- Volume 62, Issue 1, 2012
Volume 62, Issue 1, 2012
- Validation List
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List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published
The purpose of this announcement is to effect the valid publication of the following effectively published new names and new combinations under the procedure described in the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Authors and other individuals wishing to have new names and/or combinations included in future lists should send three copies of the pertinent reprint or photocopies thereof, or an electronic copy of the published paper, to the IJSEM Editorial Office for confirmation that all of the other requirements for valid publication have been met. It is also a requirement of IJSEM and the ICSP that authors of new species, new subspecies and new combinations provide evidence that types are deposited in two recognized culture collections in two different countries. It should be noted that the date of valid publication of these new names and combinations is the date of publication of this list, not the date of the original publication of the names and combinations. The authors of the new names and combinations are as given below, and these authors’ names will be included in the author index of the present issue. Inclusion of a name on these lists validates the publication of the name and thereby makes it available in bacteriological nomenclature. The inclusion of a name on this list is not to be construed as taxonomic acceptance of the taxon to which the name is applied. Indeed, some of these names may, in time, be shown to be synonyms, or the organisms may be transferred to another genus, thus necessitating the creation of a new combination.
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- New Taxa
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- Proteobacteria
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Pseudorhodobacter aquimaris sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Pseudorhodobacter Uchino et al. 2002
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, ovoid bacterial strain, designated HDW-19T, was isolated from seawater of the west coast of Korea and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain HDW-19T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2–3 % (w/v) NaCl. Bacteriochlorophyll a was not produced by strain HDW-19T. Neighbour-joining, maximum-likelihood and maximum-parsimony phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain HDW-19T clustered with Pseudorhodobacter ferrugineus IAM 12616T, with which it shared 96.4 % similarity. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on gyrB gene sequences showed that strain HDW-19T also clustered with the type strain of P. ferrugineus, sharing 83.0 % similarity. Strain HDW-19T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, three unidentified aminophospholipids and two unidentified aminolipids. The DNA G+C content of strain HDW-19T was 60.9 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties, together with phylogenetic distinctiveness, showed that strain HDW-19T can be differentiated from P. ferrugineus. On this basis, strain HDW-19T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Pseudorhodobacter, for which the name Pseudorhodobacter aquimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HDW-19T ( = KCTC 23043T = CCUG 58879T).
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Novel methylotrophic isolates from lake sediment, description of Methylotenera versatilis sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Methylotenera
Phylogenetic positions, and genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of three novel methylotrophic isolates, strains 301T, 30S and SIP3-4, from sediment of Lake Washington, Seattle, USA, are described. The strains were restricted facultative methylotrophs capable of growth on single carbon compounds (methylamine and methanol) in addition to a limited range of multicarbon compounds. All strains used the N-methylglutamate pathway for methylamine oxidation. Strain SIP3-4 possessed the canonical (MxaFI) methanol dehydrogenase, but strains 301T and 30S did not. All three strains used the ribulose monophosphate pathway for C1 assimilation. The major fatty acids in the three strains were C16 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C contents of strains 301T and SIP3-4 were 42.6 and 54.6 mol%, respectively. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogeny and the relevant phenotypic characteristics, strain SIP3-4 was assigned to the previously defined species Methylovorus glucosotrophus. Strains 301T and 30S were closely related to each other (100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and shared 96.6 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with a previously described isolate, Methylotenera mobilis JLW8T. Based on significant genomic and phenotypic divergence with the latter, strains 301T and 30S represent a novel species within the genus Methylotenera, for which the name Methylotenera versatilis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is 301T ( = VKM B-2679T = JCM 17579T). An emended description of the genus Methylotenera is provided.
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Marinobacter adhaerens sp. nov., isolated from marine aggregates formed with the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii
More LessA Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, HP15T, was isolated from aggregates taken from surface waters of the German Wadden Sea (German Bight). Of 82 marine isolates, HP15T was chosen for further study because of its high potential to induce production of transparent exopolymeric particles and aggregate formation while interacting with the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. HP15T grew optimally at 34–38 °C and pH 7.0–8.5, and was able to tolerate salt concentrations of 0.5–20 % (w/v) NaCl. HP15T was characterized chemotaxonomically by possessing ubiquinone-9 as the major respiratory lipoquinone, as well as C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 1ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH as the predominant fatty acids. The DNA G+C content of strain HP15T was 56.9 mol%. The closest relative based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis was the type strain of Marinobacter flavimaris, with 99 % similarity. Whole-genome relatedness values of HP15T to the type strains of M. flavimaris, Marinobacter salsuginis, Marinobacter lipolyticus and Marinobacter algicola were less than 70 %, as determined by DNA–DNA hybridization. On the basis of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties as well as phylogenetic analyses, the isolate represents a novel species, Marinobacter adhaerens sp. nov.; the type strain is HP15T ( = DSM 23420T = CIP 110141T).
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Aliidiomarina taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from shallow coastal water
More LessA Gram-negative, heterotrophic, aerobic, marine bacterium, designated AIT1T, was isolated from a seawater sample collected in the shallow coastal region of Bitou Harbour, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Cells grown in broth cultures were straight or slightly curved rods that were motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Strain AIT1T required NaCl for growth, grew optimally at 30–40 °C and with 1.5–5.0 % NaCl, and was incapable of anaerobic growth by fermentation of glucose or other carbohydrates. The isoprenoid quinones consisted of Q-8 (95.2 %) and Q-9 (4.8 %). The major polar lipids comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The cellular fatty acids were predominantly iso-branched and included iso-C17 : 0 (26.5 %), summed feature 9 (comprising iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or 10-methyl C16 : 0; 25.9 %) and iso-C15 : 0 (20.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 51.5 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain AIT1T formed a distinct lineage within the class Gammaproteobacteria and was most closely related to members of the genus Idiomarina in the family Idiomarinaceae (91.5–93.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The phylogenetic data, together with chemotaxonomic, physiological and morphological data, revealed that the isolate should be classified as a representative of a novel species in a new genus in the family Idiomarinaceae, for which the name Aliidiomarina taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AIT1T ( = JCM 16052T = BCRC 80035T = NCCB 100321T).
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Methylobacterium gossipiicola sp. nov., a pink-pigmented, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium isolated from the cotton phyllosphere
More LessA pink, aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic, motile, Gram-negative rod, designated Gh-105T, was isolated from the phyllosphere of cotton from Coimbatore (Tamilnadu, India). 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed clearly that the isolate belonged to the Methylobacterium cluster. Strain Gh-105T was most closely related to Methylobacterium adhaesivum AR27T (99 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Methylobacterium iners 5317S-33T (97.5 %). The isolate grew with C1 compounds such as methanol and dichloromethane, but not with formaldehyde, formate, methylamine, trimethylamine or methane, as sole carbon sources and carried mxaF, which encodes methanol dehydrogenase and supports methylotrophic metabolism. The major fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c and the G+C content of the genomic DNA was 64.2 mol%. Physiological and biochemical data and DNA–DNA relatedness with M. adhaesivum KACC 12195T and M. iners KACC 11765T revealed clear phenotypic and genotypic differences. For this reason, we propose that strain Gh-105T ( = CCM 7572T = NRRL B-51692T) represents the type strain of a novel species, with the name Methylobacterium gossipiicola sp. nov.
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Methylophilus glucosoxydans sp. nov., a restricted facultative methylotroph from rice rhizosphere
More LessTwo restricted facultatively methylotrophic strains, designed BT and P, were isolated from rice roots. The isolates were strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, asporogenous, mesophilic, neutrophilic, motile rods that multiplied by binary fission and were able to synthesize indole-3-acetate. The cellular fatty acid profiles of the two strains were dominated by C16 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0 2-OH. The major ubiquinone was Q-8. The predominant phospholipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol. Cardiolipin (diphosphatidylglycerol) was absent. The two strains assimilated methanol carbon at the level of formaldehyde via the ribulose monophosphate cycle (2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate variant). They lacked α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase and glutamate dehydrogenase. They assimilated ammonium via the glutamate cycle enzymes glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase. The DNA G+C contents of strains BT and P were 52.5 and 51.5 mol% (T m), respectively. The level of DNA–DNA reassociation between these strains was 78 %, indicating that they belong to one species. Phylogenetic analysis of strain BT based on 16S rRNA and methanol dehydrogenase (mxaF) gene sequences showed a high level of similarity to members of the genus Methylophilus. As the two isolates were clearly distinct from all recognized members of the genus Methylophilus based on phenotypic data and levels of DNA–DNA relatedness (30–46 %), they are considered to represent a novel species, for which the name Methylophilus glucosoxydans sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is BT ( = VKM B-1607T = CCUG 59685T = DSM 5898T).
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Identification of the bacterial endosymbionts in leaf nodules of Pavetta (Rubiaceae)
Three genera in the Rubiaceae (Pavetta, Psychotria and Sericanthe) harbour bacterial endosymbionts within leaf nodules or galls. The present paper identifies the bacterial endophytes in three leaf-nodulating Pavetta species. In order to reveal their identity and assess their phylogenetic position, 16S rRNA, recA and gyrB genes were sequenced from an extensive sampling of Burkholderia strains. This multigene approach results in a robust phylogeny, which places the bacterial endosymbionts of Pavetta at two distinct positions within the genus Burkholderia (class Betaproteobacteria), suggesting that leaf-nodulating endosymbionts within Pavetta have different origins. The endophytes of nodulated Psychotria species were recognized as the closest relatives to the Pavetta endosymbionts. Our results suggest that the endosymbionts of Pavetta represent novel species, which can be classified as ‘Candidatus Burkholderia hispidae’, ‘Candidatus Burkholderia rigidae’ and ‘Candidatus Burkholderia schumannianae’.
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Huaishuia halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater
More LessA novel Gram-negative, non-motile bacterium, designated ZXM137T, was isolated from seawater collected from a coastal region of Qingdao, China, during a massive green algae (Enteromorpha prolifera) bloom. Strain ZXM137T was strictly aerobic and did not accumulate poly-β-hydroxybutyrate. Growth occurred with 0.5–11.0 % (w/v) NaCl, at pH 6–9 (optimum of pH 7) and at 4–45 °C (optimum at 28 °C). It contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phospholipids, and an unidentified aminolipid and lipid. The major cellular fatty acids of strain ZXM137T were C18 : 1ω7c, C18 : 1ω6c and 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C content was 60.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain ZXM137T formed a distinct evolutionary lineage within the Roseobacter group in the class Alphaproteobacteria. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic evidence, strain ZXM137T represents a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Huaishuia halophila gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is ZXM137T ( = CGMCC 1.8891T = LMG 24854T).
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Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter
More LessA Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, strictly aerobic bacterium, strain S3-63T, was isolated from desert sand of Xinjiang, China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain S3-63T had highest similarity to type strains of the genus Altererythrobacter, i.e. Altererythrobacter marinus H32T (97.2 % similarity), Altererythrobacter marensis MSW-14T (95.9 %), Altererythrobacter aestuarii KCTC 22735T (95.5 %), Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans JCS350T (95.1 %), Altererythrobacter namhicola KCTC 22736T (95.1 %), Altererythrobacter luteolus SW-109T (95.0 %) and Altererythrobacter indicus LMG 23789T (93.5 %). Growth occurred at 20–37 °C (optimum 30 °C), at pH 7.0–9.0 (optimum pH 8.0) and in 0–3 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1 %). The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10 and the predominant cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c (50.8 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 12.6 %), C16 : 0 (12.3 %), C14 : 0 2-OH (7.3 %) and C17 : 1ω6c (4.5 %). The DNA G+C content was 64.6 mol%. Therefore, the phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic data demonstrated that strain S3-63T represents a novel species of the genus Altererythrobacter, for which the name Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is S3-63T ( = CCTCC AB 207166T = CIP 110125T). An emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter is provided.
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Desulfovibrio arcticus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing bacterium from a cryopeg
More LessA psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing bacterium, designated B15T, was isolated from supercooled water brine from within permafrost of the Varandey Peninsula, on the southern coast of the Barents Sea. Cells were Gram-negative, motile vibrions (3.0–4.0×0.4–0.5 µm) with a single polar flagellum. The isolate was positive for desulfoviridin as a bisulfite reductase. Strain B15T grew at −2 to 28 °C (optimum 24 °C) and with 0–2.0 % NaCl (optimum 0.2 %). The isolate used H2 plus acetate, formate, ethanol, lactate, pyruvate and choline as electron donors and used sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate, elemental sulfur, DMSO and Fe3+ as electron acceptors. Pyruvate and lactate were not fermented in the absence of sulfate. The G+C content of genomic DNA was 55.2 mol%. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate belonged to the genus Desulfovibrio. Its closest relatives were Desulfovibrio idahonensis CY1T (98.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Desulfovibrio mexicanus Lup1T (96.5 %). On the basis of genotypic, phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, the isolate represents a novel species, for which the name Desulfovibrio arcticus sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is B15T ( = VKM B-2367T = DSM 21064T).
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Maritalea porphyrae sp. nov., isolated from a red alga (Porphyra yezoensis), and transfer of Zhangella mobilis to Maritalea mobilis comb. nov.
Three Gram-negative, motile, aerobic bacteria were isolated from cultures of the marine red alga Porphyra yezoensis. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel strains were closely related to Maritalea myrionectae CL-SK30T (97.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) and Zhangella mobilis E6T (96.2 %). 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between Z. mobilis E6T and M. myrionectae CL-SK30T was 97.9 %. The DNA G+C contents of the isolates (49.4–50.0 mol%) were similar to those of M. myrionectae DSM 19524T (52.3 mol%) and Z. mobilis JCM 15144T (50.3 mol%). From these results, it was difficult to differentiate the genus Zhangella from the genus Maritalea. DNA–DNA hybridization demonstrated that the isolates belonged to a single species. The isolates could also be distinguished from M. myrionectae and Z. mobilis on the basis of chemotaxonomic and phenotypic features, including fatty acid composition (particularly C16 : 1ω7c), growth with 6–9 % (w/v) NaCl, carbon utilization, oxidation patterns and so on. A novel species of the genus Maritalea is proposed to accommodate the three isolates, with the name Maritalea porphyrae sp. nov. The type strain is LCM-3T ( = LMG 25872T = NBRC 107169T). Furthermore, it is proposed that Zhangella mobilis should be transferred from the genus Zhangella to the genus Maritalea, with the name Maritalea mobilis comb. nov. (type strain E6T = CGMCC 1.7002T = JCM 15144T).
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Psychrobacter sanguinis sp. nov., recovered from four clinical specimens over a 4-year period
An analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from archived clinical reference specimens identified a novel species of the genus Psychrobacter, of which four strains have been independently isolated from human blood. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the closest relatives with validly published names were Psychrobacter arenosus R7T (98.7 %), P. pulmonis CECT 5989T (97.7 %), P. faecalis Iso-46T (97.6 %) and P. lutiphocae IMMIB L-1110T (97.2 %). Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolates belonged to the genus Psychrobacter and were members of a cluster associated with Psychrobacter sp. PRwf-1, isolated from a silk snapper fish. DNA–DNA relatedness and partial 23S rRNA gene sequences also supported the finding that the isolates belonged to a species distinct from its closest phylogenetic neighbours. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω9c, C16 : 0, summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), summed feature 5 (C18 : 2ω6,9c and/or anteiso-C18 : 0) and C18 : 0. Biochemical and morphological analysis further supported the assignment of the four isolates to a novel species. The name Psychrobacter sanguinis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 13983T ( = DSM 23635T = CCUG 59771T).
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Thalassobius maritimus sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessA Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, GSW-M6T, was isolated from seawater of Geoje island, Korea, and was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain GSW-M6T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0, at 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In the neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain GSW-M6T clustered with Thalassobius aestuarii, Thalassobius gelatinovorus and Thalassobius mediterraneus. Strain GSW-M6T exhibited 96.2–96.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of these three Thalassobius species. Strain GSW-M6T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18 : 1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The polar lipid profiles of strain GSW-M6T and the type strains of the three Thalassobius species were similar, with phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified lipid as common major components. The DNA G+C content of strain GSW-M6T was 57 mol%. The mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain GSW-M6T and the type strain of Thalassobius gelatinovorus was 17 %. Differential phenotypic properties, together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, enabled strain GSW-M6T to be differentiated from recognized species of the genus Thalassobius. On the basis of the data presented, strain GSW-M6T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Thalassobius, for which the name Thalassobius maritimus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GSW-M6T ( = KCTC 23347T = CCUG 60021T).
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- Other Bacteria
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Meiothermus hypogaeus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring
More LessA novel moderately thermophilic, red-pigmented bacterium, designated strain AZM34c11T, was isolated from the bottom of a 1000 m-deep drilled well located in a Japanese hot spring. Cells were Gram-negative and grew optimally at 50 °C, at pH 7.6 and with 0–0.3 % (w/v) NaCl. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the isolate belonged to the genus Meiothermus. Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain AZM34c11T and the type strains of recognized Meiothermus species were 88.2–94.8 %. Strain AZM34c11T was distinguished from recognized Meiothermus species by its cellular fatty acid profile: iso-C16 : 0 was one of the predominant components and hydroxy fatty acids were present only in trace amounts. The strain could also be differentiated based on its growth substrate preferences and characteristic enzyme reactions. On the basis of these results, strain AZM34c11T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Meiothermus, for which the name Meiothermus hypogaeus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AZM34c11T ( = NBRC 106114T = DSM 23238T).
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Singulisphaera rosea sp. nov., a planctomycete from acidic Sphagnum peat, and emended description of the genus Singulisphaera
An aerobic, pink-pigmented, budding bacterium, designated strain S26T, was isolated from an acidic Sphagnum peat bog of north-western Russia. Cells were non-motile and spherical, occurring singly, in pairs or in short chains, and were able to attach to surfaces by means of a holdfast material. Strain S26T was a moderately acidophilic, mesophilic organism capable of growth at pH 3.2–7.1 (optimum at pH 4.8–5.0) and at 4–33 °C (optimum at 20–26 °C). Most sugars, several organic acids and polyalcohols were the preferred growth substrates. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω9c and C18 : 2ω6c,12c. The major neutral lipids were n-C31 : 9 hydrocarbon and squalene; the polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine and components with an unknown structure. The DNA G+C content of strain S26T was 62.2 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain S26T is a member of the order Planctomycetales. Among taxonomically characterized representatives of this order, highest levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (95.1–95.2 %) were observed with strains of the non-filamentous, peat-inhabiting planctomycete Singulisphaera acidiphila. Strain S26T could be differentiated from Singulisphaera acidiphila based on pigmentation, significant differences in substrate utilization patterns, greater tolerance of acidic conditions and the presence of C16 : 1ω9c. Based on the data presented, strain S26T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Singulisphaera, for which the name Singulisphaera rosea sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is S26T ( = DSM 23044T = VKM B-2599T).
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Sphaerochaeta globosa gen. nov., sp. nov. and Sphaerochaeta pleomorpha sp. nov., free-living, spherical spirochaetes
Free-living bacteria with spherical cells 0.5–2.5 µm in diameter were isolated from freshwater sediment. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the new isolates within the phylum Spirochaetes (‘spirochaetes’). The isolates never displayed a helical morphology or motility. Growth occurred in the presence of 100 mg ampicillin l−1 in complex and defined mineral salts medium amended with vitamins, yeast extract and monosaccharides, disaccharides or soluble starch as fermentable substrates. Two distinct isolates, designated BuddyT and GrapesT, exhibited doubling times of 21±2 and 15±1 h in glucose-amended medium and grew at 15–37 and 15–30 °C. Optimum growth was observed between 25 and 30 °C and pH 6.5–7.5, with no growth below pH 5 or above pH 10. Hexose and pentose fermentation yielded ethanol, acetate and formate as major end products. Growth was strictly fermentative and anaerobic, but the isolates tolerated brief oxygen exposure. Nitrate, sulfate, thiosulfate and carbon dioxide were not used as electron acceptors, but soluble Fe(III) was reduced to Fe(II) in glucose-amended medium. The DNA G+C base contents of isolates BuddyT and GrapesT were 45.5–46.4 and 47.0–49.2 mol%, respectively. Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles contained large proportions of C14 : 0 and C16 : 0 straight-chain saturated fatty acids; C16 : 1ω7c and C16 : 1ω9c dominated the mono-unsaturated PLFAs in isolate GrapesT, whereas isolate BuddyT also possessed C18 : 1ω5c, C18 : 1ω7c and C18 : 1ω9c fatty acids. Branched monoenoic acids accounted for up to 12.4 and 30 % of the total PLFA in isolates GrapesT and BuddyT, respectively. Based on their unique morphological features and the phylogenetic distance from their closest relatives, we propose the new genus, Sphaerochaeta gen. nov., to accommodate the new isolates within the novel species Sphaerochaeta globosa sp. nov. (type strain BuddyT = DSM 22777T = ATCC BAA-1886T) and Sphaerochaeta pleomorpha sp. nov. (type strain GrapesT = DSM 22778T = ATCC BAA-1885T). Sphaerochaeta globosa is the type species of the genus.
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Deinococcus reticulitermitis sp. nov., isolated from a termite gut
More LessBacterial strain TM-1T was isolated from the gut of a wood-feeding termite, Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder. Cells of strain TM-1T were Gram-negative, spherical (1.0–2.0 µm in diameter), non-motile, non-sporulating and red-pigmented. Strain TM-1T was resistant to UV radiation, showing 34 % survival after exposure to UV light at a dose of 100 J m−2. Growth occurred at 20–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum, pH 6.0–7.0), and in the presence of 0–1 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0–0.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain TM-1T was related to members of the genus Deinococcus, with sequence similarities ranging from 87.0 to 94.0 %. The peptidoglycan of strain TM-1T contained ornithine, alanine, glycine and glutamic acid. The most abundant cellular fatty acids of strain TM-1T were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 22.3 %) and C16 : 0 (37.5 %). MK-8 was the predominant quinone. The polar lipid profile contained three glycophospholipids, six glycolipids, one aminolipid and three unknown lipids. DNA of the type strain had a G+C content of 65.6 mol%. Based on the phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data presented, strain TM-1T represents a novel species of the genus Deinococcus, for which the name Deinococcus reticulitermitis sp. nov. is proposed, with TM-1T ( = CGMCC 1.10218T = NBRC 106334T) as the type strain.
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- Firmicutes and Related Organisms
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Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov.
More LessMost bacteria recovered so far from sugar thick juice during storage represent strains of the species Tetragenococcus halophilus. Recently, several Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming cocci with other physiological and genetic traits were isolated from sugar thick juice samples from different origins. In this study, representative isolates were investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between these isolates and their closest relative, Tetragenococcus muriaticus, was 97.4 %. The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between isolate T1T, representing the newly found Tetragenococcus isolates, and T. muriaticus was 57 %. Isolate T1T had a DNA G+C content of 36.7 mol%. Phylogenetic data and genomic and phenotypic features demonstrated that the isolates represent a novel species, for which the name Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov. is proposed with T1T as the type strain ( = LMG 26041T = DSM 23765T). Additionally, T. halophilus isolates from high-salt and high-sugar environments showed clear differences in several physiological and genetic characteristics like RAPD fingerprints and 16S rRNA gene sequences. DNA–DNA hybridizations, however, showed 79 to 80 % relatedness between osmophilic and halophilic T. halophilus isolates, demonstrating that the different strains belong to the same species. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic differences observed, as well as the different origins of the strains and the industrial relevance of thick juice degradation, two subspecies of T. halophilus are described in this manuscript: T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. for the strains isolated from salt media and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. for the strains isolated from sugar-rich environments, which were first isolated in Flanders, Belgium. The type strains for the subspecies are IAM 1676T ( = LMG 11490T = DSM 20339T) and T5T ( = LMG 26042T = DSM 23766T), respectively.
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Ruminococcus champanellensis sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium from human gut microbiota
More LessA strictly anaerobic, cellulolytic strain, designated 18P13T, was isolated from a human faecal sample. Cells were Gram-positive non-motile cocci. Strain 18P13T was able to degrade microcrystalline cellulose but the utilization of soluble sugars was restricted to cellobiose. Acetate and succinate were the major end products of cellulose and cellobiose fermentation. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the isolate belonged to the genus Ruminococcus of the family Ruminococcaceae. The closest phylogenetic relative was the ruminal cellulolytic strain Ruminococcus flavefaciens ATCC 19208T (<95 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). The DNA G+C content of strain 18P13T was 53.05±0.7 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, and morphological and physiological data, strain 18P13T can be differentiated from other members of the genus Ruminococcus with validly published names. The name Ruminococcus champanellensis sp. nov. is proposed, with 18P13T ( = DSM 18848T = JCM 17042T) as the type strain.
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Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov.
More LessA novel, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative, short, straight rod with tapered ends, designated YIT 12065T, was isolated from human faeces. Strain YIT 12065T was saccharolytic and negative for catalase, oxidase and urease, hydrolysis of aesculin and gelatin, nitrate reduction and indole production. The end products of glucose fermentation were acetic acid and a small amount of butyric acid. The DNA G+C content was 51.3 mol%. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and C14 : 0. Respiratory quinones were not detected. The cell wall contained glutamic acid, serine, alanine and ll-diaminopimelic acid. The whole-cell sugars were ribose, rhamnose, galactose and glucose. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences using three treeing algorithms revealed that the strain formed a novel family-level lineage within the phylum Firmicutes, class Clostridia, order Clostridiales. Caldicoprobacter oshimai JW/HY-331T was shown to be the closest named relative on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (86.9 %), followed by Tindallia californiensis DSM 14871T (86.3 %) and Clostridium ganghwense JCM 13193T (86.1 %). Similar 16S rRNA gene sequences (98.6–96.7 %) were found amongst faecal uncultured clones of human and dugong (Dugong dugon). They clustered with strain YIT 12065T in a distinct and deep evolutionary lineage of descent in the order Clostridiales. The distinct phylogenetic position supports the proposal of Christensenella gen. nov., with the type species Christensenella minuta sp. nov. (type strain YIT 12065T = DSM 22607T = JCM 16072T). A new family Christensenellaceae fam. nov. is also proposed.
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Laceyella sediminis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring
More LessA thermophilic bacterium, designated strain RHA1T, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from a hot spring in Tengchong county, Yunnan province, south-west China, and was characterized by using a polyphasic approach. Based on its phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, strain RHA1T was affiliated to the genus Laceyella. The strain formed white aerial and yellow–white substrate mycelia, bearing single endospores on short sporophores. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. Whole-cell hydrolysates contained ribose and glucose. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 (62.39 %) and anteiso-C15 : 0 (17.55 %). The predominant menaquinone was MK-9. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain RHA1T was 47.9 mol%. Based on DNA–DNA hybridization data, chemotaxonomic characteristics and differential physiological properties, strain RHA1T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Laceyella, for which the name Laceyella sediminis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is RHA1T ( = DSM 45263T = CCTCC AA 208058T).
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Staphylococcus agnetis sp. nov., a coagulase-variable species from bovine subclinical and mild clinical mastitis
Thirteen Gram-positive-staining coagulase-variable staphylococci were isolated from subclinical and mild clinical mastitic bovine milk (n = 12) and a teat apex (n = 1). The results of sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and two housekeeping genes, rpoB and tuf, and DNA fingerprinting with amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis showed that the isolates formed a separate branch within the genus Staphylococcus. The phylogenetically most closely related species were Staphylococcus hyicus and Staphylococcus chromogenes. DNA–DNA hybridization with S. hyicus DSM 20459T and S. chromogenes DSM 20674T confirmed that the isolates belonged to a separate species. The predominant fatty acids were i-C15 : 0, ai-C15 : 0, i-C17 : 0 and C20 : 0 and the peptidoglycan type was A3α l-Lys–Gly5. Based on the results of genotypic and phenotypic analyses, it is proposed that the thirteen isolates represent a novel species, for which the name Staphylococcus agnetis sp. nov. is proposed. Strain 6-4T ( = DSM 23656T = CCUG 59809T) is the type strain.
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Tepidibacter mesophilus sp. nov., a mesophilic fermentative anaerobe isolated from soil polluted by crude oil, and emended description of the genus Tepidibacter
More LessA mesophilic, aerotolerant, endospore-forming, fermentative bacterium, designated strain B1T, was isolated from soil polluted by crude oil in the Karamay Oil Field, China. Cells were Gram-positive, rod-shaped, 1.1–1.6 µm wide and 2.3–4.7 µm long, and were motile by means of peritrichous flagella. Growth occurred at 10–40 °C and pH 6.0–8.9; optimal growth occurred at 28–32 °C and pH 7.3. The optimal concentrations of NaCl and sea salts for growth were 0.5 and 1 % (w/v), respectively. The strain was halotolerant and grew in the presence of NaCl or sea salts up to a concentration of 9 % (w/v). Substrates utilized as sole carbon sources were beef extract, yeast extract, peptone, tryptone, casein, d-glucose, d-fructose, d-xylose, d-ribose, d-galactose, maltose, l-rhamnose, trehalose, l-valine, dl-alanine plus l-proline and dl-alanine plus l-glycine. The main products of glucose fermentation were ethanol and acetate. iso-C15 : 0, iso-C14 : 0, C16 : 0 and iso-C13 : 0 were the major fatty acids. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the isolate belongs to the genus Tepidibacter, showing 94.7 and 94.1 % similarity to the type strains of Tepidibacter formicigenes and Tepidibacter thalassicus, respectively. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain B1T was 29.8 mol%. On the basis of its phenotypic and genotypic properties, strain B1T is suggested to represent a novel species of the genus Tepidibacter, for which the name Tepidibacter mesophilus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B1T ( = CGMCC 1.5148T = JCM 16806T).
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Bacillus purgationiresistans sp. nov., isolated from a drinking-water treatment plant
A Gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, endospore-forming rod, designated DS22T, was isolated from a drinking-water treatment plant. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth occurred at 15–37 °C, at pH 7–10 and with <8 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum growth: 30 °C, pH 7–8 and 1–3 % NaCl). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7, the G+C content of the genomic DNA was 36.5 mol% and the cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain DS22T was a member of the genus Bacillus. Its closest phylogenetic neighbours were Bacillus horneckiae NRRL B-59162T (98.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Bacillus oceanisediminis H2T (97.9 %), Bacillus infantis SMC 4352-1T (97.4 %), Bacillus firmus IAM 12464T (96.8 %) and Bacillus muralis LMG 20238T (96.8 %). DNA–DNA hybridization, and biochemical and physiological characterization allowed the differentiation of strain DS22T from its closest phylogenetic neighbours. The data supports the proposal of a novel species, Bacillus purgationiresistans sp. nov.; the type strain is DS22T ( = DSM 23494T = NRRL B-59432T = LMG 25783T).
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- Bacteroidetes
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Pedobacter boryungensis sp. nov., isolated from soil
More LessA Gram-negative, non-sporulating, non-flagellated rod, designated BR-9T, was isolated from soil collected on the Korean peninsula. Strain BR-9T grew optimally at pH 6.0–7.0, at 30 °C and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain BR-9T belonged to the genus Pedobacter and clustered with Pedobacter insulae DS-139T and Pedobacter koreensis WPCB189T. Strain BR-9T exhibited 98.2 and 97.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with P. insulae DS-139T and P. koreensis WPCB189T, respectively, and <96.7 % sequence similarity with the type strains of other species in the genus Pedobacter. Strain BR-9T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH) as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content of strain BR-9T was 38.5 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness between strain BR-9T and P. insulae DS-139T and P. koreensis KCTC 12536T was 3.4–4.2 %, which indicated that the isolate was genetically distinct from these type strains. Strain BR-9T was also distinguishable by differences in phenotypic properties. On the basis of the data presented, strain BR-9T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Pedobacter, for which the name Pedobacter boryungensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BR-9T ( = KCTC 23344T = CCUG 60024T).
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Gaetbulibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from shallow coastal seawater, and emended description of the genus Gaetbulibacter
More LessA rod-shaped, yellow and strictly aerobic marine bacterium, designated KYW382T, was isolated from seawater collected from the South Sea, Republic of Korea. Cells were Gram-negative and catalase- and oxidase-positive. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and anteiso-C15 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 32.4 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain KYW382T constituted an evolutionary lineage within the radiation enclosing the members of the genus Gaetbulibacter. The closest neighbour was Gaetbulibacter saemankumensis SMK-12T (96.1 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). A number of phenotypic characteristics distinguished strain KYW382T from the described members of the genus Gaetbulibacter. On the basis of the data presented in this study, strain KYW382T represents a novel species, for which the name Gaetbulibacter aestuarii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KYW382T ( = KCTC 23303T = JCM 17455T). An emended description of the genus Gaetbulibacter is also given.
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Tenacibaculum geojense sp. nov., isolated from seawater
More LessA Gram-negative, non-flagellated, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated YCS-6T, that was motile by gliding, was isolated from seawater on the southern coast of Korea. Strain YCS-6T grew optimally at 30 °C and with 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain YCS-6T fell within the genus Tenacibaculum and was most closely associated with Tenacibaculum litopenaei B-IT, with which the isolate exhibited 95.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Sequence similarity between strain YCS-6T and other members of the genus Tenacibaculum was 93.8–95.7 %. Strain YCS-6T contained menaquinone-6 (MK-6) as the predominant respiratory quinone and iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 3 (iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1ω7c), iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 1 G as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 32.7 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness distinguished strain YCS-6T from all other members of the genus Tenacibaculum. On the basis of our phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain YCS-6T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Tenacibaculum, for which the name Tenacibaculum geojense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YCS-6T ( = KCTC 23423T = CCUG 60527T).
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Mucilaginibacter angelicae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Angelica polymorpha Maxim
More LessA Gram-negative-staining, non-motile rod, designated GG-w14T, was isolated from the rhizosphere of Angelica polymorpha Maxim. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the isolate belonged to the genus Mucilaginibacter and exhibited 93.9–97.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with recognized members of the genus Mucilaginibacter (closest relative Mucilaginibacter gossypii Gh-67T). DNA–DNA relatedness between strain GG-w14T and M. gossypii KCTC 22380T was <41 %. Strain GG-w14T grew at 4–35 °C, at pH 5.0–8.0 and with 0–1 % (w/v) NaCl. The isolate hydrolysed casein, CM-cellulose and starch and contained menaquinone 7 as the major menaquinone. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH; 39.9 %), iso-C15 : 0 (24.2 %) and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (12.4 %). The DNA G+C content was 42.5 mol%. These data suggest that strain GG-w14T should be considered as a representative of a novel species of the genus Mucilaginibacter, for which the name Mucilaginibacter angelicae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GG-w14T ( = KCTC 23250T = NCAIM B 02415T).
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Cesiribacter roseus sp. nov., a pink-pigmented bacterium isolated from desert sand
More LessA pink-pigmented, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated strain 311T, was isolated from desert sand in Xinjiang, China. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain 311T was related closely to Cesiribacter andamanensis AMV16T (94.6 % similarity). The DNA G+C content of strain 311T was 47.1 mol% and the major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The main cellular fatty acids were C16 : 1ω5c (29.9 %), iso-C15 : 0 (21.9 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (13.3 %) and summed feature 4 (iso-C17 : 1 I and/or anteiso-C17 : 1 B; 13.0 %). Based on phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data and phylogenetic analysis, strain 311T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Cesiribacter, for which the name Cesiribacter roseus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 311T ( = CCTCC AB 207142T = KACC 15456T).
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- Actinobacteria
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Amycolatopsis thermophila sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis viridis sp. nov., thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from arid soil
More LessThe taxonomic positions of two thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from an arid Australian soil sample were established based on an investigation using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The organisms had chemical and morphological properties typical of members of the genus Amycolatopsis and formed distinct phyletic lines in the Amycolatopsis methanolica 16S rRNA subclade. The two organisms were distinguished from one another and from the type strains of related species of the genus Amycolatopsis using a range of phenotypic properties. Based on the combined genotypic and phenotypic data, it is proposed that the two isolates be classified in the genus Amycolatopsis as Amycolatopsis thermophila sp. nov. (type strain GY088T = NCIMB 14699T = NRRL B-24836T) and Amycolatopsis viridis sp. nov. (type strain GY115T = NCIMB 14700T = NRRL B-24837T).
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Actinomadura meridiana sp. nov., isolated from mountain soil
More LessA novel actinomycete, designated strain DLS-45T, was isolated from soil from the surface of a rock collected from the peak of Darangshi Oreum (Small Mountain) in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Substrate mycelium was well developed, but aerial mycelium was scant on most of the media tested. Spherical to subspherical spores on the aerial mycelium were in chains that were arranged in hooks and their surfaces were warty. The combination of morphological and chemical features supported the classification of the new isolate in the genus Actinomadura. The neighbour-joining tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain belonged to the family Thermomonosporaceae and formed a coherent cluster with Actinomadura pelletieri IMSNU 22169T (98.0 % sequence similarity). The other closest relatives were Actinomadura bangladeshensis 3-46-b(3)T (98.2 %) and Actinomadura chokoriensis 3-25-a(11)T (97.9 %). Levels of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain DLS-45T and the type strains of the phylogenetic relatives were less than 17 %. A battery of phenotypic, genotypic and DNA–DNA relatedness data indicated that strain DLS-45T represented a novel species of the genus Actinomadura, for which the name Actinomadura meridiana sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain DLS-45T ( = KCTC 19558T = DSM 45252T).
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Amycolatopsis salitolerans sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline habitat
A novel actinomycete strain, designated TRM F103T, was isolated from a hypersaline habitat of the Tarim basin in Xinjiang province, north-west China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate belonged to the genus Amycolatopsis and was most closely related to Amycolatopsis halophila YIM 93223T (99.3 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). However, DNA–DNA relatedness between these two strains, based on triplicate experiments, was only 31.6 %. The isolate contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and ribose, glucose and galactose as the major whole-cell sugars. The predominant menaquinone was MK-8(H4). The major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0 and C16 : 0. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, phosphatidylethanolamine and glucosamine-containing phospholipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 66.4 mol%. The phenotypic data clearly distinguished the isolate from its closest relatives. The combined phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data indicate that the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Amycolatopsis. The proposed name is Amycolatopsis salitolerans sp. nov., with TRM F103T ( = JCM 15899T = CCTCC AB 208326T) as the type strain.
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Promicromonospora xylanilytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of the medicinal plant Maytenus austroyunnanensis
A novel xylan-degrading actinomycete, strain YIM 61515T, was isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of the medicinal plant Maytenus austroyunnanensis. Cells were Gram-positive and non-spore-forming, produced primary branches and formed white to yellowish white colonies on the media tested. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain YIM 61515T was most similar to Promicromonospora aerolata V54AT and Promicromonospora vindobonensis V45T (99.4 and 99.1 % sequence similarity, respectively). The isolate formed a separate lineage in a cluster containing P. aerolata V54AT. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the isolate and other members of the genus Promicromonospora ranged from 96.3 to 98.4 %. Chemotaxonomic data, including major menaquinones, fatty acid compositions and polar lipid profiles, supported the placement of strain YIM 61515T in the genus Promicromonospora. DNA–DNA relatedness, physiological and biochemical data showed that strain YIM 61515T could be distinguished from members of all known species of the genus Promicromonospora and therefore represented a novel species. The name Promicromonospora xylanilytica sp. nov. is proposed, with YIM 61515T ( = DSM 21603T = CCTCC AA 208046T) as type strain.
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Herbiconiux moechotypicola sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from the gut of hairy long-horned toad beetles, Moechotypa diphysis (Pascoe)
A novel Gram-positive, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain RB-62T, was isolated during a study of culturable bacteria from the gut of Moechotypa diphysis (Pascoe) and its taxonomic position was investigated. Strain RB-62T grew at 15–30 °C and pH 5.0–8.5. The isoprenoid quinones were menaquinones MK-11 (77.1 %), MK-10 (11.7 %) and MK-12 (11.2 %). The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (34.6 %), anteiso-C17 : 0 (29.8 %), iso-C16 : 0 (17.0 %) and cyclohexyl-C17 : 0 (11.4 %). The diagnostic diamino acid of the cell-wall peptidoglycan was 2,4-diaminobutyric acid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain RB-62T was 70.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain RB-62T was affiliated with the genus Herbiconiux cluster within the family Microbacteriaceae, and was related most closely to Herbiconiux ginsengi wged11T (98.08 % similarity). The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain RB-62T and H. ginsengi wged11T was 43.2 % (reciprocal 66.7 %). Phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics clearly distinguished strain RB-62T from recognized species of the genus Herbiconiux. Based on data from the present polyphasic study, strain RB-62T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Herbiconiux, for which the name Herbiconiux moechotypicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RB-62T ( = KCTC 19653T = JCM 16117T).
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- Eukaryotic Micro-organisms
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Candida cellulosicola sp. nov., a xylose-utilizing anamorphic yeast from rotten wood
More LessTwo xylose-utilizing yeast strains isolated from rotten wood collected in the rainforest in different mountains of Hainan province, southern China, were studied. Sequence analysis of the large subunit rDNA D1/D2 domain and internal transcribed spacer region revealed that the strains represent a novel anamorphic yeast species, for which the name Candida cellulosicola sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is HNX16-2T ( = CGMCC 2.3503T = CBS 11952T). Phylogenetically, the novel species was closely related to a xylose-utilizing teleomorphic ascomycetous yeast species Spencermartinsiella europaea in the family Trichomonascaceae, but differed from the latter by 3.0 % mismatches in the D1/D2 domain.
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- Taxonomic Note
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- Proteobacteria
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Halomonas xianhensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline soil contaminated with crude oil
More LessA Gram-negative, aerobic, short rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium, strain A-1T, was isolated from a saline soil contaminated with crude oil in Xianhe, Shangdong Province, China. Strain A-1T formed yellow colonies, was moderately halophilic and grew with 0.05–27.5 % (w/v) total salts (optimum 5–8 %), at 10–42 °C (optimum 30 °C) and at pH 5.5–9.0 (optimum pH 7.2). The dominant fatty acids (>5 %) were C16 : 0, summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C18 : 1ω7c, C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and C12 : 0 3-OH and the predominant ubiquinone was Q-9. The genomic DNA G+C content was 67.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain A-1T belonged to the genus Halomonas in the class Gammaproteobacteria. The closest relatives were Halomonas lutea YIM 91125T (97.7 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), H. muralis LMG 20969T (95.6 %), H. pantelleriensis AAPT (95.5 %) and H. kribbensis BH843T (95.2 %). DNA–DNA relatedness between strain A-1T and H. lutea CCTCC AB 206093T was 27±3 %. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic features, strain A-1T should be placed in the genus Halomonas as a representative of a novel species. The name Halomonas xianhensis sp. nov. is proposed, with strain A-1T ( = CGMCC 1.6848T = JCM 14849T) as the type strain.
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- Evolution, Phylogeny and Biodiversity
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Evidence of two lineages of the symbiont ‘Candidatus Erwinia dacicola’ in Italian populations of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) based on 16S rRNA gene sequences
The close association between the olive fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and bacteria has been known for more than a century. Recently, the presence of a host-specific, hereditary, unculturable symbiotic bacterium, designated ‘Candidatus Erwinia dacicola’, has been described inside the cephalic organ of the fly, called the oesophageal bulb. In the present study, the 16S rRNA gene sequence variability of ‘Ca. E. dacicola’ was examined within and between 26 Italian olive fly populations sampled across areas where olive trees occur in the wild and areas where cultivated olive trees have been introduced through history. The bacterial contents of the oesophageal bulbs of 314 olive flies were analysed and a minimum of 781 bp of the 16S rRNA gene was sequenced. The corresponding host fly genotype was assessed by sequencing a 776 bp portion of the mitochondrial genome. Two ‘Ca. E. dacicola’ haplotypes were found (htA and htB), one being slightly more prevalent than the other (57 %). The two haplotypes did not co-exist in the same individuals, as confirmed by cloning. Interestingly, the olive fly populations of the two main Italian islands, Sicily and Sardinia, appeared to be represented exclusively by the htB and htA haplotypes, respectively, while peninsular populations showed both bacterial haplotypes in different proportions. No significant correlation emerged between the two symbiont haplotypes and the 16 host fly haplotypes observed, suggesting evidence for a mixed model of vertical and horizontal transmission of the symbiont during the fly life cycle.
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Gene orders in the upstream of 16S rRNA genes divide genera of the family Halobacteriaceae into two groups
In many prokaryotic species, 16S rRNA genes are present in multiple copies, and their sequences in general do not differ significantly owing to concerted evolution. At the time of writing, the genus Haloarcula of the family Halobacteriaceae comprises nine species with validly published names, all of which possess two to four highly heterogeneous 16S rRNA genes. Existence of multiple heterogeneous 16S rRNA genes makes it difficult to reconstruct a biological phylogenetic tree using their sequence data. If the orthologous gene is able to be discriminated from paralogous genes, a tree reconstructed from orthologous genes will reflect a simple biological phylogenetic relationship. At present, however, we have no means to distinguish the orthologous rRNA operon from paralogous ones in the members of the family Halobacteriaceae. In this study, we found that the dihydroorotate oxidase gene, pyrD, was present in the immediate upstream of one 16S rRNA gene in each of ten strains of the family Halobacteriaceae whose genome sequences have been determined, and the direction of the pyrD gene was opposite to that of the 16S rRNA genes. In two other strains whose genome sequences have been determined, the pyrD gene was present in far separated positions. We designed PCR primer sets to amplify DNA fragments encompassing a region from the conserved region of the pyrD gene to a conserved region of the tRNA-Ala gene or the 23S rRNA gene to determine the 16S rRNA gene sequences preceded by the pyrD gene, and to see if the pyrD gene is conserved in the immediate upstream of rRNA operon(s) in the type strains of the type species of 28 genera of the family Halobacteriaceae. Seventeen type strains, including the ten strains mentioned above, gave amplified DNA fragments of approximately 4000 bp, while eleven type strains, including the two strains mentioned above, did not give any PCR products. These eleven strains are members of the Clade I haloarchaea, originally defined by Walsh et al. (2004) and expanded by Minegishi et al. (2010). Analysis of contig sequences of three strains belonging to the Clade I haloarchaea also revealed the absence of the pyrD gene in the immediate upstream of any 16S rRNA genes. It may be scientifically sound to hypothesize that during the evolution of members of the family Halobacteriaceae, a pyrD gene transposition event happened in one group and this was followed by subsequent speciation processes in each group, yielding species/genera of the Clade I group and ‘the rest’ of the present family Halobacteriaceae.
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Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic distinction of six genera of pathogenic scuticociliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) inferred from small-subunit rRNA gene sequences
More LessPathogenic scuticociliates, which are common in the haemolymph or tissues of maricultured animals and often cause serious diseases, are a species-rich assemblage with mostly unresolved systematic relationships, especially in some less-studied groups. In the present study, we sequenced the small-subunit rRNA gene of six species of scuticociliates, Uronemella parafilificum, Metanophrys sinensis, Parauronema longum, Cohnilembus verminus, Porpostoma notata and Ancistrum crassum, the last two of which have not been studied previously using molecular analyses. Phylogenetic trees were constructed using Bayesian inference, maximum-likelihood and maximum-parsimony methods to assess the inter- and intra-generic relationships of scuticociliates. Results revealed the following: 1) Porpostoma did not cluster with the Philasteridae, Cohnilembidae or any other family of the order Philasterida; 2) sequences of Uronemella parafilificum and Uronemella filificum showed a difference of 1.02 % (15 nt sites), revealing a close relationship between them; 3) the approximately unbiased test rejected monophyly of both Metanophrys and Parauronema, indicating that the terminal position of the anterior end of the paroral membrane and the structure of membranelle 1 are unreliable characters for distinction of genera in this group of scuticociliates; 4) Ancistrum crassum grouped with Boveria subcylindrica, showing a close phylogenetic relationship between the orders Thigmotrichida and Pleuronematida; and 5) Parauronema longum, Cyclidium plouneouri and Cyclidium porcatum should be removed from their currently assigned genera.
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- Eukaryotic Micro-organisms
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Morphology and 18S rDNA phylogeny of Hemicycliostyla sphagni (Ciliophora, Hypotricha) from Brazil with redefinition of the genus Hemicycliostyla
Morphology of the urostylid ciliate Hemicycliostyla sphagni Stokes, 1886, the type of Hemicycliostyla Stokes, 1886, is investigated based on live and protargol-impregnated specimens from a Brazilian population. The absence of transverse cirri, which has been considered the main diagnostic feature of Hemicycliostyla, separating it from Pseudourostyla Borror, 1972, was found to vary within the studied population, with 50 % of the specimens exhibiting inconspicuous and/or rudimentary transverse cirri. A redefinition of Hemicycliostyla was possible based on combined features of interphase and divisional morphogenesis: Retroextendia Berger, 2006, with bi- or multicoronal frontal cirral pattern; fronto-terminal cirri present; multiple left and right marginal cirral rows that replicate independently via within-row development, each parental row producing one primordium per divider; caudal cirri lacking; and presence/absence of transverse cirri may be intrapopulationally variable. Phylogenetic analyses of the 18S rDNA marker unambiguously placed H. sphagni as sister group of Pseudourostyla franzi Foissner, 1987, which is herein transferred to Hemicycliostyla as Hemicycliostyla franzi comb. nov.
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Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 10, of the IJSEM
This listing of names published in a previous issue of the IJSEM is provided as a service to bacteriology to assist in the recognition of new names and new combinations. This procedure was proposed by the Judicial Commission [Minute 11(ii), Int J Syst Bacteriol 41 (1991), p. 185]. The names given herein are listed according to the Rules of priority (i.e. page number and order of valid publication of names in the original articles). Taxonomic opinions included in this List (i.e. the creation of synonyms or the emendation of circumscriptions) cannot be considered as validly published nor, in any other way, approved by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and its Judicial Commission.
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Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM
The Bacteriological Code deals with the nomenclature of prokaryotes. This may include existing names (the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names) as well as new names and new combinations. In this sense the Code is also dealing indirectly with taxonomic opinions. However, as with most codes of nomenclature there are no mechanisms for formally recording taxonomic opinions that do not involve the creation of new names or new combinations. In particular, it would be desirable for taxonomic opinions resulting from the creation of synonyms or emended descriptions to be made widely available to the public. In 2004, the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM) agreed unanimously that it was desirable to cover such changes in taxonomic opinions (i.e. the creation of synonyms or the emendation of circumscriptions) previously published outside the IJSEM, and to introduce a List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion [Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM; Euzéby et al. (2004). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54, 1429–1430]. Scientists wishing to have changes in taxonomic opinion included in future lists should send one copy of the pertinent reprint or a photocopy or a PDF file thereof to the IJSEM Editorial Office or to the Lists Editor. It must be stressed that the date of proposed taxonomic changes is the date of the original publication not the date of publication of the list. Taxonomic opinions included in the List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion cannot be considered as validly published nor, in any other way, approved by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and its Judicial Commission. The names that are to be used are those that are the ‘correct names’ (in the sense of Principle 6) in the opinion of the bacteriologist, with a given circumscription, position and rank. A particular name, circumscription, position and rank does not have to be adopted in all circumstances. Consequently, the List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion must be considered as a service to bacteriology and it has no ‘official character’, other than providing a centralized point for registering/indexing such changes in a way that makes them easily accessible to the scientific community.
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