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sp. nov., an acidothermophilic, metal-mobilizing archaeon Free

Abstract

A novel acidothermophilic archaeon, strain Ar-4, was isolated from a sulfuric hot spring in Tengchong, Yunnan, China. Cells of strain Ar-4 were Gram-staining-negative, irregular cocci and motile by means of flagella. Strain Ar-4 grew over a temperature range of 55–75 °C (optimum, 65 °C), a pH range of 2.5–5.5 (optimum, pH 3.5) and a NaCl concentration range of 0–1 % (w/v). The novel strain was aerobic and facultatively chemolithoautotrophic. The strain could extract metal ions from sulfidic ore. It was also able to oxidize reduced sulfur compounds. In addition, it was able to use heterogeneous organic materials for organotrophic growth. The main cellular lipids were calditoglycerocaldarchaeol (CGTE) and caldarchaeol (DGTE). The DNA G+C content of the strain was 40.2 mol%. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain Ar-4 was phylogenetically related to members of the genus and had sequence similarities of 97.7 %, 97.0 % and 96.8 % with DSM 7519, DSM 5348 and DSM 10039, respectively. Strain Ar-4 showed DNA–DNA relatedness values of 47.5 %, 30.8 % and 29.1 % with DSM 7519, DSM 5348 and DSM 10039, respectively. The differences in cell motility, the temperature and pH ranges for growth, the ability to utilize carbon sources, the DNA G+C content, and the low DNA–DNA relatedness values distinguished strain Ar-4 from recognized species of the genus . On the basis of these results, it was concluded that strain Ar-4 represents a novel species of the genus , for which the name is proposed. The type strain is Ar-4 ( = JCM 15769 = CGMCC 1.7082).

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This study was supported by the:
  • National Nature Science Foundation of China (Award 30621005)
  • National Basic Research Program of China (Award 2010CB630903)
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