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Abstract

A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from a freshwater biofilm developed on a stainless steel surface under a fluid velocity of 0·26 m s. The strain, MBRG1.5, was cultivated on R2A agar and formed pink colonies. Light microscopy and negative staining in a transmission electron microscope showed that the cells were rod-shaped, approximately 2·8–4·1 μm long by 0·9–1·7 μm wide in size and produced large quantities of extracellular fibrillar material. Additionally, following growth in batch culture, transmission electron microscopy showed that many cells plasmolysed. Stationary-phase cells were more variable in size and shape. The DNA G+C content was 40·0 mol%. The most abundant fatty acids were 15 : 0 iso (22·5 %), followed by 16 : 15 (16·9 %) and 15 : 0 iso 2-OH (16·5 %). Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene showed that the strain was a member of the family ‘’ of the group. Phenotypic and genotypic analyses indicated that the strain could not be assigned to any recognized genus; therefore a novel genus and species, gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed, with MBRG1.5 (=DSM 16391=NCIMB 14008) as the type strain.

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