- Volume 63, Issue Pt_5, 2013
Volume 63, Issue Pt_5, 2013
- New Taxa
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- Proteobacteria
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Roseovarius sediminilitoris sp. nov., isolated from seashore sediment
More LessA Gram-negative, motile and ovoid- to rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated M-M10T, was isolated from a seashore sediment collected from the South Sea, South Korea. Strain M-M10T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. The phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain M-M10T clustered with the type strains of Roseovarius crassostreae , Roseovarius halocynthiae and Roseovarius marinus , with which it exhibited sequence similarities of 97.4, 97.3 and 95.1 %, respectively. It exhibited 93.2–95.1 % sequence similarity to the type strains of the other species of the genus Roseovarius . Strain M-M10T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0 as the major fatty acids, as observed in the genus Roseovarius . The polar lipid profile of strain M-M10T was similar to that of Roseovarius tolerans DSM 11457T. The DNA G+C content of strain M-M10T was 63.0 mol% and its mean DNA–DNA relatedness values with Roseovarius crassostreae DSM 16950T and Roseovarius halocynthiae MA1-10T were 16 % and 22 %, respectively. Differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, demonstrated that strain M-M10T is distinct from other species of the genus Roseovarius . On the basis of the data presented, strain M-M10T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Roseovarius , for which the name Roseovarius sediminilitoris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M-M10T ( = KCTC 23959T = CCUG 62413T).
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Mesorhizobium shonense sp. nov., Mesorhizobium hawassense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium abyssinicae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of different agroforestry legume trees
More LessA total of 18 strains, representing members of the genus Mesorhizobium , obtained from root nodules of woody legumes growing in Ethiopia, have been previously shown, by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of five housekeeping genes, to form three novel genospecies. In the present study, the phylogenetic relationship between representative strains of these three genospecies and the type strains of their closest phylogenetic neighbours Mesorhizobium plurifarium , Mesorhizobium amorphae , Mesorhizobium septentrionale and Mesorhizobium huakuii was further evaluated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. In line with our earlier MLSA of other housekeeping genes, the phylogenetic trees derived from the atpD and glnII genes grouped the test strains into three well-supported, distinct lineages that exclude all defined species of the genus Mesorhizobium . The DNA–DNA relatedness between the representative strains of genospecies I–III and the type strains of their closest phylogenetic neighbours was low (≤59 %). They differed from each other and from their closest phylogenetic neighbours by the presence/absence of several fatty acids, or by large differences in the relative amounts of particular fatty acids. While showing distinctive features, they were generally able to utilize a wide range of substrates as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. The strains belonging to genospecies I, II and III therefore represent novel species for which we propose the names Mesorhizobium shonense sp. nov., Mesorhizobium hawassense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium abyssinicae sp. nov. The isolates AC39aT ( = LMG 26966T = HAMBI 3295T), AC99bT ( = LMG 26968T = HAMBI 3301T) and AC98cT ( = LMG 26967T = HAMBI 3306T) are proposed as type strains for the respective novel species.
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Endobacter medicaginis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from alfalfa nodules in an acidic soil
More LessA bacterial strain designated M1MS02T was isolated from a surface-sterilized nodule of Medicago sativa in Zamora (Spain). The 16S rRNA gene sequence of this strain showed 96.5 and 96.2 % similarity, respectively, with respect to Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens IFO 12388T and Granulibacter bethesdensis CGDNIH1T from the family Acetobacteraceae . The novel isolate was a Gram-stain-negative, non-sporulating, aerobic coccoid to rod-shaped bacterium that was motile by a subpolar flagellum. The major fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c and the major ubiquinone was Q-10. The lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two aminophospholipids, three aminolipids, four glycolipids, two phospholipids and one lipid. Strain M1MS02T was catalase-positive and oxidase- and urease-negative. Acetate and lactate were not oxidized. Acetic acid was produced from ethanol in culture media supplemented with 2 % CaCO3. Ammonium sulphate was assimilated in glucose medium. The strain produced dihydroxyacetone from glycerol. Phylogenetic and phenotypic analyses commonly used to differentiate genera within the family Acetobacteraceae showed that strain M1MS02T should be classified as representing a novel species of a new genus within this family, for which the name Endobacter medicaginis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is M1MS02T ( = LMG 26838T = CECT 8088T). To our knowledge, this is the first report of a member of the Acetobacteraceae occurring as a legume nodule endophyte.
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Orbus sasakiae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda, and emended description of the genus Orbus
A novel Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile and coccus-shaped bacterium, strain C7T, was isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda. Strain C7T grew optimally at 20–25 °C, at pH 7–8 and with 1 % (w/v) NaCl. The strain was negative for oxidase activity but positive for catalase activity. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of strain C7T and Orbus hercynius CN3T shared 96.8 % similarity. The major fatty acids identified were C14 : 0, C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and summed feature 2 (comprising C14 : 0 3-OH/iso-C16 : 1). The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-8 (Q-8). The polar lipids of strain C7T were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phospholipid and two unidentified aminophospholipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA extracted from strain C7T was 32.1 mol%. Taken together, the phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses indicate that strain C7T represents a novel species of the genus Orbus , for which the name Orbus sasakiae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C7T ( = KACC 16544T = JCM 18050T). An emended description of the genus Orbus is provided.
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Pseudoalteromonas arabiensis sp. nov., a marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium
A novel exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium, designated strain k53T, was isolated from sediment from the Arabia Sea, Indian Ocean. The strain was Gram-negative, motile, strictly aerobic, oxidase-positive and catalase-positive, and required Na+ for growth. Its major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-8 (Q-8), and its cellular fatty acid profile mainly consisted of C16 : 1ω7c, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C content was 43 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis suggested that strain k53T is a member of the genus Pseudoalteromonas . Strain k53T exhibited close phylogenetic affinity to Pseudoalteromonas lipolytica LMEB 39T (98.0% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Pseudoalteromonas donghaensis HJ51T (97.3 %).The DNA–DNA reassociation values between strain k53T and P. lipolytica JCM 15903T and P. donghaensis LMG 24469T were 17 % and 12 %, respectively. Owing to the significant differences in phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, and phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence and DNA–DNA relatedness data, the isolate merits classification as a representative of a novel species, for which the name Pseudoalteromonas arabiensis is proposed. The type strain of this species is k53T ( = JCM 17292T = NCIMB 14688T).
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Tepidimonas fonticaldi sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring
More LessA slightly thermophilic bacterial strain, designated AT-A2T, was isolated from a hot spring water sample taken from the Antun hot spring in Taiwan and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of strain AT-A2T were aerobic, Gram-negative, motile by a single polar flagellum and formed non-pigmented colonies. Growth occurred at 35–60 °C (optimum, 55 °C), with 0–1.0 % NaCl (optimum, 0.2 %) and at pH 7.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain AT-A2T belonged to the genus Tepidimonas and its closest neighbour was Tepidimonas thermarum AA-1T with a sequence similarity of 97.5 %. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0 (40.2 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 20.1 %) and C17 : 0 cyclo (11.5 %). The major respiratory quinone was Q-8. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an uncharacterized aminolipid and several uncharacterized phospholipids. The DNA G+C content of strain AT-A2T was 70.1 mol%. The mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain AT-A2T and Tepidimonas thermarum AA-1T was 23.9 %. On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic data, strain AT-A2T should be classified as representing a novel species, for which the name Tepidimonas fonticaldi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AT-A2T ( = LMG 26746T = KCTC 23862T = BCRC 80391T).
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Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium ( Alphaproteobacteria : Rhodospirillaceae ) isolated from a salt marsh
A magnetotactic bacterium, designated strain MV-1T, was isolated from sulfide-rich sediments in a salt marsh near Boston, MA, USA. Cells of strain MV-1T were Gram-negative, and vibrioid to helicoid in morphology. Cells were motile by means of a single polar flagellum. The cells appeared to display a transitional state between axial and polar magnetotaxis: cells swam in both directions, but generally had longer excursions in one direction than the other. Cells possessed a single chain of magnetosomes containing truncated hexaoctahedral crystals of magnetite, positioned along the long axis of the cell. Strain MV-1T was a microaerophile that was also capable of anaerobic growth on some nitrogen oxides. Salinities greater than 10 % seawater were required for growth. Strain MV-1T exhibited chemolithoautotrophic growth on thiosulfate and sulfide with oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor (microaerobic growth) and on thiosulfate using nitrous oxide (N2O) as the terminal electron acceptor (anaerobic growth). Chemo-organoautotrophic and methylotrophic growth was supported by formate under microaerobic conditions. Autotrophic growth occurred via the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. Chemo-organoheterotrophic growth was supported by various organic acids and amino acids, under microaerobic and anaerobic conditions. Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0 and 26–28 °C. The genome of strain MV-1T consisted of a single, circular chromosome, about 3.7 Mb in size, with a G+C content of 52.9–53.5 mol%.Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MV-1T belongs to the family Rhodospirillaceae within the Alphaproteobacteria , but is not closely related to the genus Magnetospirillum . The name Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed for strain MV-1T. The type strain of Magnetovibrio blakemorei is MV-1T ( = ATCC BAA-1436T = DSM 18854T).
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Pseudomonas punonensis sp. nov., isolated from straw
During a study of the ‘tunta’ (frozen-dry potato) production process in Peru, a bacterial strain, LMT03T, was isolated from the straw grass in which the potatoes are dried. This strain was classified into the genus Pseudomonas on the basis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, and is most closely related to Pseudomonas argentinensis CH01T with 99.3 % identity in this gene and 96 %, 92 % and 86 % identities in rpoB, rpoD and gyrB genes, respectively. Strain LMT03T has a single polar flagellum, like other related yellow-pigment-producing pseudomonads. The major quinone is Q-9. The major fatty acids are C18 : 1ω7c in summed feature 8 (40.82 %), C16 : 1ω6c/C16 : 1ω6c in summed feature 3 (23.72 %) and C16 : 0 (15.20 %). The strain produces oxidase but it does not produce gelatinase, indole, urease, arginine dihydrolase or β-galactosidase. Catalase production was very weak after 28 and 48 h incubation on nutrient agar medium. Nitrate reduction is negative. It does not hydrolyse aesculin. The DNA G+C content is 57.8 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization results showed lower than 52 % relatedness with respect to the type strain of P. argentinensis , CH01T. These results, together with other phenotypic characteristics, support the definition of a novel species within the genus Pseudomonas , for which the name Pseudomonas punonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LMT03T ( = LMG 26839T = CECT 8089T).
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Chromobacterium vaccinii sp. nov., isolated from native and cultivated cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) bogs and irrigation ponds
More LessA large number of Gram-negative, motile, mesophilic, violacein-producing bacteria were isolated from the soils and roots of Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. and Kalmia angustifolia L. plants and from irrigation ponds associated with wild and cultivated cranberry bogs in Massachusetts, USA. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences placed these isolates in a clade with Chromobacterium species, but the specialized environment from which they were isolated, their low genomic DNA relatedness with Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472T and C. subtsugae PRAA4-1T, significant differences in fatty acid composition and colony morphology indicate that the cranberry and Kalmia isolates comprise a separate species of Chromobacterium , for which the name Chromobacterium vaccinii sp. nov. is proposed. Strain MWU205T ( = ATCC BAA-2314T = DSM 25150T) is proposed as the type strain for the novel species. Phenotypic analysis of 26 independent isolates of C. vaccinii sp. nov. indicates that, despite close geographical and biological proximity, there is considerable metabolic diversity among individuals within the population.
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Methylopila musalis sp. nov., an aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium isolated from banana fruit
More LessA newly isolated, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium (strain MUSAT) was investigated. The isolate was strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, asporogenous, motile, rod-shaped and multiplied by binary fission. The strain utilized methanol, methylamine and an apparently narrow range of multi-carbon compounds, but not methane, dichloromethane or CO2/H2, as the carbon and energy sources. Growth occurred at pH 5.5–9.5 (optimum, pH 7.0) and 16–40 °C (optimum, 28–30 °C). The major fatty acids of methanol-grown cells were C18 : 1ω7c, C18 : 0 and 11-methyl-C18 : 1ω7c . The predominant phospholipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine. The major ubiquinone was Q-10. The strain had methanol and methylamine dehydrogenases as well as the enzymes of the N-methylglutamate pathway (lyases of γ-glutamylmethylamide and N-methylglutamate). C1 assimilation occurs via the isocitrate lyase-negative serine pathway. Ammonium was assimilated by glutamate dehydrogenase and the glutamate cycle (glutamate synthase/glutamine synthetase). The DNA G+C content of the strain was 64.5 mol% (determined from the melting temperature). Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (97.0–98.9 %) and DNA–DNA relatedness (36–38 %) with representatives of the genus Methylopila ( Methylopila capsulata IM1T and Methylopila jiangsuensis JZL-4T) the isolate was classified as a novel species of the genus Methylopila , for which the name Methylopila musalis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MUSAT ( = VKM B-2646T = DSM 24986T = CCUG 61696T).
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Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. noenieputensis subsp. nov., a symbiotic bacterium associated with a novel Heterorhabditis species related to Heterorhabditis indica
The bacterial symbiont AM7T, isolated from a novel entomopathogenic nematode species of the genus Heterorhabditis, displays the main phenotypic traits of the genus Photorhabdus and is highly pathogenic to Galleria mellonella. Phylogenetic analysis based on a multigene approach (16S rRNA, recA, gyrB, dnaN, gltX and infB) confirmed the classification of isolate AM7T within the species Photorhabdus luminescens and revealed its close relatedness to Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. caribbeanensis , P. luminescens subsp. akhurstii and P. luminescens subsp. hainanensis . The five concatenated protein-encoding sequences (4197 nt) of strain AM7T revealed 95.8, 95.4 and 94.9 % nucleotide identity to sequences of P. luminescens subsp. caribbeanensis HG29T, P. luminescens subsp. akhurstii FRG04T and P. luminescens subsp. hainanensis C8404T, respectively. These identity values are less than the threshold of 97 % proposed for classification within one of the existing subspecies of P. luminescens . Unlike other strains described for P. luminescens , strain AM7T produces acid from adonitol, sorbitol and xylitol, assimilates xylitol and has no lipase activity on medium containing Tween 20 or 60. Strain AM7T is differentiated from P. luminescens subsp. caribbeanensis by the assimilation of N-acetylglucosamine and the absence of haemolytic activity. Unlike P. luminescens subsp. akhurstii , strain AM7T does not assimilate mannitol, and it is distinguished from P. luminescens subsp. hainanensis by the assimilation of trehalose and citrate, the inability to produce indole from tryptophan and the presence of acetoin production and urease activity. Strain AM7T ( = ATCC BAA-2407T = DSM 25462T) belongs to a novel subspecies, and is proposed as the type strain of Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. noenieputensis sp. nov.
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Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile isolated from a terrestrial hot spring
More LessAn aerobic, motile, moderately thermophilic rod, designated strain CLWT, was isolated from a terrestrial hot spring in an exposition garden in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, the People’s Republic of China. Strain CLWT formed beige, dry colonies on solid 2216E medium and flocks in liquid medium. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, short rods (1.0–3.0 µm long and 0.4–0.6 µm wide) with six or more polar flagella. The temperature and pH for growth of strain CLWT were 28–65 °C (optimum, 50–58 °C) and pH 5.5–9.5 (optimum, pH 6.0–8.0). Growth occurred in the presence of 0.3–6.0 % NaCl (optimum 2.5–4.5 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the closest relative of the isolate was Amaricoccus kaplicensis Ben 101T (94.3 % sequence similarity). The DNA G+C content of strain CLWT was 72.2 mol%. The respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 10. The predominant polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The major fatty acids (>10 %) were summed feature 8 (consisting of C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c), C18 : 1ω7c 11-methyl and C18 : 0. Based on phylogenetic, physiological and biochemical data and DNA G+C content, strain CLWT is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Rhodobacteraceae , for which the name Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is CLWT ( = LMG 26245T = CGMCC 1.10808T = MCCC 1A06272T).
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Eilatimonas milleporae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the hydrocoral Millepora dichotoma
More LessA marine bacterial strain, designated MD2T, was isolated from the damaged tissue of a hydrocoral, Millepora dichotoma, collected from the coral reef in the northern Red Sea, Gulf of Eilat, Israel. Strain MD2T was Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped and motile, and formed small, creamy and opaque colonies, 1–2 mm in diameter, after 3 days incubation on Marine agar at 30°C. The novel strain grew well in nutrient broth at 1.5–6 % NaCl and at 20–37°C. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C17 : 1ω9c, iso-C17 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C17 : 1ω6c. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified lipid, two unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified glycolipids and two unidentified aminolipids. Ubiquinone Q-10 was the only respiratory lipoquinone. The DNA G+C content was 60.3 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed the organism in the α-subclass of the Proteobacteria with a sequence divergence of about 9 % from any species with a validly published name. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (approximately 91 %) was notably with type strains of members of the genus Kordiimonas , Kordiimonas aestuarii 101-1T , Kordiimonas lacus S3-22T and Kordiimonas gwangyangensis GW14-5T. On the basis of genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic distinctness, strain MD2T represents a novel species in a new genus of the class Alphaproteobacteria , for which the name Eilatimonas milleporae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is MD2T ( = LMG 26586T = DSM 25217T).
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Paracoccus tibetensis sp. nov., isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost
More LessStrain Tibet-S9a3T was isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost, China. The isolate was a Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming short rod. The 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain Tibet-S9a3T was a member of the genus Paracoccus and was closely related to Paracoccus aestuarii B7T (98.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), ‘P. beibuensis’ JLT1284 (97.9 %), P. homiensis DD-R11T (97.4 %), P. zeaxanthinifaciens ATCC 21588T (97.4 %) and other type strains of the genus (93.7–96.7 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 69.1 mol% and the major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-10. The major fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c (87.6 %), C18 : 0 (4.3 %) and C10 : 0 3-OH (2.0 %). DNA–DNA relatedness between strain Tibet-S9a3T and P. aestuarii B7T was 37.9 %. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, it is suggested that strain Tibet-S9a3T represents a novel species of the genus Paracoccus , for which the name Paracoccus tibetensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Tibet-S9a3T ( = CGMCC 1.8925T = NBRC 105667T).
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Sphingobium fontiphilum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring
More LessTo investigate the biodiversity of bacteria in the spring water of the Chengcing Lake Park in Taiwan, a Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming and aerobic bacterial strain, designated strain Chen16-4T, was isolated and characterized in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the closest relatives of strain Chen16-4T were Sphingobium amiense YTT, Sphingobium yanoikuyae GIFU 9882T and Sphingobium scionense WP01T, with sequence similarities of 97.6, 97.1 and 97.0 %, respectively. A phylogenetic tree obtained with 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain Chen16-4T and these three closest relatives formed an independent phylogenetic clade within the genus Sphingobium . The polar lipid pattern, the presence of spermidine and ubiquinone Q-10, the predominance of C18 : 1ω7c in the cellular fatty acid profile and the DNA G+C content also supported affiliation of the isolate to the genus Sphingobium . The DNA–DNA relatedness of strain Chen16-4T with respect to recognized species of the genus Sphingobium was less than 70 %. On the basis of the genotypic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data, strain Chen16-4T represents a novel species in the genus Sphingobium , for which the name Sphingobium fontiphilum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Chen16-4T ( = BCRC 80308T = LMG 26342T = KCTC 23559T).
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- Bacteroidetes
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Sphingobacterium thermophilum sp. nov., of the phylum Bacteroidetes , isolated from compost
More LessA Gram-negative bacterium, designated CKTN2T, was isolated from compost. Cells of strain CKTN2T were strictly aerobic rods. The isolate grew at 20–50 °C (optimum 40–45 °C), but not below 15 °C or above 52 °C, and at pH 5.9–8.8 (optimum pH 7.0), but not below pH 5.4 or above pH 9.3. The DNA G+C content was 40.3 mol%. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (45.2 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (11.1 %) and C18 : 0 (14.5 %). Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CKTN2T revealed that it is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium and is most closely related to Sphingobacterium alimentarium DSM 22362T (93.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Strain CKTN2T could be distinguished from its closest phylogenetic relatives by different phenotypic characteristics. According to the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain CKTN2T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium thermophilum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CKTN2T ( = JCM 17858T = KCTC 23708T).
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Sunxiuqinia faeciviva sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic organoheterotroph of the Bacteroidetes isolated from deep subseafloor sediment
A facultatively anaerobic organoheterotroph, designated JAM-BA0302T, was isolated from a deep subseafloor sediment at a depth of 247.1 m below the seafloor off the Shimokita Peninsula of Japan in the north-western Pacific Ocean (Site C9001 , water depth 1180 m). Cells of strain JAM-BA0302T showed gliding motility and were thin, long rods with peritrichous fimbriae-like structures. Growth occurred at 4–37 °C (optimum 30 °C; doubling time 8 h), at pH 5.4–8.3 (optimum pH 7.5) and with 5–60 g NaCl l−1 (optimum 20–25 g l−1). The isolate utilized proteinaceous substrates such as yeast extract, tryptone, casein and Casamino acids with O2 respiration or fermentation. Strain JAM-BA0302T was a piezotolerant bacterium that could grow at pressures as high as 25 MPa under aerobic conditions and 10 MPa under anaerobic conditions. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 43.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain JAM-BA0302T was most closely related to yet-undescribed strains recently isolated from various marine sedimentary environments (>99.6 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and was moderately related to Sunxiuqinia elliptica DQHS-4T, isolated from a sea cucumber farm sediment (95.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) within the Bacteroidetes . The phylogenetic analysis suggested that the isolate should belong to the genus Sunxiuqinia . However, low DNA–DNA relatedness (<11 %) and many physiological and molecular properties differentiated the isolate from those previously described. We propose here a novel species of the genus Sunxiuqinia , with the name Sunxiuqinia faeciviva sp. nov. The type strain is JAM-BA0302T ( = JCM 15547T = NCIMB 14481T).
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Olleya namhaensis sp. nov., isolated from wood falls, and emended description of the genus Olleya Mancuso Nichols et al. 2005 emend. Lee et al. 2010
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, gliding, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated WT-MY15T, was isolated from wood falls in the South Sea in Korea and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain WT-MY15T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 25 °C and in the presence of 2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain WT-MY15T clustered with the type strains of two Olleya species, exhibiting 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 97.7–98.1 %. Strain WT-MY15T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone. The fatty acid and polar lipid profiles of strain WT-MY15T were similar to those of Olleya aquimaris L-4T and Olleya marilimosa CIP 108537T. The DNA G+C content of strain WT-MY15T was 42.8 mol% and its mean DNA–DNA relatedness values with O. aquimaris L-4T and O. marilimosa CIP 108537T were 8.3 and 5.6 %, respectively. The phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain WT-MY15T is separate from the two recognized species of the genus Olleya . On the basis of the data presented, strain WT-MY15T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Olleya , for which the name Olleya namhaensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WT-MY15T ( = KCTC 23673T = CCUG 61507T). An emended description of the genus Olleya is also presented.
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Dyadobacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic soil
More LessA psychrotolerant, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain R-S7-29T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from the Svalbard Archipelago in Norway (78° N). Cells were non-motile, aerobic, and catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth occurred at 4–28 °C (optimum, 18 °C). A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain R-S7-29T belongs to the genus Dyadobacter (family ‘ Flexibacteraceae ’) with sequence similarity to related members of the genus ranging from 95.2 to 96.7 %. The major fatty acids were C16 : 1ω5c, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and the predominant respiratory quinone was MK-7. The DNA G+C content of strain R-S7-29T was 50 mol%. On the basis of its phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic properties, strain R-S7-29T represents a novel species of the genus Dyadobacter , for which the name Dyadobacter arcticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is R-S7-29T ( = CCTCC AB 2011022T = NRRL B-59659T).
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Algoriphagus zhangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment
More LessA Gram-negative, short-rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium, strain 12C11T, was isolated from an oil-degrading consortium, enriched from the Fugong mangrove sediment, Fujian Province of China. Optimum growth was observed at 25 °C, at pH 7.5 and with 4 % (w/v) NaCl. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that it shared highest similarity with members of the genus Algoriphagus (97.5–93.4 %), exhibiting 97.5 % sequence similarity to Algoriphagus ornithinivorans IMSNU 14014T, followed by Algoriphagus vanfongensis KMM 6241T (97.2 %); it shared <96.0 % sequence similarity with other members of the genus. Levels of nucleotide sequence similarity between gyrB (DNA gyrase subunit B) genes of strain 12C11T and A. vanfongensis KMM 6241T, A. ornithinivorans IMSNU 14014T, Algoriphagus marincola SW-2T and Algoriphagus hitonicola 7-UAHT were 78.8, 78.6, 75.6 and 77.4 %, respectively. Phylogenetic trees based on these housekeeping genes showed that strain 12C11T and other Algoriphagus strains formed a distinct lineage. The dominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (32.1 %), C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c (11.6 %), iso-C17 : 1 I/anteiso-C17 : 1 B (10.1 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (9.2 %) and iso-C17 : 1ω9c/C16 : 0 10-methyl (7.1 %), which accounted for 70.0 % of the total fatty acids. DNA–DNA hybridization showed that strain 12C11T shared low DNA–DNA relatedness with A. vanfongensis KMM 6241T and A. ornithinivorans IMSNU 14014T (30.7±0.9 and 30.5±1.8 %, respectively). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA of strain 12C11T was 38.4 mol%. The major respiratory quinones were MK-7 (96.0 %) and MK-6 (4.0 %). According to its morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition and 16S rRNA gene sequence data, the novel strain most appropriately belongs to the genus Algoriphagus , but can readily be distinguished from known Algoriphagus species. The name Algoriphagus zhangzhouensis sp. nov. is proposed (type strain 12C11T = CGMCC 1.11027T = MCCC 1F01099T = DSM 25035T).
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