scholarly journals The Genus Hafnia: from Soup to Nuts

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Janda ◽  
Sharon L. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gastrointestinal Pathogen ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sequencing Studies ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Systemic Infections

SUMMARY The genus Hafnia, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, consists of gram-negative bacteria that are occasionally implicated in both intestinal and extraintestinal infections in humans. Despite the fact that the genus currently contains only a single species (H. alvei), more extensive phylogenetic depth (two or more species) is apparent based upon DNA relatedness and 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies. Hafnia causes a variety of systemic infections, including septicemia and pneumonia; however, its role as a gastrointestinal pathogen is controversial. Many of the data supporting a role for hafniae as enteric pathogens were incorrectly attributed to this genus rather than to the actual pathogen, Escherichia albertii. There are numerous gaps in our understanding of this genus, including ecologic habitats and population genetics, disease-producing role in animals, phenetic and genetic methods useful in distinguishing genomospecies within the H. alvei complex, and bona fide pathogenicity factors.

scholarly journals Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov., isolated from marine mammals

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 2369-2373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Foster ◽  
Barry Holmes ◽  
Arnold G. Steigerwalt ◽  
Paul A. Lawson ◽  
Petra Thorne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Campylobacter Coli ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
Sequencing Studies ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Campylobacter Lari

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on four Campylobacter-like organisms recovered from three seals and a porpoise. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the organisms represent a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Campylobacter, associated with a subcluster containing Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter lari. DNA–DNA hybridization studies confirmed that the bacteria belonged to a single species, for which the name Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov. is NCTC 12927T (=CCUG 48653T).

scholarly journals Suttonella ornithocola sp. nov., from birds of the tit families, and emended description of the genus Suttonella

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2269-2272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Foster ◽  
Henry Malnick ◽  
Paul A. Lawson ◽  
James Kirkwood ◽  
Shaheed K. MacGregor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
Coal Tit ◽  
The Family ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Sequencing Studies ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on three strains of Gram-negative, rod-shaped organisms recovered from dead birds of the tit families (blue tit, coal tit and long-tailed tit). Morphological, cultural and biochemical studies indicated that the organisms were related to the family Cardiobacteriaceae in the gamma-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed these findings and demonstrated that the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown subline within this family. The closest phylogenetic relative of the strains isolated from the birds was found to be Suttonella indologenes, although a sequence divergence of approximately 5 % demonstrated that the unknown bacterium represented a novel species. On the basis of the results of the phylogenetic analysis and phenotypic criteria, it is proposed that the bacteria recovered from the diseased birds represent a novel species, Suttonella ornithocola sp. nov., with strain B6/99/2T (=CCUG 49457T=NCTC 13337T) as the type strain.

scholarly journals Citroniella saccharovorans gen. nov. sp. nov., a member of the family Peptoniphilaceae isolated from a human fecal sample from a coastal traditional community member

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1142-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha B. Patel ◽  
Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito ◽  
Raul Y. Tito ◽  
Omar Trujillo-Villaroel ◽  
Luis Marin-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fecal Sample ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Novel Bacterium ◽  
The Family ◽  
Diamino Acid ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

A novel Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming coccus-shaped obligately anaerobic bacterium was recovered from a fecal sample obtained from an individual from a traditional community located on the southern coast of Peru. The results of analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated the novel bacterium to be phylogenetically distinct from other genera of members of the Peptoniphilaceae family, sharing a loose affinity with the genera Ezakiella , Finegoldia , Gallicola and Parvimonas . The major cellular fatty acids of the novel isolate were determined to be C16:0, C17:1ω8c, and C18:1ω9c. The DNA G+C content was 29.9 mol%. End products of metabolism from peptone yeast glucose broth (PYG) were determined to be acetate and methyl succinate. The diagnostic diamino acid present in the cell wall was lysine. On the basis of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic results the organism is a member of a novel genus belonging to the family Peptoniphilaceae for which the name Citroniella saccharovorans gen nov. sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is M6.X9T (DSM 29873T=CCUG 66799T).

scholarly journals Pontibaca methylaminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 2170-2175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang Kyu Kim ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Keun Chul Lee ◽  
Hee-Mock Oh ◽  
Song-Gun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Novel Genus And Species ◽  
Unknown Phospholipid ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Family Rhodobacteraceae

The alphaproteobacterial strains GRP21T and PH34, which were isolated from coastal sediment of the East Sea, Korea, were subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic investigation. The strains were Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, oval-shaped rods that produced creamy-white colonies on tryptic soy agar, required NaCl for growth, contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone, contained 16 : 0, 18 : 1ω7c and 19 : 0 cyclo ω8c as major fatty acids and had polar lipid profiles consisting of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, an unknown aminolipid, an unknown phospholipid and three unknown lipids. Phylogenetic analysis, based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, showed that the strains were most closely related to Donghicola eburneus KCTC 12735T, with 94.5 % sequence similarity, but formed a separate lineage within the family Rhodobacteraceae. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data supported the conclusion that the strains represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Pontibaca methylaminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Pontibaca methylaminivorans is GRP21T (=KCTC 22497T =DSM 21219T).

scholarly journals Effect of Selected Stilbenoids on Human Fecal Microbiota

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Jaimes ◽  
Veronika Jarosova ◽  
Ondrej Vesely ◽  
Chahrazed Mekadim ◽  
Jakub Mrazek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Fecal Microbiota ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Genus Clostridium ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

Dietary phenolics or polyphenols are mostly metabolized by the human gut microbiota. These metabolites appear to confer the beneficial health effects attributed to phenolics. Microbial composition affects the type of metabolites produced. Reciprocally, phenolics modulate microbial composition. Understanding this relationship could be used to positively impact health by phenolic supplementation and thus create favorable colonic conditions. This study explored the effect of six stilbenoids (batatasin III, oxyresveratrol, piceatannol, pinostilbene, resveratrol, thunalbene) on the gut microbiota composition. Stilbenoids were anaerobically fermented with fecal bacteria from four donors, samples were collected at 0 and 24 h, and effects on the microbiota were assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Statistical tests identified affected microbes at three taxonomic levels. Observed microbial composition modulation by stilbenoids included a decrease in the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio, a decrease in the relative abundance of strains from the genus Clostridium, and effects on the family Lachnospiraceae. A frequently observed effect was a further decrease of the relative abundance when compared to the control. An opposite effect to the control was observed for Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, whose relative abundance increased. Observed effects were more frequently attributed to resveratrol and piceatannol, followed by thunalbene and batatasin III.

scholarly journals Streptococcus ursoris sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavities of bears

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Shinozaki-Kuwahara ◽  
Kazuko Takada ◽  
Masatomo Hirasawa
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Extracellular Polysaccharide ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Sequencing Studies ◽  
Streptococcal Species ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Streptococcus Ratti

Three Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped organisms were isolated from the oral cavities of bears. The isolates were tentatively identified as a streptococcal species based on the results of biochemical tests. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed that the organisms were members of the genus Streptococcus, but they did not correspond to any recognized species of the genus. The nearest phylogenetic relative of the new isolates was Streptococcus ratti ATCC 19645T (98.6 %), however, DNA–DNA hybridization analysis showed that the isolates displayed less than 15 % DNA–DNA relatedness with the type strain of S. ratti. Colonies of the novel strains grown on mitis salivarius agar showed an extracellular polysaccharide-producing colony morphology. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed that the novel isolates are classified in the genus Streptococcus as Streptococcus ursoris sp. nov. The type strain of S. ursoris is NUM 1615T (=JCM 16316T=DSM 22768T).

scholarly journals Genus Megamonas should be placed in the lineage of Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; ‘Acidaminococcaceae’; Megamonas

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1673-1674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masami Morotomi ◽  
Fumiko Nagai ◽  
Hiroshi Sakon
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

Megamonas hypermegale is the sole species of the genus Megamonas included in the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature and in the databases of DDBJ, EBI/EMBL and NCBI/GenBank it is placed in the lineage of Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidetes (class); ‘Bacteroidales’; Bacteroidaceae; Megamonas. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that this species clustered with species of the family ‘Acidaminococcaceae’ but not with those of the Bacteroidaceae. The genus Megamonas should be placed in the lineage of Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; ‘Acidaminococcaceae’; Megamonas.

scholarly journals Nocardia amamiensis sp. nov., isolated from a sugar-cane field in Japan

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1599-1602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Yamamura ◽  
Tomohiko Tamura ◽  
Yayoi Sakiyama ◽  
Shigeaki Harayama
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Sequencing Studies ◽  
Actinomycete Strain ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Type Strains

An actinomycete, strain TT 00-78T, was isolated from soil from a sugar-cane field on Amami Island in Japan, using an SDS/yeast extract pre-treatment method, and the taxonomy was studied using a polyphasic approach. The chemotaxonomic and morphological characterizations clearly demonstrated that the strain belongs to the genus Nocardia. 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed that the strain was closely related to the type strains of Nocardia pneumoniae (98.6 %), Nocardia araoensis (98.1 %), Nocardia arthritidis (97.9 %) and Nocardia beijingensis (97.7 %). However, the results of DNA–DNA hybridization and physiological and biochemical tests showed that strain TT 00-78T could be differentiated from its closest phylogenetic relatives both genotypically and phenotypically. Therefore this strain represents a novel species of the genus Nocardia, for which the name Nocardia amamiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TT 00-78T (=NBRC 102102T=DSM 45066T=KCTC 19208T).

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 Biodegradation of petroleum by bacteria isolated from fishes of Indian Ocean

2022 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ullah ◽  
N. Ali ◽  
F. U. Dawar ◽  
M. Nughman ◽  
M. Rauf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Bacillus Flexus ◽  
Degrading Bacteria ◽  
Oil Components ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Commercial Applications

Abstract In this study, oil degrading bacteria discovered from fish living near the oil ports at Karachi in Pakistan were characterized. The bacteria isolated from skin, gills, and gut in fish could consume crude oil as a source of carbon and energy. Total 36 isolates were tested using Nutrient Agar (NA) and MSA media with different crude oil concentrations (0.2%, 0.5%, 0.7%, 1%, 2%, and 5%) and 4 out of 36 isolates (two Gram positive and two Gram negative bacteria) were selected for further identification. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that the isolates are related to Bacillus velezensis, Bacillus flexus, Pseudomonas brenneri and Pseudomonas azotoforman. Oil degrading potential of these bacteria was characterized by GC-MS analysis of degradation of oil components in crude oil as well as engine oil. We found that one (2, 6, 10, 14-Tetramethylpentadecane) out of 42 components in the crude oil was fully eliminated and the other oil components were reduced. In addition, 26 out of 42 oil components in the engine oil, were fully eliminated and the rest were amended. Taken together, these studies identify that B. velezensis, B. flexus, P. brenneri and P. azotoforman have high oil degrading potential, which may be useful for degradation of oil pollutants and other commercial applications.

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