabanensis E1L3A T and S. hydrothermalis EPR70T on the basis of optimum temperature for growth and certain phenotypic characteristics. The phylogenetic analysis and physiological and chemotaxonomic data show that strain CL-ES53T should be classified in the genus Salinisphaera within a novel species, for which the name Salinisphaera dokdonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-ES53T (=KCCM 90064T =DSM 19549T).


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).


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Bala ◽  
Pooja Sharma ◽  
Rup Lal

A yellow-pigmented, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterial strain, P25T, was isolated from an HCH dump site located in the northern part of India. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain belongs to the genus Sphingobium, as it showed highest sequence similarity to Sphingobium amiense IAM 15006T (97.7 %). The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain P25T and members of other species of the genus Sphingobium with validly published names ranged from 94.0 to 97.7 %. The DNA–DNA relatedness between strain P25T and Sphingobium amiense IAM 15006T and other related strains was found be less than 30 %, confirming it to represent a novel species. The DNA G+C content of strain P25T was 65 mol%. The polyamine profile showed the presence of spermidine. The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (18 : 1ω7c and/or 18 : 1ω6c; 48.3 %), 16 : 0 (13.7 %) and 14 : 0 2-OH (8.8 %). The polar lipid profile of strain P25T also corresponded to those reported for sphingomonads (phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, sphingoglycolipid), supporting its identification as a member of the family Sphingomonadaceae. The results obtained from DNA–DNA hybridization and biochemical and physiological tests clearly distinguished strain P25T from closely related members of the genus Sphingobium. Thus, a novel species of the genus Sphingobium is proposed, Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov. The type strain is P25T (=MTCC 9472T =CCM 7543T).


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