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Abstract

A novel mesophilic, hydrogenotrophic methanogen, designated strain TNR, was isolated from an anaerobic, propionate-degradation enrichment culture that was originally established from a rice field soil sample from Taiwan. Cells were non-motile rods, 2.0–6.5 µm long by 0.3 µm wide. Filamentous (up to about 100 µm) and coccoid (about 1 µm in diameter) cells were also observed in cultures in the late exponential phase of growth. Strain TNR grew at 20–40 °C (optimally at 37 °C), at pH 6.5–7.4 (optimally at pH 7.0) and in the presence of 0–25 g NaCl l (optimally at 0 g NaCl l). The strain utilized H/CO and formate for growth and produced methane. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 56.4 mol%. Based on sequences of both the 16S rRNA gene and the methanogen-specific marker gene , strain TNR was related most closely to NOBI-1; levels of sequence similarities were 94.8 and 86.4 %, respectively. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity indicates that strain TNR and NOBI-1 represent different species within the same genus. This is supported by shared phenotypic properties, including substrate usage and cell morphology, and differences in growth temperature. Based on these genetic and phenotypic properties, strain TNR is considered to represent a novel species of the genus , for which the name sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is TNR ( = NBRC 105659 = DSM 23604). In addition, we also suggest family status for the E1/E2 group within the order , for which the name fam. nov. is proposed; the type genus of family is .

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
  • Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, Japan
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