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gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, phenol-degrading, Gram-positive bacterium Free

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A novel moderately halophilic bacterium, strain G-19.1, has been isolated from a phenol enrichment of samples collected in hypersaline habitats of southern Spain. This enrichment culture was a part of a screening programme to isolate halophilic bacteria able to degrade various aromatic compounds. Strain G-19.1 has been characterized as a potential phenol-degrader over a wide range of saline conditions. Strain G-19.1 was found to be an aerobic, Gram-positive, endospore-forming, non-pigmented, moderately halophilic rod that grew optimally in media containing 7·5–10 % NaCl at pH 7·0. The DNA G+C content was 42·4 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the closest relatives were species (96·2–97·0 %), although this novel isolate constitutes a separate line of descent within the radiation of Gram-positive rods. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained -diaminopimelic acid, indicating that this strain does not share the main characteristic that differentiates members of the genus (which contain Orn–-Asp) from other related genera. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C, iso-C and iso-C. On the basis of phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses, this isolate should be classified in a novel genus and species, for which the name gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain G-19.1 (=DSM 16966=CECT 7046=CCM 7282).

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