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Abstract

A novel halotolerant, alkaliphilic, humic acid-reducing bacterium, designated MFC-5, was isolated from a microbial fuel cell that was fed continuously with artificial wastewater (pH 10.0). Cells were Gram-positive-staining, facultatively anaerobic, non-fermentative, non-motile rods and had a G+C content of 59.0 mol%. Microbial growth was observed with <13 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 10 %), at pH 7.0–11.0 (optimum pH 9.0) and at 25–45 °C (optimum 37 °C). Strain MFC-5 was active in the anaerobic reduction of a humic acid analogue, anthraquinone-2,6-disulphonate, with lactate, formate, acetate, ethanol or sucrose as the electron donor. The major cellular fatty acids were Cω9 (42.68 %), C (33.69 %), C (7.56 %), Cω8 (5.14 %) and C (3.39 %). Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that strain MFC-5 displayed >3 % 16S rRNA gene sequence divergence from its closest relatives. Based on phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic analysis, a novel species, sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is MFC-5 ( = NBRC 106098  = CGMCC 2452  = DSM 45392).

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Natural Science Foundations of China (Award 40801119)
  • Guangdong Natural Science of Foundation (Award 8151065003000005)
  • International Foundation for Science (Award C/18074 and AC/20137)
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