Aerofilum fasciculatum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae) and Euryhalinema pallustris sp. nov. (Prochlorotrichaceae) isolated from an Indian mangrove forest

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 522 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-186
Author(s):  
SANDEEP CHAKRABORTY ◽  
VEERABADHRAN MARUTHANAYAGAM ◽  
ANUSHREE ACHARI ◽  
ARNAB PRAMANIK ◽  
PARASURAMAN JAISANKAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Species Relationship ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
Rrna Phylogeny ◽  
Reference Strains

Two novel cyanobacteria (AP3 and AP3b) with thin cells and simple morphology were isolated from two islands of the Indian Sundarbans.  The 16S rRNA phylogeny data revealed the distinct lineage of AP3b which was nearest to the clade incorporating the genus Oculatella and Tildeniella.  Strain AP3 shared a common ancestor with the species Euryhalinema mangrovii.  Additionally, the novel 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains AP3 and AP3b showed similarities about 98% and 93% respectively compared to those of established genera or species to which they were phylogenetically related.  Furthermore, the folding patterns of semi-conservative structures like D1-D1’, Box-B and V2 helices of 16S-23S ITS region for both strains AP3 and AP3b displayed significant variations and uniqueness when compared with their respective reference strains (Euryhalinema mangrovii for AP3 and all the genera of Oculatellaceae for AP3b).  Strain AP3 shared similar morphological features with its reference strain which confirmed its inter-species relationship.  The diagnostic features of AP3b including the presence of necridic cells, aerotopes and a cluster-like growth pattern were found to be very contrasting.  Altogether, these results substantiated the establishment of strain AP3b as a novel mono-specific genus named Aerofilum fasciculatum and strain AP3 as the second novel species under the genus Euryhalinema, referred to as Euryhalinema pallustris.

scholarly journals Sulfurihydrogenibium azorense, sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing microaerophile from terrestrial hot springs in the Azores

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Aguiar ◽  
T. J. Beveridge ◽  
A.-L. Reysenbach
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Temperature Growth ◽  
Likelihood Analysis ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
Terrestrial Hot Springs ◽  
Rrna Phylogeny

Five hydrogen-oxidizing, thermophilic, strictly chemolithoautotrophic, microaerophilic strains, with similar (99–100 %) 16S rRNA gene sequences were isolated from terrestrial hot springs at Furnas, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. The strain, designated Az-Fu1T, was characterized. The motile, 0·9–2·0 μm rods were Gram-negative and non-sporulating. The temperature growth range was from 50 to 73 °C (optimum at 68 °C). The strains grew fastest in 0·1 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 6, although growth was observed from pH 5·5 to 7·0. Az-Fu1T can use elemental sulfur, sulfite, thiosulfate, ferrous iron or hydrogen as electron donors, and oxygen (0·2–9·0 %, v/v) as electron acceptor. Az-Fu1T is also able to grow anaerobically, with elemental sulfur, arsenate and ferric iron as electron acceptors. The Az-Fu1T G+C content was 33·6 mol%. Maximum-likelihood analysis of the 16S rRNA phylogeny placed the isolate in a distinct lineage within the Aquificales, closely related to Sulfurihydrogenibium subterraneum (2·0 % distant). The 16S rRNA gene of Az-Fu1T is 7·7 % different from that of Persephonella marina and 6·8 % different from Hydrogenothermus marinus. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics presented here, it is proposed that Az-Fu1T belongs to the recently described genus Sulfurihydrogenibium. It is further proposed that Az-Fu1T represents a new species, Sulfurihydrogenibium azorense.

scholarly journals ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’, a phytoplasma associated with a potato purple top wilt disease complex

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 1593-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ing-Ming Lee ◽  
Kristi D. Bottner ◽  
Gary Secor ◽  
Viviana Rivera-Varas
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
Potato Purple Top

Potato purple top wilt (PPT) is a devastating disease that occurs in various regions of North America and Mexico. At least three distinct phytoplasma strains belonging to three different phytoplasma groups (16SrI, 16SrII and 16SrVI) have been associated with this disease. A new disease with symptoms similar to PPT was recently observed in Texas and Nebraska, USA. Two distinct phytoplasma strain clusters were identified. One belongs to the 16SrI phytoplasma group, subgroup A, and the other is a novel phytoplasma that is most closely related to, and shares 96.6 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with, a member of group 16SrXII. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences of the novel PPT-associated phytoplasma strains, previously described ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ organisms and other distinct unnamed phytoplasmas indicated that the novel phytoplasma, termed American potato purple top wilt (APPTW) phytoplasma, represents a distinct lineage and shares a common ancestor with stolbur phytoplasma, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense’, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma japonicum’, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’, bindweed yellows phytoplasma (IBS), ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma caricae’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma graminis’. On the basis of unique 16S rRNA gene sequences and biological properties, it is proposed that the APPTW phytoplasma represents ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’, with APPTW12-NE as the reference strain.

scholarly journals Description of Wautersiella falsenii gen. nov., sp. nov., to accommodate clinical isolates phenotypically resembling members of the genera Chryseobacterium and Empedobacter

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 2323-2329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kämpfer ◽  
Véronique Avesani ◽  
Michèle Janssens ◽  
Jacqueline Charlier ◽  
Thierry De Baere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

A total of 26 isolates of non-fermenting, Gram-negative rods, obtained between 1980 and 2004 by various clinical laboratories in Belgium, with phenotypic characteristics resembling those of members of the genera Chryseobacterium and Empedobacter (indole-positive) and a biochemical profile resembling that of CDC group II-h, but urease-positive, were collected at the Université Catholique de Louvain Microbiology Laboratory, Belgium. The 16S rRNA gene sequences were determined for most of the isolates and showed 94–95 % similarity with the type strain of Empedobacter brevis as the closest relative, indicating that these isolates might belong to a separate genus. Furthermore, the 16S rRNA gene sequences of the isolates were similar, but two clusters (genomovars) could be distinguished. The sequence similarities were 99.5–100 % for the 14 isolates of genomovar 1 and 99.4–100 % for the 12 isolates of genomovar 2. The similarity between the two clusters was 98.3–99.5 %. The presence of two clearly different groups was corroborated by using tRNA intergenic length polymorphism analysis, which also enabled differentiation of the novel species from all other species studied thus far using this technique. DNA–DNA hybridization results excluded a close relatedness to Empedobacter brevis. The DNA G+C contents of the reference strains of genomovars 1 and 2 were 33.8±0.4 and 34.4±0.2 mol%, respectively. The name Wautersiella falsenii gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed for this group, comprising two closely related genomovars. The type strain of the species and reference strain for genomovar 1 is NF 993T (=CCUG 51536T=CIP 108861T), which was isolated from a surgical wound. The reference strain for genomovar 2 is NF 770 (=CCUG 51537=CIP 108860), which was isolated from blood.

scholarly journals Paenochrobactrum gallinarii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from air of a duck barn, and reclassification of Pseudochrobactrum glaciei as Paenochrobactrum glaciei comb. nov.

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1493-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kämpfer ◽  
Elena Martin ◽  
Nicole Lodders ◽  
Udo Jäckel ◽  
Birgit E. Huber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Polar Lipid ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
Fatty Acid Data ◽  
Type Strains

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, oxidase-positive, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterium (Sa25T) was isolated from air of a duck barn. 16S rRNA gene and recA sequence analyses clearly placed the isolate in the vicinity of the Brucella–Ochrobactrum–Pseudochrobactrum group, with the closest relative being Pseudochrobactrum glaciei KMM 3858T. This allocation was confirmed by analyses of the quinone system (ubiquinone Q-10), fatty acid data (major fatty acids C18 : 1 ω7c and C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c) and polar lipid profile (major components diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine and unknown aminolipid AL1; moderate amounts of three unknown polar lipids, L1–L3, an unknown aminolipid and an unknown aminophospholipid APL2). The polyamine pattern of Sa25T exhibited the major compound putrescine and moderate amounts of spermidine; a similar polyamine pattern with the major compound putrescine was also detected in Pseudochrobactrum glaciei KMM 3858T. DNA–DNA hybridization of strain Sa25T with Pseudochrobactrum glaciei KMM 3858T and the type strains of the other Pseudochrobactrum species showed values ranging from 50.3 to 24.8 %, and physiological and biochemical data clearly differentiated this isolate from the described Pseudochrobactrum species. Since Sa25T and Pseudochrobactrum glaciei KMM 3858T form a distinct lineage in the 16S rRNA gene sequence-based phylogenetic tree, and this separate position is supported by unique characteristics of their polyamine patterns and polar lipid profiles, we propose the novel genus Paenochrobactrum gen. nov., with the type species Paenochrobactrum gallinarii sp. nov. (type strain Sa25T =CCUG 57736T =CCM 7656T) and the reclassification of Pseudochrobactrum glaciei as Paenochrobactrum glaciei comb. nov. (type strain Pi26T =KMM 3858T =NRIC 0733T =JCM 15115T).

scholarly journals Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Bradyrhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium on the basis of 16S rRNA gene and internally transcribed spacer region sequences

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon-Wo Kwon ◽  
Jin-Young Park ◽  
Jong-Shik Kim ◽  
Jun-Won Kang ◽  
Yang-Hee Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Taxonomic Resolution ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Group I ◽  
Internally Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Reference Strains ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

A total of 128 strains was isolated from more than 23 legume hosts in Korea. Phylogenetic relationships between these Korean isolates and reference strains of the genera Bradyrhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium were analysed using their 16S rRNA gene and internally transcribed spacer (ITS) region sequences. Among the Bradyrhizobium strains, dendrograms based on both the 16S rRNA gene and ITS region sequences produced two main groups. The ITS tree yielded at least two new clusters that were discernable from the seven previously delineated genospecies. Large discrepancies were revealed between phylogenetic dendrograms based on 16S rRNA gene and ITS region sequences for members of the genus Rhizobium, reflecting their taxonomic heterogeneity. The amalgamation of Rhizobium and former members of Agrobacterium was confirmed using the 16S rRNA tree. Phylogenetic analysis of ITS region sequences showed that the Rhizobium giardinii clade (group II) and the Rhizobium radiobacter/Rhizobium rubi clade (group III) could be tentatively recognized as groups that are separable from the core group (group I), which includes Rhizobium leguminosarum. Dendrograms based on the 16S rRNA gene and ITS region sequences of Mesorhizobium strains were highly conflicting due to the poor taxonomic resolution of the 16S rRNA gene sequences and the low confidence in the ITS dendrogram. Several Korean isolates within the genus Mesorhizobium are thought to represent novel taxa when considering their relatively low ITS region sequence similarities (<80 %) to the reference strains.

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.

scholarly journals Marinobacter gudaonensis sp. nov., isolated from an oil-polluted saline soil in a Chinese oilfield

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Gu ◽  
Hua Cai ◽  
Su-Lin Yu ◽  
Ri Qu ◽  
Bin Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Saline Soil ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Shengli Oilfield ◽  
Major Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Reference Strains

Two novel strains, SL014B61AT and SL014B11A, were isolated from an oil-polluted saline soil from Gudao in the coastal Shengli Oilfield, eastern China. Cells of strains SL014B61AT and SL014B11A were motile, Gram-negative and rod-shaped. Growth occurred at NaCl concentrations of between 0 and 15 % and at temperatures of between 10 and 45 °C. Strain SL014B61AT had Q9 as the major respiratory quinone and C16 : 0 (21.2 %), C18 : 1ω9c (20.3 %), C16 : 1ω7c (7.3 %) and C16 : 1ω9c (6.4 %) as predominant fatty acids. The G+C content of the DNA was 57.9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain SL014B61AT belonged to the genus Marinobacter in the class Gammaproteobacteria. Strain SL014B61AT showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Marinobacter bryozoorum (97.9 %) and showed 97.8 % sequence similarity to Marinobacter lipolyticus. DNA–DNA relatedness to the reference strains Marinobacter bryozoorum and Marinobacter lipolyticus was 35.5 % and 33.8 %, respectively. On the basis of these data, it is proposed that strains SL014B61AT and SL014B11A represent a novel species, Marinobacter gudaonensis sp. nov. The type strain is strain SL014B61AT (=DSM 18066T=LMG 23509T=CGMCC 1.6294T).

scholarly journals Salinicoccus luteus sp. nov., isolated from a desert soil

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1901-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Qin Zhang ◽  
Li-Yan Yu ◽  
Hong-Yu Liu ◽  
Yue-Qin Zhang ◽  
Li-Hua Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Desert Soil ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequence ◽  
Moderately Halophilic Bacterium

A moderately halophilic bacterium, strain YIM 70202T, was isolated from a desert soil sample collected from Egypt and was subjected to a taxonomic investigation. In a phylogenetic dendrogram based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain YIM 70202T was affiliated to the Salinicoccus clade, showing 94.5–96.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the recognized species of the genus Salinicoccus, in which Salinicoccus roseus CCM 3516T was the nearest neighbour. The DNA–DNA relatedness value of the novel isolate with S. roseus CCM 3516T was 12.7 %. The novel isolate grew at temperatures between 4 and 45 °C and at pH values ranging from 7.0 to 11.0, with an optimum of 30 °C and pH 8.0–9.0, respectively. Strain YIM 70202T grew optimally in the presence of 10 % NaCl (w/v) and growth was observed at NaCl concentrations in the range 1–25 % (w/v). Chemotaxonomic data revealed that strain YIM 70202T contained MK-6 as the predominant respiratory quinone, possessed l-Lys–Gly5 as the cell-wall peptidoglycan, had phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unknown glycolipid as the polar lipids and contained i-C15 : 0 and ai-C15 : 0 as the predominant fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 49.7 mol%. The biochemical and chemotaxonomic properties demonstrate that strain YIM 70202T represents a novel species of the genus Salinicoccus. The name Salinicoccus luteus sp. nov. is proposed with strain YIM 70202T (=CGMCC 1.6511T=KCTC 3941T) as the type strain.

scholarly journals Amplification of 16S rRNA gene sequences to differentiate two highly related bradyrhizobia species

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 1361-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Giongo ◽  
Adriana Ambrosini ◽  
João Ruy Jardim Freire ◽  
Maria Helena Bodanese Zanettini ◽  
Luciane Maria Pereira Passaglia
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Bradyrhizobium Japonicum ◽  
Diagnostic Method ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Reference Strains ◽  
Commercial Inoculants

A 16S rRNA gene PCR-based assay was developed aiming at a fast molecular diagnostic method to differentiate the two phylogenetically closely related species Bradyrhizobium japonicum and B. elkanii, isolated from soybean nodules, in order to identify those more competitive and comprising greater nitrogen fixation ability for use in the formulation of commercial inoculants. The assay used was able to discriminate ten reference strains belonging to these two Bradyrhizobium species, as well as to efficiently identify 37 strains isolated from fields cultivated with soybean.

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