- Volume 69, Issue 11, 2019
Volume 69, Issue 11, 2019
- Validation List
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- Notification List
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- New Taxa
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- Actinobacteria
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Micromonospora acroterricola sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a high altitude Atacama Desert soil
A Micromonospora strain, designated 5R2A7T, isolated from a high altitude Atacama Desert soil was examined by using a polyphasic approach. Strain 5R2A7T was found to have morphological, chemotaxonomic and cultural characteristics typical of members of the genus Micromonospora . The cell wall contains meso- and hydroxy-diaminopimelic acid, the major whole-cell sugars are glucose, ribose and xylose, the predominant menaquinones MK-10(H4), MK-10(H6), MK-10(H8) and MK-9(H6), the major polar lipids diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and an unknown glycolipid, and the predominant cellular fatty acids iso-C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and 10-methyl C17 : 0. The digital genomic DNA G+C content is 72.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain 5R2A7T was closely related to Micromonospora coriariae DSM 44875T (99.8 %) and Micromonospora cremea CR30T (99.7 %), and was separated readily from the latter, its closest phylogenetic neighbour, based on gyrB and multilocus sequence data, by low average nucleotide identity (92.59 %) and in silico DNA–DNA relatedness (51.7 %) values calculated from draft genome assemblies and by a range of chemotaxonomic and phenotypic properties. Consequently, strain 5R2A7T is considered to represent a novel species of Micromonospora for which the name Micromonospora acroterricola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5R2A7T (=LMG 30755T=CECT 9656T).
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Mycolicibacterium stellerae sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic strain isolated from Stellera chamaejasme
A polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic provenance of a rapidly growing Mycolicibacterium strain, CECT 8783T, recovered from the plant Stellera chamaejasme L. in Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses based upon 16S rRNA and whole-genome sequences showed that the strain formed a distinct branch within the evolutionary radiation of the genus Mycolicibacterium . The strain was most closely related to Mycolicibacterium moriokaense DSM 44221T with 98.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, but was distinguished readily from this taxon by a combination of chemotaxonomic and phenotypic features and by low average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of 79.5 and 21.1 %, respectively. Consequently, the strain is considered, to represent a novel species of Mycolicibacterium for which the name Mycolicibacterium stellerae sp. nov is proposed; the type strain is I10A-01893T (=CECT 8783T=KCTC 19843T=DSM 45590T).
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Actinomyces lilanjuaniae sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Two novel, Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (strains 2129T and 2119) were isolated from the faeces of Tibetan antelopes (Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, PR China. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the strains showed highest similarity values to Actinomyces timonensis DSM 23838T (92.9 and 92.8 %, respectively), and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene and genomic sequences indicated that strains 2129T and 2119 represent a new lineage. Strains 2129T and 2119 could ferment d-adonitol and d-xylose, but were unable to utilize d-mannose and d-melibiose nor produce esterase (C4) and proline arylamidase. The G+C contents of the two strains were both 69.0 mol%. Their genomes exhibited less than 40.4 % relatedness in DNA–DNA hybridization tests (below 70 % as the recommended threshold for new species) with all available genomes of the genus Actinomyces in the NCBI database. The major fatty acids of the two strains were C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0, and the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, glycolipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidyl inositol mannoside and phosphoglycolipid. Based on the results of genotypic, phenotypic and biochemical analyses, it is proposed that the two unidentified bacteria be classified as representing a novel species, Actinomyces lilanjuaniae sp. nov. The type strain is 2129T (=CGMCC 4.7483T=DSM 106426T).
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Kribbella jiaozuonensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil
A novel actinobacterium, designated strain NEAU-THZ27T, was isolated from soil collected from the Cornel peak in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, PR China and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the strain coincided with those of members of the genus Kribbella . The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain NEAU-THZ27T belongs to the genus Kribbella and was most closely related to Kribbella podocarpi YPL1T (98.96 %), Kribbella karoonensis Q41T (98.89 %), Kribbella aluminosa HKI 0478T (98.86%) and Kribbella hippodromi S1.4T (98.85 %), similarities to other type strains of species of the genus Kribbella were found to be less than 98.7 %. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence and multilocus sequence analysis using the concatenated gene sequences of the gyrB, rpoB, recA, relA and atpD genes all showed that the strain formed a separate branch in the genus Kribbella . The cell wall contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the major diamino acid and the whole-cell hydrolysates were ribose and glucose. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). Major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C14 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0, these chemotaxonomic data supported the affiliation of strain NEAU-THZ27T to the genus Kribbella . The DNA G+C content was 68.0 mol%. Furthermore, the strain could be clearly distinguished by concatenated gene genetic distances, the combination of DNA–DNA hybridization results and some phenotypic characteristics. Therefore, it is proposed that strain NEAU-THZ27T represents a novel species of the genus Kribbella , for which the name Kribbella jiaozuonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-THZ27T (=CGMCC 4.7504T=DSM 105535T).
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Reclassification of Arthrobacter enclensis as Pseudarthrobacter enclensis comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudarthrobacter, and the species Pseudarthrobacter phenanthrenivorans and Pseudarthrobacter scleromae
More LessArthrobacterenclensis was reported to cluster with species of the genus Pseudarthrobacter but the peptidoglycan containing lysine, alanine and glutamic acid and the presence of minor amounts of menaquinone MK-8(H4) were not in line with the description of the genus. Re-analysis of these traits revealed a peptidoglycan with l-Lys–l-Ser–l-Thr–l-Ala and no MK-8(H4), but major amounts of MK-9(H2) in the quinone system of A. enclensis DSM 25279T. These data demonstrate that A. enclensis shares the characteristics of the genus Pseudarthrobacter . Since the reported quinone systems of Pseudarthrobacterphenanthrenivorans [MK-8 and MK-9(H2)] and Pseudarthrobacterscleromae [MK-8(H2] were clearly different from those of other species of the genus, the quinone systems of the two species were re-analyzed. Since the polar lipid profile of P. phenanthrenivorans was reported to contain phosphatidylethanolamine, which is unusual for a member of the Micrococcaceae , and the polar lipid profile of P. scleromae was unknown, the polar lipids of these two species were also analysed. The quinone system of P. phenanthrenivorans DSM 18606T was composed of the major menaquinones MK-9(H2), MK-8(H2) and MK-10(H2) and that of P. scleromae DSM 17756T was composed of the major menaquinones MK-9(H2) and MK-8(H2) and MK-9. In the polar lipid profile of P. phenanthrenivorans DSM 18606T no phosphatidylethanolamine could be detected. Based on these results we here propose the reclassification of A. enclensis as Pseudarthrobacter enclensis comb. nov. and emend the descriptions of the genus Pseudarthrobacter and the two species P. phenanthrenivorans and P. scleromae .
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Reclassification of Micrococcus aloeverae and Micrococcus yunnanensis as later heterotypic synonyms of Micrococcus luteus
Micrococcus aloeverae, Micrococcus endophyticus , Micrococcus luteus and Micrococcus yunnanensis are phenotypically and genotypically closely related, and together comprise the M. luteus group. In this study, the taxonomic relationships among Micrococcus aloeverae , M. luteus and M. yunnanensis were re-evaluated by using polyphasic approaches. The similarity values of the concatenated housekeeping gene (gyrB, recA and rpoB) sequences shared by the type strains of M. aloeverae , M. luteus and M. yunnanensis ranged from 98.3 to 99.4 %. The average nucleotide identity, average amino acid identity and digital DNA‒DNA hybridization values among these three taxa were greater (97.1‒98.1 %, 96.8‒98.1 % and 75.0‒83.5 %, respectively) than the thresholds for bacterial species delineation, indicating that they belong to the same species, whereas those for M. endophyticus were clearly lower than the thresholds. In addition, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characterization results also support the synonymy of these three taxa. Therefore, we propose that M. aloeverae and M. yunnanensis should be reclassified as later heterotypic synonyms of M. luteus .
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Haloactinobacterium glacieicola sp. nov., isolated from an ice core
A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped and motile bacterium with lateral flagellum, designated T3246-1T, was isolated from an ice core, which was drilled from Hariqin Glacier on the Tibetan Plateau, PR China. It grew optimally at 20 °C, pH 7–8 and in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The major fatty acid of strain T3246-1T was anteiso-C15 : 0. Major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol. MK-8 was the dominant isoprenoid quinone. The whole-cell sugars were rhamnose, xylose and mannose. The major cell-wall peptidoglycan was lysine. The genomic DNA G+C content of the strain was 71.4 mol%. Results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain T3246-1T formed a lineage within the genus Haloactinobacterium and was closely related to Haloactinobacterium album YIM 93306T with 95.99 % similarity. The average nucleotide identity value between strain T3246-1T and Haloactinobacterium album YIM 93306T was 76.65 %. Based on phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain T3246-1T was considered to represent a novel species of the genus Haloactinobacterium , for which the name Haloactinobacterium glacieicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T3246-1T (=CGMCC 1.13535T=JCM 32923T).
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Amycolatopsis eburnea sp. nov., an actinomycete associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores
A novel actinomycete, designated strain GLM-1T, was isolated from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores from Funneliformis mosseae RYA08, collected from Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lec. rhizosphere soil in Klaeng, Rayong Province, Thailand. Morphological characteristics of this strain included long chains of rod-like cells and squarish elements. The cell-wall composition of this novel isolate contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The whole-cell diagnostic sugars were arabinose and galactose. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). The major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0. Only phosphatidylethanolamine was detected as a polar lipid. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain GLM-1T was closely related to Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis SB026T (99.11 %) with a low DNA–DNA hybridization value of 22.6–34.7 %. Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 10 Mbp. There were obvious distinctions in the average nucleotide identity values between stain GLM-1T and its closely related strains at around 86–93 % (ANIb) and 89–94 % (ANIm). The digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain GLM-1T and type strains of phylogenetically related species were 34–55 %. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 71.8 mol%. Based on these data, strain GLM-1T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis , for which the name Amycolatopsis eburnea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GLM-1T (=TBRC 9315T=NBRC 113658T)
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Nocardioides yefusunii sp. nov., isolated from Equus kiang (Tibetan wild ass) faeces
Two Gram-stain-positive, irregular rod-shaped (0.2–0.5×1.3–2.5 um) strains, HY056T and HY057, were isolated from the faeces of Equus kiang (the largest of the wild asses) collected at different regions from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of PR China. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that strains HY056T and HY057 belong to the genus Nocardioides by sharing a similarity ranging from 96.3 to 97.0 % in the 16S rRNA gene sequence and forming a distinct cluster with Nocardioides daphniae JCM 16608T, Nocardioides houyundeii 78T, Nocardioides solisilvae Ka25T and Nocardioides gilvus XZ17T. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of strain HY056T was 96.9 % with strain HY057, but less than 30.0 % with the above four closest relatives. MK-8(H4) was the predominant (91.6 %) respiratory quinone. The cell wall contained ll-2,6-diaminopimelic acid as the diamino acid of the peptidoglycan. The polar lipids comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and phospholipid. The predominant fatty acids (>10.0 %) were C18 : 1ω9c and iso-C16:0. The DNA G+C contents of strains HY056T and HY057 were 68.9 and 69.1 mol%, respectively. β-Glucosidase expression was positive, and acid was produced from d-fructose. Strain HY056T (=CGMCC 4.7563T=JCM 33399T) is assigned as the type strain of a novel species within the genus Nocardioides , for which the name Nocardioides yefusunii sp. nov is proposed.
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- Archaea
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Halorientalis pallida sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a marine saltern
More LessAn extremely halophilic archaeon, strain F13-25T, was isolated from a marine saltern located in Isla Cristina, Huelva, on the south-west coast of Spain. The novel strain had pink-pigmented, non-motile, coccoid cells. Optimal growth was achieved at 25 % (w/v) NaCl, pH 7.5 and 37 °C. Strain F13-25T possessed two heterogeneous 16S rRNA genes (rrnA and rrnB) most closely related to Halorientalis persicus D108T (97.6–99.2 % sequence similarity) and Halorientalis regularis TNN28T (95.9–98.8 %). On the basis of the results of rpoB′ gene sequence analysis, strain F13-25T was also closely related to Halorientalis persicus IBRC-M 10043T (89.9 %) and Halorientalis regularis TNN28T (92.3 %). Relatedness values, computed using the Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator, between strain F13-25T and Halorientalis persicus IBRC-M 10043T and Halorientalis regularis IBRC-M 10760T were 34.6 and 36.2 %, respectively. Average nucleotide identity values based on orthoANI, ANIb and ANIm of strain F13-25T and Halorientalis persicus IBRC-M 10043T and Halorientalisregularis IBRC-M 10760T were 88.0 and 88.8, 87.1 and 87.6 %, and 89.2 and 89.6 %, respectively. All values were far below the threshold accepted for prokaryotic species delineation. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and one glycolipid chromatographically identical to sulfated diglycosyl diether. The DNA G+C content was 65.7 mol% (genome). The results of phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analyses indicated that strain F13-25T represents a novel species of the genus Halorientalis , for which the name Halorientalis pallida sp. nov., with type strain F13-25T (=CECT 9384T=IBRC-M 11176T), is proposed.
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- Bacteroidetes
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Pedobacter miscanthi sp. nov., isolated from Miscanthus sinensis
More LessIn a survey of endophytic bacteria in Miscanthus sinensis, a strain of Gram-negative, non-endospore-forming, rod-shaped, aerobic bacterium was isolated and designated as RS10T. Phylogenetic analysis based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain RS10T was affiliated with the genus Pedobacter and exhibited the highest sequence similarities to Pedobacter kyungheensis KACC 16221T (97.78 %), Pedobacter roseus KCTC 22187T (97.75 %), Pedobacter humicola KACC 18452T (97.29 %) and Pedobacter soli KACC 14939T (97.23 %). The novel strain contained iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0-3OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) as major fatty acids. The only isoprenoid quinone detected in strain RS10T was MK-7. Strain RS10T contains phosphatidylethanolamine and one kind of aminophospholipid as its major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content for RS10T was 39.8 mol%. Based on the results of phenotypic and genomic characterizations, we concluded that strains RS10T represents a novel species of Pedobacter , for which the name Pedobacter miscanthi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RS10T (=KCTC 62786T=GDMCC 1.1415T).
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Sphingobacterium puteale sp. nov., isolated from a deep subsurface aquifer
More LessA bacterial strain M05W1-28T was isolated from a well that collected water for irrigation from a deep aquifer at a depth of 400 m. Cells were observed to be rod-shaped, non-motile, aerobic, stained Gram-negative. Optimal growth was obtained at pH 7.0 (range: 6.0–9.0), 28 °C (range: 15–37 °C) and 0 % NaCl (range: 0–1.5 %, w/v) in modified tryptic soy broth (mTSB) without added NaCl and R2A. The cells were found to be positive for catalase and oxidase activities. The major fatty acids (>10 %) were identified as summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c / C16 : 1 ω6c) and iso-C15 : 0. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, glycolipid, phosphoglycolipids, phospholipids, and unidentified lipids. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7 (MK-7). The genomic G+C content of strain M05W1-28T was 40.7 %. Based on similarities of 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain M05W1-28T was affiliated with the genus Sphingobacterium , exhibiting the highest sequence similarities with S. multivorum LMG 8342T (97.5 %), S. ginsenosidimutans THG07T (97.1 %) and less than 97.0 % to other members of the genus. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridisation values (dDDH) between M05W1-28T and S. multivorum LMG 8342T were 78.1 and 22.5 %, respectively. Phenotypic characteristics including enzyme activities and carbon source utilisation differentiated the strain from other Sphingobacterium species. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties suggested that strain M05W1-28T represented a novel species within the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium puteale sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M05W1-28T (=CGMCC 1.13711T=KCTC 72027T).
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Chryseobacterium mulctrae sp. nov., isolated from raw cow’s milk
More LessA Gram-stain-negative bacterial strain, designated CA10T, was isolated from bovine raw milk sampled in Anseong, Republic of Korea. Cells were yellow-pigmented, aerobic, non-motile bacilli and grew optimally at 30 °C and pH 7.0 on tryptic soy agar without supplementation of NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain CA10T belonged to the genus Chryseobacterium , family Flavobacteriaceae , and was most closely related to Chryseobacterium indoltheticum ATCC 27950T (98.75 % similarity). The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of strain CA10T were 94.4 and 56.9 %, respectively, relative to Chryseobacterium scophthalmum DSM 16779T, being lower than the cut-off values of 95–96 and 70 %, respectively. The predominant respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6; major polar lipid, phosphatidylethanolamine; major fatty acids, iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or C16 : 0 10-methyl), summed feature 3 (iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1ω7c) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The results of physiological, chemotaxonomic and biochemical analyses suggested that strain CA10T is a novel species of genus Chryseobacterium , for which the name Chryseobacterium mulctrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CA10T (=KACC 21234T=JCM 33443T).
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Emticicia agri sp. nov., a novel member of the family Cytophagaceae
More LessA bacterial strain, 17J42-9T, was isolated from a soil sample collected on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. Cells were observed to be Gram-stain negative and rod-shaped. Colonies were observed to be orange in colour on R2A agar. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that high levels of 16S rRNA sequence similarity were shared between 17J42-9T and Emticicia fontis IMCC1731T (98.2 %), Emticicia ginsengisoli Gsoil 085T (98.2 %) and Emticicia soli ZZ-4T (97.8 %). Growth of strain 17J42-9T was observed at 10–37 °C, pH 6.0–8.5 and in the presence of 0–0.5 % NaCl. The genomic G+C content was calculated to be 38.6 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone of the isolate was found to be MK-7; the major fatty acids were identified as summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c) (34.1 %), C15 : 0iso (23.4 %) and C17 : 0iso 3-OH (10.8 %). The major polar lipids were found to be phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids and an unidentified lipid. The phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data support the affiliation of strain 17J42-9T with the genus Emticicia . However, the DNA–DNA relatedness between the isolate and its closest phylogenetic neighbours was lower than 46 %. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity analysis, DNA–DNA hybridization analysis and the observed differentiating phenotypic properties from other closely related taxa clearly indicate that strain 17J42-9T represents a novel species in the genus Emticicia , for which the name Emticicia agri sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 17J42-9T (=KCTC 62270T=JCM 33056T).
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Allopseudarcicella aquatilis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from freshwater
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and red-pigmented strain, HME7025T, was isolated from freshwater sampled in the Republic of Korea. Phylogenetic analysis based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain HME7025T formed a lineage within the family Cytophagaceae of the phylum Bacteroidetes . Strain HME7025T was closely related to the genera Pseudarcicella , Arcicella and Flectobacillus . The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of strain HME7025T were under 94.5 % to its closest phylogenetic neighbours. The major fatty acids of strain HME7025T were iso-C15 : 0 (41.9 %), summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 12.2 %) and anteiso-C15 : 0 (10.8 %). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids and one unidentified polar lipid. The DNA G+C content of strain HME7025T was 37.9 mol%. On the basis of the evidence presented in this study, strain HME7025T represents a novel species of a novel genus within the family Cytophagaceae , for which the name Allopseudarcicella aquatilis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HME7025T (=KCTC 23617T=CECT 7957T).
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Confluentibacter sediminis sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater lake and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter
More LessA novel marine Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain DSL-48T, was isolated from tidal flat sediment sampled from the East China Sea and characterized phylogenetically and phenotypically. Bacterial optimal growth occurred at 35 °C (range, 4–37 °C), pH 6 (pH 5–10) and with 4 % (w/v) NaCl (0–7 %). The nearest phylogenetic neighbour was Confluentibacter citreus KCTC 52638T with 16S rRNA gene similarity of 97.1 %. The predominant respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6 (MK-6). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified aminolipids and four unidentified lipids. The major fatty acids of strain DSL-48T were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and iso-C16 : 0 3-OH. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 33.3 mol%. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data indicated that strain DSL-48T represents a novel species of the genus Confluentibacter , for which the name Confluentibacter sediminis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain DSL-48T (=KCTC 62648T=MCCC 1K03537T).
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Apibacter muscae sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from house flies
More LessWe describe the isolation and characterization of three bacterial isolates from the common house fly, Musca domestica, caught in Londerzeel, Belgium and Huye District, Rwanda. Although isolated from distinct geographical locations, the strains show >99 % identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and are <95 % identical to type strains of Apibacter species. Whole-genome sequences were obtained for all three strains. The genomes are 2.4–2.5 Mb with a G+C content of ~30.3 mol%. Bacteriological and biochemical analysis of the strains demonstrate distinctly different characteristics compared to known Apibacter species. Particularly, the three strains investigated in this study can be distinguished from the known Apibacter species ( Apibacter mensalis and Apibacter adventoris ) through urease and β-glucosidase activities. Whole-cell fatty acid methyl ester analysis shows that the fatty acid composition of the novel strains is also unique. On the basis of phylogenetic, genotypic and phenotypic data, we propose to classify these isolates as representatives of a novel species of the genus Apibacter , Apibacter muscae sp. nov., in reference to its prevalence in house flies, with strain G8T (=LMG 30898T=DSM 107922T) as the type strain.
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Pontibacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Saxifraga oppositifolia
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, red-coloured and aerobic bacterium, designated 2b14T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Saxifraga oppositifolia sampled at the Chinese Arctic Yellow River Station in Norway. Optimal growth occurred at 28 °C (range, 4–37 °C) and pH 7.0–7.5 (pH 6.5–8.5). The strain could tolerate up to 2.5 % (w/v) NaCl concentration. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain 2b14Thad the highest similarity value of 96.0 % to Pontibacter diazotrophicus CCTCC AB 2013049T. The major fatty acids were summed feature 4 (anteiso-C17 : 1 B and/or iso-C17 : 1 I), iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The major polar lipid was found to be phosphatidylethanolamine. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain 2b14T was 45.5 mol%. The sole respiratory quinone was MK-7. The combined results of physiological, genotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses showed that strain 2b14T represents a novel species within the genus Pontibacter, for which the name Pontibacter arcticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 2b14T (=KCTC 62596T=MCCC 1H00304T).
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- Firmicutes and Related Organisms
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Longirhabdus pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal sediment in the West Pacific Ocean
More LessA novel Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated as SCSIO 06110T, was isolated from a deep-sea sediment of the West Pacific Ocean. Cells were 0.5–0.8 µm in width and 3.0–4.0 µm in length, spore-forming, rod-shaped with peritrichous flagella. Positive for catalase and urease, negative for oxidase and nitrate reduction. Growth occurred at 15–37 °C, pH 6–9 and 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl, with optimum growth at 28 °C, pH 7 and 3 % (w/v) NaCl. MK-7 was the only menaquinone. The strain possessed diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified phospholipids. Iso-C16 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C14 : 0 were the major fatty acids. The novel isolate clustered with genera in the family Paenibacillaceae , but formed a separated branch with the closest relative Chengkuizengella sediminis J15A17T (91.1 % sequence similarity) when compared in a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences. The DNA G+C content of strain SCSIO 06110T was 38.5 mol%. Based on the polyphasic data presented, a new genus, Longirhabdus gen. nov., is proposed in the family Paenibacillaceae with the type species Longirhabdus pacifica sp. nov. and the type strain SCSIO 06110T (=DSM 105158T=CGMCC 1.16550T).
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Lentibacillus lipolyticus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from shrimp paste (Ka-pi)
A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, spore-forming, moderately halophilic bacterium, SSKP1-9T, was isolated from traditional salted shrimp paste (Ka-pi) produced in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. This strain grew optimally at 37–40 °C, pH 7.0 and in the presence of 8–16 % (w/v) NaCl. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values between strain SSKP1-9T and Lentibacillus juripiscarius TISTR 1535T and Lentibacillus halophilus TISTR 1549T were 98.7 and 97.2 %, respectively. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain SSKP1-9T represents a distinct novel species, as shown by phenotypic traits, DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values. In addition, the whole-cell protein profile confirmed the novelty of the taxon. The genomic DNA G+C content was 44.6 mol%. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. Polar lipid analysis revealed the presence of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, four unidentified lipids, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified glycolipid. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The results of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and whole-genome analysis support that strain SSKP1-9T represents a novel species of Lentibacillus , for which the name Lentibacilluslipolyticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SSKP1-9T (=JCM 32625T=TISTR 2597T).
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Hungateiclostridium mesophilum sp. nov., a mesophilic, cellulolytic and spore-forming bacterium isolated from a biogas fermenter fed with maize silage
More LessIn this work, the isolation and characterization of a novel anaerobic, mesophilic and cellulolytic bacterium is described. Comparative analysis of the almost-complete sequence of the 16S rRNA gene showed that the closest relatives were Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens CSK1T (97.53 %) and Hungateiclostridium thermocellum DSM 2360T (95.42 %). Due to physiological and phylogenetic differences from its closest relatives, a new species is proposed. Cells of N2K1T were observed to be rod-shaped, non-motile, spore-forming, Gram-stain-positive and able to adhere directly to cellulose fibre. Cellulolytic activity and optimal growth were observed at 45 °C and neutral pH (optimum, pH 7.5). Of all tested substrates, only filter paper (cellulose) and cellobiose were used for growth. Arabinose, fructose, glucose, lactose, mannitol, mannose, ribose, starch, sucrose, trehalose, xylan and xylose did not support growth. The main fermentation products were acetic acid and isopropanol. The major cellular fatty acids (>5 %) were C16 : 0iso, C16 : 0 DMA and C16 : 0. The type strain, N2K1T, was isolated from a mesophilically operated, lab-scale biogas fermenter fed with maize silage in Freising, Germany in 2017. The genome assembly of strain N2K1T is 4.04 Mbp with a DNA G+C content of 38.36 mol%. The name Hungateiclostridium mesophilum sp. nov. is proposed for the novel organism. Strain N2K1T (=DSM 107956T; =CECT 9704T) represents the type strain of Hungateiclostridium mesophilum sp. nov.
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Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus okuhidensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus halodurans
The present study was carried out to clarify the taxonomic relationship between two closely related Bacillus species, Bacillus okuhidensis Li et al. 2002 and Bacillus halodurans (ex Boyer 1973) Nielsen et al. 1995. The maximum-likelihood tree based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence and the phylogenomic tree based on concatenation of 16 protein-marker genes showed that these species were similar. Average nucleotide identity (ANIm 99.25 %, ANIb 98.2 %) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values (93.5 %) between B. okuhidensis DSM 13666T and B. halodurans DSM 497T were greater than the threshold values for bacterial species delineation, indicating that they belong to the same species. Therefore, B. okuhidensis Li et al. 2002 should be reclassified as a later heterotypic synonym of B. halodurans (ex Boyer 1973) Nielsen et al. 1995.
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Schaedlerella arabinosiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a D-arabinose-utilizing bacterium isolated from faeces of C57BL/6J mice that is a close relative of Clostridium species ASF 502
More LessThe use of gnotobiotics has attracted wide interest in recent years due to technological advances that have revealed the importance of host-associated microbiomes for host physiology and health. One of the oldest and most important gnotobiotic mouse model, the altered Schaedler flora (ASF) has been used for several decades. ASF comprises eight different bacterial strains, which have been characterized to different extent, but only a few are available through public strain collections. Here, the isolation of a close relative of one of the less-studied ASF strains, Clostridium species ASF 502, from faeces of C57BL/6J mice is reported. Isolate TLL-A1T shares 99.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence identity with Clostridium species ASF 502 and phylogenetic analyses indicate that both strains belong to the uncultured so-called ‘Lachnospiraceae UCG 006’ clade. The rare sugar d-arabinose was used as a sole carbon source in the anaerobic isolation medium. Results of growth experiments with TLL-A1T on different carbon sources and analysis of its ~6.5 Gb indicate that TLL-A1T harbours a large gene repertoire that enables it to utilize a variety of carbohydrates for growth. Comparative genome analyses of TLL-A1T and Clostridium species ASF 502 reveal differences in genome content between the two strains, in particular with regards to carbohydrate-activating enzymes. Based on genomic, molecular and phenotypic differences, we propose to classify strain TLL-A1T (DSM 106076T=KCTC 15657T) as a representative of a new genus and a new species, for which we propose the name Schaedlerella arabinosiphila gen. nov., sp. nov.
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- Other Bacteria
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Deinococcus arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Silene acaulis rhizosphere soil of the Arctic tundra
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, aerobic, short rod-shaped bacterium, designated OD32T, was isolated from a soil sample taken from the rhizosphere of Silene acaulis collected from the Arctic tundra. The novel strain, OD32T, was able to grow at 15–37 °C (optimum, 33 °C), pH 6.5–9.5 (pH 7.5–8.0) and 0–0.5 % NaCl (0 %, w/v). A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain OD32T was most closely related to the genus Deinococcus ; it shared the highest sequence similarity (95.7 %) with Deinococcus grandis ATCC 43672T. Genomic DNA G+C content of the strain OD32T was 68.2 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone was menaquinone 8 (MK-8). The major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c/C16 : 1 ω6c), C15 : 1 ω6c, C17 : 1 ω6c, C17 : 0, C16 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0. Based on phylogenetic inference and genotypic characteristics, strain OD32T represents a novel species of the genus Deinococcus , for which the name Deinococcus arcticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is OD32T (=KCTC 33972T=CICC 24671T).
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- Proteobacteria
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Dongshaea marina gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic marine bacterium that ferments glucose with gas production
Two isolates of heterotrophic, facultatively anaerobic, marine bacteria, designated DM1 and DM2T, were recovered from a lagoon sediment sample of Dongsha Island, Taiwan. Cells were Gram-reaction-negative rods. Nearly all of the cells were non-motile and non-flagellated during the late exponential to early stationary phase of growth, while a few of the cells exhibited motility with monotrichous flagellation. The two isolates required NaCl for growth and grew optimally at about 30 °C, 2–3 % NaCl and pH 7–8. They grew aerobically and could achieve anaerobic growth by fermenting d-glucose or other carbohydrates with production of acids and the gases, including CO2 and H2. Ubiquinone Q-8 was the only respiratory quinone. Cellular fatty acids were predominated by C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 1ω7c. The major polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. Strains DM1 and DM2T had DNA G+C contents of 52.0 and 51.8 mol%, respectively, as determined by HPLC analysis. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences clearly indicated that the two isolates formed a distinct genus-level lineage in the family Aeromonadaceae of the class Gammaproteobacteria and was an outgroup with respect to a stable supragenic clade comprising species of the genera Oceanimonas , Oceanisphaera and Zobellella . The phylogenetic data and those from chemotaxonomic, physiological and morphological characterizations support the establishment of a novel species and genus inside the family Aeromonadaceae , for which the name Dongshaea marina gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DM2T (=BCRC 81069T=JCM 32096T).
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Arcobacter lacus sp. nov. and Arcobacter caeni sp. nov., two novel species isolated from reclaimed water
More LessTwo strains (RW43-9T and RW17-10T) recovered from secondary treated wastewater from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Reus (Spain) were characterized by a polyphasic taxonomic study, showing evidence that they represented two novel Arcobacter species. Based on the 16S rRNA gene for strain RW43-9T, the closest relative was Arcobacter butzleri LMG 10828T (99.9 % similarity), while for strain RW17-10T it was Arcobacter venerupis CECT 7836T (99.4 %). Additionally, multilocus phylogenetic analysis of five concatenated housekeeping genes (atpA, gyrA, gyrB, hsp60 and rpoB) showed that the two strains formed separate branches that are different from known Arcobacter species. Whole genome sequences of the two strains (RW43-9T and RW17-10T) were obtained and they were compared with those of the type strains of their nearest species. Using average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization gave values that were below 96 and 70 %, respectively. These results clearly confirm that they represent novel species. Additionally, the phenotypic characterization of the strains allowed their differentiation from other species. Therefore, the strains are proposed as representing two novel species with the names Arcobacter lacus sp. nov. (type strain RW43-9T=CECT 8994T=LMG 29062T) and Arcobacter caeni sp. nov. (type strain RW17-10T=CECT 9140T=LMG 29151T).
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Paracandidimonas caeni sp. nov., isolated from sludge
Li Yao, Yuhan Lai, Fei Xue, Lina Sun and Jialian WangA beige-pigmented, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, named 24T, was isolated from sludge of a pesticide manufacturing factory in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain 24T shared highest similarity with Parapusillimonas granuli Ch07T (98.20 %), followed by Candidimonas nitroreducens SC-089T (98.07 %) and Paracandidimonas soli IMT-305T (98.03 %). Phylogenetic trees showed that strain 24T formed a distinct clade with Paracandidimonas soli IMT-305T. The results of DNA–DNA hybridization tests showed that reassociation values were less than 45 % with respect to these closely related type strains. Strain 24T contained Q-8 and putrescine as the major respiratory quinone and polyamine, respectively. The main cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c), summed feature 2 (iso-C16 : 1 I/C14 0 3-OH/C12 : 0 aldehyde), summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c/C18 : 1ω6c) and C12 : 0. The polar lipid profile included phosphatidylmethylethanolamin, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified phospholipid and one unidentified aminolipid. The G+C content was 56.83 mol%. Combined data from phenotypic, phylogenetic and DNA–DNA relatedness studies demonstrated that strain 24T represents a novel species of the genus Paracandidimonas , for which the name Paracandidimonas caeni sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 24T (=CCTCC AB 2018057T=KACC 19692T).
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Dyella tabacisoli sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from an arable soil sample of Nicotiana tabacum L.
A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain L4-6T, was isolated from an arable soil sample of tobacco in Huize, south-western China and subjected to polyphasic taxonomic characterization. The cells showed oxidase-positive and catalase-positive reactions. Growth occurred at 20–35 °C, at pH 5.0–8.0 and with 0–2 % (w/v) NaCl, optimally at 30 °C, pH 6.0–7.0 and 0–1 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory lipoquinone was ubiquinone-8. The predominant cellular fatty acids (>10.0 %) were identified as summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1ω9c or C16 : 0 10-methyl), iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0. The polar lipid profile contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified aminophospholipids and five unidentified aminolipids. The genomic DNA G+C content was 60.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain L4-6T should be affiliated to the genus Dyella and formed a clade with the most closely related organism Dyella soli JS12-10T. 16S rRNA gene sequences similarity analysis showed that strain L4-6T was mostly closely related to D. soli JS12-10T (98.73 %) and Dyella lipolytica DHOB07T (98.02 %). DNA–DNA hybridization data indicated that strain L4-6T represented a novel genomic species belonging to the genus Dyella . The polyphasic taxonomic characteristics indicated that the strain L4-6T represents a novel species of the genus Dyella , for which the name Dyella tabacisoli sp. nov. (type strain L4-6T=CGMCC 1.16273T=KCTC 62035T) is proposed.
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Pseudomonas daroniae sp. nov. and Pseudomonas dryadis sp. nov., isolated from pedunculate oak affected by acute oak decline in the UK
Twenty-two cream-coloured bacterial strains were isolated from oak trees affected by acute oak decline (AOD) in Southern England. Isolates were Gram-negative, motile, slightly curved rods, aerobic, non-spore-forming, catalase positive and oxidase positive. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the strains in two separate phylogenetic clusters in the Pseudomonas straminea group, with Pseudomonas flavescens as the closest phylogenetic relative. Multilocus sequence analyses of the gyrB, rpoD and rpoB genes supported the delineation of the strains into two separate taxa, which could be differentiated phenotypically and chemotaxonomically from each other, and their closest relatives. Average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values revealed percentages of genome similarity below the species threshold (95 and 70 %, respectively) between the two taxa and the closest relatives, confirming their novel species status. Therefore, on the basis of this polyphasic approach we propose two novel Pseudomonas species, Pseudomonas daroniae sp. nov. (type strain FRB 228T=LMG 31087T=NCPPB 4672T) and Pseudomonas dryadis sp. nov. (type strain FRB 230T=LMG 31087T=NCPPB 4673T).
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Pseudomonas juntendi sp. nov., isolated from patients in Japan and Myanmar
A Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated as strain BML3T, was isolated from a sputum sample of a hospital patient in Japan. Strain BML3T grew at temperatures from 4 to 40 °C, in 1.0–7.0 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 6.0–9.0. Results of phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences of housekeeping genes, including the 16S rRNA gene and rpoB, rpoD and gyrB, showed that strain BML3T was part of the Pseudomonas putida group and located close to Pseudomonas asiatica , Pseudomonas monteilii and P. putida . Whole-genome comparisons, using average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization, confirmed strain BML3T to be a distinct species among the P. putida group. Phenotypic characterization tests demonstrated that the utilization of phenylmercuric acetate could distinguish this strain from other closed species of the P. putida group. Based on genetic and phenotypic evidence, strain BML3T should be classified as a novel species, for which the name Pseudomonas juntendi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BML3T (=DSM 109244T,=JCM 33395T), with a DNA G+C content of 62.66 mol %.
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Pseudomonas nosocomialis sp. nov., isolated from clinical specimens
More LessStrains A31/70T, CCUG 58779 and SD129 were Gram-stain-negative, short rods, motile by one polar flagellum and isolated from clinical specimens in Botswana, Sweden and Spain, respectively. The 16S rRNA sequence similarity values grouped them in the Pseudomonas stutzeri phylogenetic group of species. The DNA G+C content ranged from 65.5 to 65.7 mol%. The strains were characterized phenotypically by the API 20NE and Biolog GEN III tests, and chemotaxonomically by their whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS protein profiles and by their fatty acid contents. The absence of the arginine dihydrolase and the hydrolysis of gelatin differentiated these strains from the closest species, Pseudomonas azotifigens . The major fatty acid contents were summed feature 8 (38.6 %), C16 : 0 (22.6 %), summed feature 3 (20.5 %) and C12 : 0 (8.4 %). Multilocus sequence analysis with three housekeeping gene sequences (rpoD, gyrB and 16S rRNA) together with whole-genome comparisons indicated that these strains cluster together in the phylogenetic analysis and their similarity values were lower than the thresholds established for species in the genus Pseudomonas . These results permit us to conclude that strains A31/70T, CCUG 58779 and SD129 belong to a novel species in the genus Pseudomonas for which the name Pseudomonas nosocomialis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A31/70T (=CECT 9981T=CCUG 73638T).
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Thermomonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from an industrial wastewater treatment plant
A white-coloured, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (designated strain SY21T) was isolated from waste-activated sludge. Optimal growth occurred at 28 °C and pH 7.0. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain SY21T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 95.5–98.0 % to Thermomonas species and clustered with the type species of the genus Thermomonas . In strain SY21T, the predominant respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-8, and the cellular fatty acids consisted mainly of iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0, iso-C11 : 0 3-OH, summed feature 3 and summed feature 9. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The genomic DNA G+C content was determined to be 67.9 mol% and the DNA–DNA relatedness between strain SY21T and the closest phylogenetically related strain, Thermomonas carbonis KCTC 42013T, was 35.0±0.1 %. Based on the distinct phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties, strain SY21T represents a novel species of the genus Thermomonas , for which the name Thermomonas aquatica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SY21T (=KCTC 62191T=NBRC 113114T).
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Shimia thalassica sp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudopelagicola gijangensis as Shimia gijangensis comb. nov., and Thalassobius activus as Cognatishimia activa comb. nov.
Strain CECT 7735T, a marine Gram-reaction negative, aerobic, non-motile bacterium, was isolated from coastal seawater in Valencia, Spain. Strain CECT 7735T is chemoorganotrophic, mesophilic, slightly halophilic, grows at 15–28 °C but not at 4 or 37 °C, requires seawater for growth and grows up to 6 % salinity. The major cellular fatty acid is summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c). The G+C content of the genome is 55.7 mol%. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence shows the strain is affiliated to the family Rhodobacteraceae , in the class Alphaproteobacteria , with highest similarities to Phaeobacter species (97.0–97.5 %), Shimia species (96.5–97.3 %) and Pseudopelagicola gijangensis (96.5 %). Further phylogenomic analysis through the up-to-date-bacterial core gene (UBCG) set showed P. gijangensis to be its closest relative. Average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values are lower than 85 and 21 %, respectively, with its phylogenetic relatives, suggesting that strain CECT 7735T represents a new species. The average amino acid identity value was over 70 % with the genome of the type strain of P. gijangensis and with all those of Shimia species. These values, together with UBCG set trees, suggest that the new species and P. gijangensis belong to the same genus and that Pseudopelagicola should be reclassified as a Shimia species. We conclude that strain CECT 7735T represents a new species in the genus Shimia , for which we propose the name Shimia thalassica sp. nov. In addition, Pseudopelagicola gijangensis is reclassified as Shimia gijangensis comb. nov. From the same phylogenomic study, it can be concluded that Thalassobius activus should be reclassified in the genus Cognatishimia as Cognatishimia activa comb. nov.
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Marinomonas flavescens sp. nov., isolated from seawater adjacent to Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
More LessA Gram-negative bacterium, namely strain ANRC-JHZ47T, was isolated from a seawater sample collected at Biological Bay, Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica. Cells of strain ANRC-JHZ47T were rod-shaped and motile by a single polar flagellum. Strain ANRC-JHZ47T was aerobic, oxidase-negative, and catalase-positive. The strain grew at 4–37 °C (optimum, 25 °C), pH at 3.5–10.0 (optimum, pH 5.5) and in NaCl at 1–7.0 % (w/v; optimum, 2–3 %). Strain ANRC-JHZ47T used Q-8 as the predominant respiratory quinone. Its predominant fatty acids were C16 : 0 (21.9 %), C12 : 0 (12.6 %), C19 : 0cyclo ω8c (12.4 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 13.1 %), C10 : 0 3-OH (11.3 %) and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c; 6.0 %). Its major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified aminolipid and five unknown polar lipids. The DNA G+C content was 42.6 mol%. Strain ANRC-JHZ47T showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Marinomonas arenicola KMM 3893T (97.9 %), followed by Marinomonas primoryensis KMM 3633T (97.6 %), Marinomonas profundimaris D104T (97.2 %) and Marinomonas pollencensis IVIA-Po-185T (97.0 %). Furthermore, the average nucleotide identity values between strain ANRC-JHZ47T and M. arenicola KMM 3893T, M. primoryensis KMM 3633T and M. profundimaris D104T were 79.8, 74.0, and 74.1 %, respectively. The in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values between them were 22.5±2.5, 20.4±2.3 and 19.9±2.3 %, respectively. Based on the results of phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, strain ANRC-JHZ47T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Marinomonas , for which the name Marinomonas flavescens sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ANRC-JHZ47T (=MCCC 1K03604T=KCTC 72113T).
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Tabrizicola alkalilacus sp. nov., isolated from alkaline Lake Dajiaco on the Tibetan Plateau
More LessA novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from Lake Dajiaco on the Tibetan Plateau. Strain DJCT grew without NaCl and tolerated up to 3 % (w/v) NaCl. Growth occurred at pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–8.0) and 15–37 °C (optimum, 25–30 °C). Vitamins were not required for growth. The main polar lipids of strain DJCT were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The predominant respiratory quinone was Q-10. The major fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 4.61 Mbp and a G+C content of 62.9 mol%. Analysis of 16S rRNA sequences showed that strain DJCT belonged to the genus Tabrizicola , with the closest neighbour Tabrizicola aquatica RCRI19T (97.5 %). DNA–DNA relatedness between strain DJCT and the closest phylogenetically related strain T. aquatica RCRI19T was 40.8 %. Stain DJCT was clearly distinguished from the type strain mentioned above through phylogenetic analysis, DNA–DNA hybridization, fatty acid composition data and a range of physiological and biochemical characteristic comparisons. Based on its phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain DJCT could be classified as a representative of a novel species of the genus for which the name Tabrizicola alkalilacus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DJCT (=CICC 24242T=KCTC 62173T).
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Steroidobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative bacterial strain, designated JW-3T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from farmland in Yantai, Shandong Province, PR China. Cells of strain JW-3T are motile rods and strictly aerobic, showing catalase- and oxidase-positive reactions. Strain JW-3T could grow at 16–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0–9.0 (pH 7.0) and in the presence of 0–1 % (w/v) NaCl (0.5 %, in Luria–Bertani broth). The major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c; 35.5 %), iso-C16 : 0 (16.7 %) and C12 : 0 (10.8 %). The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-8 (Q8). The polar lipids of strain JW-3T consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, four unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified lipids, two unidentified glycolipids and a partial unidentified aminophospholipid. Strain JW-3T was most closely related to Steroidobacter agariperforans KA5-BT with 97.67 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Results of phylogenetic analyses, based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, showed that strain JW-3T forms a distinct phylogenic lineage within the genus Steroidobacter of the family Sinobacteraceae . The DNA G+C content of strain JW-3T was 62.57 mol%, based on its draft genome sequence. Average nucleotide identity values and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values for draft genomes, between strain JW-3T and strain KA5-BT, were 84.54 and 30.80 %, respectively. Based on its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular features, and DNA–DNA hybridization results, strain JW-3T represents a novel species of the genus Steroidobacter , for which the name Steroidobacter soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JW-3T (=CCTCC AB 2018184T=KCTC 62820T).
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Bradyrhizobium niftali sp. nov., an effective nitrogen-fixing symbiont of partridge pea [Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene], a native caesalpinioid legume broadly distributed in the USA
Information about the symbionts of legumes of the Caesalpinioideae subfamily is still limited, and we performed a polyphasic approach with three Bradyrhizobium strains—CNPSo 3448T, CNPSo 3394 and CNPSo 3442—isolated from Chamaecrista fasciculata, a native legume broadly distributed in the USA. In the phylogenetic analysis of both the 16S rRNA gene and the intergenic transcribed spacer, the CNPSo strains were clustered within the Bradyrhizobium japonicum superclade. Multilocus sequence analysis with six housekeeping genes—glnII, gyrB, recA, rpoB, atpD and dnaK—indicated that Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens is the closest species, with 83 % of nucleotide identity. In the genome analyses of CNPSo 3448T, average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization results confirmed higher similarity with B. diazoefficiens , with values estimated of 93.35 and 51.50 %, respectively, both below the threshold of the same species, confirming that the CNPSo strains represent a new lineage. BOX-PCR profiles indicated high intraspecific genetic diversity between the CNPSo strains. In the analyses of the symbiotic genes nodC and nifH the CNPSo strains were clustered with Bradyrhizobium arachidis , Bradyrhizobium forestalis, Bradyrhizobium cajani , Bradyrhizobium kavangense and Bradyrhizobium vignae , indicating a different phylogenetic history compared to the conserved core genes. Other physiological (C utilization, tolerance to antibiotics and abiotic stresses), chemical (fatty acid profile) and symbiotic (nodulation host range) properties were evaluated and are described. The data from our study support the description of the CNPSo strains as the novel species Bradyrhizobium niftali sp. nov., with CNPSo 3448T (=USDA 10051T=U687T=CL 40T) designated as the type strain.
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Ramlibacter humi sp. nov., isolated from tropical forest soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic and non-motile strain, designated 18x22-1T, was isolated from a forest soil sample collected from Limushan Nature Reserve in Hainan Province, PR China. Growth occurred at 15–37 °C and pH 6.0–8.0 without NaCl. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain 18x22-1T was closely related to Ramlibacter tataouinensis DSM 14655T (98.5 %), followed by Ramlibacter henchirensis DSM 14656T (97.9 %) and other Ramlibacter species and formed a stable cluster with R. tataouinensis DSM 14655T, R. henchirensis DSM 14656T, Ramlibacter solisilvae JCM 19319T and Ramlibacter rhizophilus CCTCC AB 2015357T. Results of chemotaxonomic analyses showed that ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) was the major respiratory quinone, and the major fatty acids (>10 % of the total amounts) were C16 : 0 and C17 : 0cyclo. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, two unidentified aminopholipids and four unidentified phospholipids. The draft genome sequence was 4.47 Mb long with a G+C content of 68.9 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain 18x22-1T and four closely related type strains were in the range of 79.3–82.3 % and 21.9–25.1 %, respectively. The results of phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses supported that strain 18x22-1T represents a novel species of the genus Ramlibacter , for which the name Ramlibacter humi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 18x22-1T (=GDMCC 1.1584T=KCTC 52922T).
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Sphingomonas gilva sp. nov., isolated from mountain soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, motile, yellow, rod-shaped bacterium, designated ZDH117T, was isolated from soilsampled atthe Danxialandformin Guangdong Province, PR China. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain ZDH117T had highest similarityvalues to Sphingomonas adhaesiva DSM 7418T (97.5 %), Sphingomonas desiccabilis CP1DT (97.3 %) and Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans KACC 14949T (97.2 %). However, phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that strain ZDH117T clustered with Sphingomonas zeicaulis 541T (96.17 %) and Sphingomonas sanxanigenens DSM 19645T (95.95 %). The genomic average nucleotide identity values of ZDH117T with S. adhaesiva DSM 7418T, S. desiccabilis CP1DTand S. ginsenosidimutans KACC TT were 75.1, 75.2 and 75.0 %, respectively. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 67.6 mol%. Strain ZDH117T was characterized to have ubiquinone-10 as the predominant respiratory quinone, sym-homospermidine as the major polyamine and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω6c and/or C18 : 1ω7c), C14 : 0-2OH, C16 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω6c and/or C16 : 1ω7c) as the major cellular fatty acids (>5 % of total). The predominant polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, sphingoglycolipid, an unidentified phospholipid and three unidentified lipids. On the basis of its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics, strain ZDH117T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingomonas , for which the name Sphingomonas gilva sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZDH117T (=KCTC 62894T=CCTCCAB 2018262T).
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Pleionea sediminis sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment and emendation of the description of the genus Pleionea
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium, designated strain S1-5-21T, was isolated from coastal sediment in Quanzhou Bay, PR China, and subjected to taxonomic characterization. Growth of strain S1-5-21T was observed at 15–40 °C (optimum, 30–35 °C), NaCl tolerance of 0.5–10 % NaCl (w/v; optimum, 1 %), and pH range of 5–8 (optimum, pH 7). Catalase activity and oxidase activity were found to be positive. The nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain S1-5-21T shows maximum sequence similarity to Pleionea mediterranea MOLA115T (95.7 %), followed by Kangiella chungangensis CAU 1040T (90.4 %) and Aliikangiella marina GYP-15T (90.1 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain S1-5-21T forms a distinct monophyletic branch affiliated to the genus Pleionea . The ANI value between strain S1-5-21T and close relative P. mediterranea MOLA115T was estimated to be 70.8 %. The respiratory quinone was found to be Q-8. The predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were identified as iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1 ω9c and/or C16 : 0 10-methyl) and iso-C16 : 0. The polar lipids were identified as phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, two aminolipids, three phospholipids and five unidentified polar lipids. The draft genome size of strain S1-5-21T is 5.2 Mb with genomic G+C content of 40.1 mol%. Based on these results, strain S1-5-21T is concluded to represent a novel species within the genus Pleionea , for which the name Pleionea sediminis sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain S1-5-21T (=MCCC 1K03814T=KCTC 72149T).
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Pseudomonas mangiferae sp. nov., isolated from bark of mango tree in Thailand
More LessAn aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, designated DMKU BBB3-04T, was isolated from bark of mango tree . Colonies were circular, convex with entire margins when grown on nutrient agar medium for 2 days. The bacterium was motile by means of lophotrichous flagella and produced black-brown pigment. The strain grew at 12–40 °C (optimum, 28–30 °C) and at pH 6.0–8.0 (pH 6.5). Growth was observed in the presence of up to 5 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain DMKU BBB3-04T showed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Pseudomonas furukawaii KF707T (97.1 %), Pseudomonas indica NBRC 103045T (97.0 %), Pseudomonas tarimensis MA-69T (96.9 %) and Pseudomonas azotifigens 6H33bT (96.8 %), suggesting that strain DMKU BBB3-04T should be classified within the genus Pseudomonas . Analysis of strain DMKU BBB3-04T was also performed using three housekeeping genes (gyrB,rpoB and rpoD) and further confirmed the phylogenetic assignment of the strain. The major fatty acids found in strain DMKU BBB3-04T were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c/C18 : 1 ω6c), C16 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c/C16 : 1 ω6c) (35, 22 and 19 %, respectively). The major polar lipids consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol. The respiratory quinone was Q-9. The DNA G+C content of the strain DMKU BBB3-04T was 67.6 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics, chemotaxonomic data and phylogenetic analysis, strain DMKU BBB3-04T is considered to represent a novel species in the genus Pseudomonas . We propose the name Pseudomonas mangiferae sp. nov. for this novel species. The type strain of the novel species is DMKU BBB3-04T (=TBRC 7080T=JCM 32061T).
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Hwanghaeella grinnelliae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic and moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain Gri0909T, was isolated from a red marine alga, Grinnellia species, in the Yellow Sea of the Republic of Korea. Cells were motile by a single polar flagellum and short-rods showing oxidase and catalase activities. Growth was observed at 10–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C) and pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and in the presence of 0–12.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.0–3.0 %). Strain Gri0909T contained C16 : 0, C18 : 1 2-OH, anteiso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 8 (comprising C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c) as major fatty acids. Ubiquinone-10 was identified as the sole isoprenoid quinone. Major polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, an identified phospholipid, four unidentified aminolipids and five unidentified lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA calculated from the whole-genome sequence was 59.1 mol%. Strain Gri0909T was most closely related to Marivibriohalodurans ZC80T with 91.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain Gri0909T formed a phyletic lineage within the family Rhodospirillaceae . The very low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, together with distinct phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties, served to differentiate strain Gri0909T from phylogenetically closely related genera. Here it is proposed that strain Gri0909T represents a new species of a novel genus of the family Rhodospirillaceae , for which the name Hwanghaeella grinnelliae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Gri0909T (=KACC 19793T=JCM 32943T).
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Pseudomethylobacillus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Methylophilaceae isolated from an artificial reservoir
More LessA bacterial strain, designated H-5T, was isolated from an artificial reservoir in Taiwan and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of strain H-5T were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile by means of a single polar flagellum, rod-shaped, covered by large capsules and formed white colonies. Growth occurred at 15–30 °C (optimum, 25 °C), at pH 6–8 (optimum, pH 7) and with 0–0.5 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene, the methanol dehydrogenase gene and the coding sequences of 92 protein clusters indicated that strain H-5T was affiliated with genera in the family Methylophilaceae in the class Betaproteobacteria . Strain H-5T was most closely related to Methylobacillus methanolivorans ZT with a 95.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Strain H-5T showed less than 73.7 % average nucleotide identity and less than 23.6 % digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity compared to the strains of related genera within the family Methylophilaceae . The predominant fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c) and C16 : 0. The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-8 and the DNA G+C content was 58.3 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, one uncharacterized aminophospholipid, one uncharacterized phospholipid and one uncharacterized lipid. On the basis of the genotypic and phenotypic data presented here, strain H-5T represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Methylophilaceae , for which the name Pseudomethylobacillus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is H-5T (=BCRC 81154T=KCTC 62865T).
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Dyella amyloliquefaciens sp. nov., isolated from forest soil
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped and motile with single polar flagellum bacterial strain, designated DHC06T, was isolated from forest soil sampled at Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve, Guangdong Province, PR China. The strain grew at 4–37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), pH 4.5–8.0 (pH 6.0–7.5) and in the presence of 0–4.0 % (2.0 %, w/v) NaCl. In the 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogram, strain DHC06T formed a clade with Dyella solisilvae DHG54T and Dyella terrae KACC 12748T within the genus of Dyella . Strain DHC06T had 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 98.6, 98.3, 98.3 and 98.2 % to Dyella japonica DSM 16301T, Dyella terrae JS14-6T, Dyella soli KACC 12747T and Dyella solisilvae DHG54T, respectively. The distinctiveness of strain DHC06Tfrom all described Dyella species was also supported by the results of phylogenomic analysis based on 92 single-copy gene sequences. The DDH values among strain DHC06T and closely related Dyella species were all lower than 70 %. Strain DHC06T contained Q-8 as the only respiratory quinone. Its main fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 1 ω9c and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω6c/C16 : 1 ω7c). The DNA G+C content of strain DHC06T was 64.6 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. On the basis of phenotypic, 16S rRNA gene sequence and genomic analyses and chemotaxonomic data, strain DHC06T represents a novel species of the genus Dyella , for which the name Dyella amyloliquefaciens sp. nov. (type strain DHC06T=GDMCC 1.1186T=LMG 30090T) is proposed.
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Sphingorhabdus lutea sp. nov., isolated from sea water
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, yellow-pigmented, aerobic bacterial strain, designated LPB0140T, was isolated from sea water. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity analysis demonstrated that the closest relative of the isolate is Sphingorhabdus contaminans (96.4 %), but the new isolate formed an independent phyletic line within the genus Sphingorhabdus . Its genome is composed of a circular chromosome of 2.53 Mb with DNA G+C content of 46.1 mol%. The genome includes 2359 protein-coding genes, and two copies of rRNA operons. Strain LPB0140T possessed C14 : 0 2-OH, C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c, and C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c as the major cellular fatty acids and Q-10 as the isoprenoid quinone. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and sphingoglycolipid, but phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine were also detected as minor polar lipids. The chemotaxonomic properties and enzymatic activities of the novel isolate clearly differed from those of its closest relatives. Thus, based on the phylogenetic and phenotypic data presented in this study, strain LPB0140T should be classified as a novel species in the genus Sphingorhabdus . The type strain is LPB0140T (=KACC18891T=JCM31568T).
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Thalassotalea mangrovi sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine mangrove sediment
A novel Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic bacterium that has a rod-like shape with a single polar flagellum in the exponential phase of growth and a spherical or ovoid shape without a flagellum in the stationary phase was isolated from a mangrove wetland sediment sample collected at Beilun Estuary National Nature Reserve, Guangxi Province, PR China and designated strain ZS-4T. This strain grew optimally at pH 6.0–8.0, at a temperature of 37 °C and in the presence of 3–4 % (w/v) NaCl. Its polar lipid profile included phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified aminophospholipid and two uncharacterized lipids. Ubiquinone 8 (Q-8) was the sole respiratory quinone and the cellular fatty acids were dominated by C17 : 1ω8c and C16 : 0. A phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain ZS-4T exhibited its highest similarities to the type strains Thalassotalea litorea HMF4135T (97.8 %) and Thalassotalea ponticola GJSW-36T (95.9 %). A whole genome-level comparison of strain ZS-4T with T. litorea MCCC 1K03283T revealed an average nucleotide identity value of 75.6 % and a calculated DNA–DNA hybridization value of 19.6 %. In addition, the genomic DNA G+C content of strain ZS-4T was 45.9 mol%. Thus, based on analyses of its morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition and 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain ZS-4T should be considered a novel species of the genus Thalassotalea , with the proposed name Thalassotalea mangrovi sp. nov. The type strain is ZS-4T (=KCTC 72399T=MCCC 1K03630T).
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- Eukaryotic Micro-Organisms
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Aspergillus incahuasiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in the semi-arid region of northern Chile
More LessDuring a study of the fungi from a semi-arid region of northern Chile, a novel species of Aspergillus was encountered in the soil from an area where pepper trees (Schinusmolle) were growing. Marker genes were sequenced to identify these isolates. The β-tubulin, calmodulin and DNA-dependent RNA polymerase loci all indicated that this was a novel species in Aspergillus section Nidulantes and in the Aspergillus multicolorclade. The new species was studied morphologically and differences between it and the other members of the A. multicolor clade are described. We provide a name and description for these isolates as Aspergillus incahuasiensis sp. nov.
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Sporobolomyces agrorum sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces sucorum sp. nov., two novel basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from grape and apple must in Italy
More LessDuring a survey of yeast populations associated with grape and apple musts used for wine and cider fermentation, respectively, six pink-coloured ballistoconidia-forming yeasts belonging to the order Sporidiobolales (Basidiomycota) were isolated. Phylogenetic analysis inferred using sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA gene, the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene and DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit (RPB2) indicated that the six isolates were separated in two novel species. One of the new species, Sporobolomyces agrorum sp. nov., isolated from grape must, had Sporobolomyces roseus and Sporobolomyces metaroseus as its closest relatives, but showed four/two and 16 nucleotide substitutions in the D1/D2 and ITS regions, respectively, to these two species. The other novel species, Sporobolomyces sucorum sp. nov., was found in apple must and was closely related to Sporobolomyces pararoseus and Sporobolomyces patagonicus, but showed two/three and five substitutions in those two regions for its closest relatives. We detected additional representatives of this species, most of them isolated from grapes whose sequences were already available on public databases. A sexual stage could not be observed for the novel species.
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Kazachstania jinghongensis sp. nov. and Kazachstania menglunensis f.a., sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from rotting wood
More LessFive yeast strains were isolated from rotting wood samples collected in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest, Yunnan Province, PR China. Phylogenetic analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene indicated that these strains represent two novel species of the genus Kazachstania. Kazachstania jinghongensis sp. nov. produces one to two spherical ascospores per ascus, and is most closely related to Kazachstania lodderae and Kazachstania spencerorum. Kazachstania jinghongensis sp. nov. differed from the type strains of the two latter species by 13–24 substitutions in the D1/D2 domains and by 39–56 substitutions in the ITS regions. Kazachstania menglunensis f.a., sp. nov. is a member of the Kazachstania jiainica subclade, but the formation of ascospores was not observed on various sporulation media. Kazachstania menglunensis sp. nov. differed from other members of the subclade by 23–26 substitutions in the D1/D2 domains and by more than 67 substitutions in the ITS regions. The holotype of Kazachstania jinghongensis sp. nov. is NYNU 17944 (CBS 15232) and the holotype of Kazachstania menglunensis sp. nov. is NYNU 18913 (CBS 16054).
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- ICSP Matters
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Recommended rejection of the names Malacoplasma gen. nov., Mesomycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., Mycoplasmoides gen. nov., Mycoplasmopsis gen. nov. [Gupta, Sawnani, Adeolu, Alnajar and Oren 2018] and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein
Mitchell Balish, Assunta Bertaccini, Alain Blanchard, Daniel Brown, Glenn Browning, Victoria Chalker, Joachim Frey, Gail Gasparich, Ludwig Hoelzle, Tom Knight Jr, Christine Knox, Chih-Horng Kuo, Lucia Manso-Silván, Meghan May, J. Dennis Pollack, Ana S. Ramírez, Joachim Spergser, David Taylor-Robinson, Dmitriy Volokhov and Yan ZhaoThe consensus of the members of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes' Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes is that recently proposed sweeping changes to nomenclature of members of the Mycoplasmatales , specifically involving introduction of the names Malacoplasma gen. nov., Mesomycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., Mycoplasmoides gen. nov., Mycoplasmopsis gen. nov., and all proposed species or subspecies comb. nov. placed therein, should be rejected because they violate one or more essential points of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
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