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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a novel bacterial strain, designated B108(T), which was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading consortium, enriched from deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean. The isolate was Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile. Growth of strain B108(T) was observed in 1-15 % (w/v) NaCl and at 10-39 °C and it was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that strain B108(T) was most closely related to Roseovarius halotolerans HJ50(T) (97.1 % sequence similarity), followed by Roseovarius pacificus 81-2(T) (96.6 %) and Roseovarius aestuarii SMK-122(T) (95.2 %); other species shared <95.0 % sequence similarity. DNA-DNA hybridization tests showed that strain B108(T) had a low DNA-DNA relatedness to R. halotolerans HJ50(T) and R. pacificus 81-2(T) (48±4 % and 44±5 %, respectively). The predominant fatty acids were C₁₆:₀, C₁₆:₀ 2-OH, summed feature 8 (C₁₈:₁ω7c/ω6c) and C₁₉:₀ω8c cyclo, which accounted for 84.2 % of the total cellular fatty acids. The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 63.6 mol%. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 10 (Q10). Phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and some unidentified compounds were detected. These characteristics were in good agreement with those of members of the genus Roseovarius. The pufLM gene was also detected. According to its morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition and phylogenetic position based on 16S rRNA sequence data, the novel strain most appropriately belongs to the genus Roseovarius but can be readily distinguished from known species of this genus. Therefore, strain B108(T) represents a novel species, of the genus Roseovarius, for which the name Roseovarius indicus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B108(T) ( = 2PR52-14(T) = CCTCC AB 208233(T) = LMG 24622(T) = MCCC 1A01227(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 09/2011; 61(Pt 9):2040-4. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a novel bacterial strain, designated W11-5(T), which was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium enriched from deep-sea sediment of the Pacific Ocean. The isolate was Gram-reaction-negative and oxidase- and catalase-positive. Growth was observed in 0.5-12 % (w/v) NaCl and at 10-42 °C. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain W11-5(T) was shown to belong to the genus Alcanivorax with a close relation to A. dieselolei B-5(T) (93.9 % 16S rRNA sequence similarity), A. balearicus MACL04(T) (93.1 %), A. hongdengensis A-11-3(T) (93.1 %), A. borkumensis SK2(T) (93.0 %), A. venustensis ISO4(T) (93.0 %) and A. jadensis T9(T) (92.9 %). Similarities between the gyrB gene sequences of W11-5(T) and other species of the genus Alcanivorax were between 76.8 and 80.8 %. The principal fatty acids were C(12 : 0) 3-OH (8.0 %), C(16 : 0) (29.1 %) and C(18 : 1)ω7c (27.4 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 60.8 mol%. Based on its morphology, physiology and fatty acid composition as well as the results of 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequence analyses, strain W11-5(T) ( = MCCC 1A00474(T) = CCTCC AB 208236(T) = LMG 25514(T)) represents a novel species of the genus Alcanivorax, for which the name Alcanivorax pacificus sp. nov. is proposed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 06/2011; 61(Pt 6):1370-4. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Strain pht-3B(T) was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium of an enriched sediment from the Pacific Ocean, collected during the screening of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Cells were Gram-negative, short rods that were motile by means of flagella. Growth was observed at 0-7 % NaCl and 10-41 °C. The isolate was able to reduce nitrate to nitrite, but not to nitrogen. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that strain pht-3B(T) was most closely related to Nitratireductor aquibiodomus NL21(T) (97.3 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), N. indicus C115(T) (97.1 %), N. basaltis J3(T) (96.8 %) and N. kimnyeongensis KY 101(T) (96.7 %). DNA-DNA hybridization between strain pht-3B(T) and these reference strains revealed 55, 54, 28 and 42 % DNA-DNA relatedness, respectively. The dominant fatty acids were C(19 : 0)ω8c cyclo (22.6 %) and summed feature 8 (consisting of C(18 : 1)ω7c and/or C(18 : 1)ω6c; 60.4 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 63 mol%. These characteristics were in good agreement with those of members of the genus Nitratireductor. According to cell morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and DNA-DNA relatedness, the isolate belonged to the genus Nitratireductor but could be readily distinguished from recognized species of the genus. Therefore a novel species is proposed to accommodate strain pht-3B(T), for which the name Nitratireductor pacificus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is pht-3B(T) ( = CCTCC AB 209302(T) = LMG 25541(T) = MCCC 1A01024(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 06/2011; 61(Pt 6):1386-91. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on strain 10-D-4(T), which was isolated from a crude oil-degrading consortium enriched from surface seawater collected around Xiamen Island, PR China. Strain 10-D-4(T) grew optimally at pH 7.0-8.0 and at 25 °C. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain 10-D-4(T) showed the highest similarity to those of Idiomarina salinarum ISL-52(T) (94.6 %), Idiomarina tainanensis PIN1(T) (94.2 %) and Idiomarina seosinensis CL-SP19(T) (94.1 %), and showed lower similarity (92.3-94.0 %) to other members of the genus Idiomarina. The major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone 8 (Q-8). The major fatty acids were iso-C(13 : 0) (5.2 %), iso-C(15 : 0) (15.3 %), C(16 : 0) (14.3 %), summed feature 3 (C(16 : 1)ω6c and/or C(16 : 1)ω7c) (6.6 %), iso-C(17 : 0) (15.4 %) and C(18 : 1)ω7c (13.5 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 50.4 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, together with data from phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characterization, revealed that strain 10-D-4(T) represents a novel species of the genus Idiomarina, for which the name Idiomarina xiamenensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 10-D-4(T) ( = CCTCC AB 209061(T) = LMG 25227(T) = MCCC 1A01370(T)). We also propose the transfer of Pseudidiomarina aestuarii, described recently, to the genus Idiomarina as Idiomarina aestuarii comb. nov. (type strain KYW314(T) = KCTC 22740(T) = JCM 16344(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 04/2011; 61(Pt 4):969-73. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a novel strain, designated CK-I3-6(T), which was isolated from deep-sea sediment of the south-west Indian Ocean Ridge. Cells were Gram-reaction-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, rod-shaped and non-motile. Growth was observed at 4-38 °C and in 1-12 % (w/v) NaCl. Cells were able to degrade gelatin and oxidize thiosulfate but did not reduce nitrate. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain CK-I3-6(T) belonged to the genus Citreicella with a sequence similarity of 97.3 % to Citreicella thiooxidans CHLG 1(T), while similarities with other taxa were <95.7 %. DNA-DNA hybridization showed that strain CK-I3-6(T) and C. thiooxidans CHLG 1(T) showed a low DNA-DNA relatedness (48±3 %). The principal fatty acids were C(16 : 0) (7.8 %), C(18 : 1)ω7c (66.6 %), summed feature 3 (C(16 : 1)ω6c and/or C(16 : 1)ω7c; 6.3 %) and C(19 : 0)ω8c cyclo (10.0 %). The chromosomal DNA G+C content was 67.5 mol%. On the basis of the combined genotypic and phenotypic data, strain CK-I3-6(T) represents a novel species of the genus Citreicella, for which the name Citreicella marina sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CK-I3-6(T) ( = CCTCC AB 209064(T) = LMG 25230(T) = MCCC 1A03060(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 04/2010; 61(Pt 4):728-31. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a novel bacterial strain, designated C115(T), isolated from a crude-oil-degrading consortium, enriched from deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean. Cells were Gram-negative short rods, mobile by means of a monopolar flagellum. Growth was observed at salinities of 0-7 % and at 10-43 °C. It was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain C115(T) was related most closely to Nitratireductor aquibiodomus NL21(T) (96.5 % similarity), Nitratireductor kimnyeongensis KY 101(T) (96.4 %) and Nitratireductor basaltis J3(T) (96.2 %). The predominant fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C(18 : 1)ω7c and/or C(18 : 1)ω6c, 81.8 %) and C(18 : 0) (7.0 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA of strain C115(T) was 59 mol%. Based on its morphology, physiology and fatty acid composition together with 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, the novel strain most appropriately belongs to the genus Nitratireductor, but can be distinguished readily from recognized species of the genus. Strain C115(T) is therefore considered to represent a novel species of the genus Nitratireductor, for which the name Nitratireductor indicus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C115(T) (=RC92-7(T) =CCTCC AB 209298(T) =LMG 25540(T) =MCCC 1A01260(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 03/2010; 61(Pt 2):295-8. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on strain P31(T), which was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading consortium enriched with deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean. The isolate was Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped, motile by means of a polar flagellum and incapable of reducing nitrate to nitrite. Growth was observed at 0.5-8 % NaCl and at 10-41 °C. Strain P31(T) was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 11 (Q-11). The dominant fatty acids were C(18 : 1)ω7c (39.79 %), 11-methyl C(18 : 1)ω7c (17.84 %), C(19 : 0) cyclo ω8c (12.05 %) and C(18 : 0) (6.09 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 62.1 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain P31(T) and Parvibaculum lavamentivorans DS-1(T) formed a distinct lineage in the family Phyllobacteriaceae; these two strains showed 95.7 % sequence similarity, while similarities between P31(T) and other members of the genus Parvibaculum were below 93 %. Based on the genotypic and phenotypic data, strain P31(T) represents a novel species of the genus Parvibaculum, for which the name Parvibaculum indicum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is P31(T) (=CCTCC AB 208230(T) =LMG 24712(T) =MCCC 1A01132(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 03/2010; 61(Pt 2):271-4. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on strain F44-8(T), which was isolated from a crude-oil-degrading consortium, enriched from marine sediment of the Beibu Gulf, PR China. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain F44-8(T) showed highest similarities to those of Flavobacterium frigoris LMG 21922(T) (93.3 %), Flavobacterium terrae R2A1-13(T) (93.3 %) and Flavobacterium gelidilacus LMG 21477(T) (93.1 %). Sequence similarities to other members of the genus Flavobacterium were <93.0 %. The dominant fatty acids of strain F44-8(T) were iso-C(15 : 0), summed feature 3 (iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)ω7c), iso-C(15 : 1) G and iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH. The DNA G+C content of strain F44-8(T) was 38.6 mol%. These results are consistent with characteristics of members of the genus Flavobacterium. Strain F44-8(T) could, however, be readily distinguished from all known Flavobacterium species by a number of phenotypic features. Therefore, according to the phenotypic and 16S rRNA gene sequence data, strain F44-8(T) represents a novel species in the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium beibuense sp. nov. is proposed (type strain F44-8(T) =CCTCC AB 209067(T) =LMG 25233(T) =MCCC 1A02877(T)).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 02/2010; 61(Pt 1):205-9. · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An aerobic, Gram-staining-negative, motile, rod-shaped bacterium, strain NH52F(T), was isolated from a sandy sediment sample taken from the South China Sea. On M2 agar medium (a complex medium), colonies were beige in colour. The isolate showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to members of the genera Leisingera (96.7 % similarity), Phaeobacter (95.4-96.0 %) and Marinovum (94.1 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain NH52F(T) formed a distinct cluster with Leisingera methylohalidivorans MB2(T) and Leisingera aquimarina LMG 24366(T). Optimal growth was observed at pH 7.0-8.5 and 25 degrees C and the new isolate required the presence of 1-4 % (w/v) NaCl. The major fatty acids were C(18 : 1)omega7c, C(16 : 0) 2-OH, C(10 : 0) 3-OH, C(12 : 0) 3-OH, C(16 : 0) and 11-methyl C(18 : 1)omega7c. The DNA G+C content was 60.5 mol%. The phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic characteristics of strain NH52F(T) were similar to those of the genus Leisingera. However, the differences in phenotypic properties and the 16S rRNA gene similarity values demonstrated that the new isolate differed from recognized species of the genus Leisingera. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, this organism should be classified as a representative of a novel species in the genus Leisingera, for which the name Leisingera nanhaiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NH52F(T) (=LMG 24841(T)=CCTCC AB 208316(T)=MCCC 1A04178(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 09/2009; 60(Pt 2):275-80. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An aerobic, Gram-staining-negative, rod or ovoid-shaped bacterial isolate, strain NH52J(T), was isolated from a sandy sediment sample from the South China Sea. Strain NH52J(T) exhibited tumbling motility, formed beige or faint pink colonies, gave a positive reaction in tests for catalase and oxidase and required NaCl for growth. Optimal growth was observed at pH 7.8-9.3, at 30 degrees C and in the presence of 2.0-4.0 % (w/v) NaCl. The novel strain did not synthesize bacteriochlorophyll a, and the DNA G+C content was 62 %. The major fatty acids were C(18 : 1)omega7c, C(16 : 0) and C(18 : 1)omega7c 11-methyl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain NH52J(T) was affiliated to the genus Roseovarius of the class Alphaproteobacteria. Roseovarius pacificus and Roseovarius aestuarii were the most closely related recognized species to strain NH52J(T) with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 95.0 and 95.7 %, respectively. Sequence similarity values between strain NH52J(T) and other phylogenetically related species were all below 95.0 %. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data presented, strain NH52J(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Roseovarius, for which the name Roseovarius nanhaiticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NH52J(T) (=LMG 24840(T)=CCTCC AB 208317(T)=MCCC 1A03543(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 09/2009; 60(Pt 6):1289-95. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on strain B106(T), which was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading consortium, enriched with deep seawater from the Indian Ocean. The isolate was Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, rod-shaped and motile by means of one polar flagellum. Growth was observed at salinities of 0.5-11 % and at temperatures of 4-42 degrees C, and the strain was capable of nitrate reduction, but was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain B106(T) belonged to the genus Stappia, with a highest sequence similarity of 97.7 % to Stappia stellulata IAM 12621(T); similarity to other strains was below 95.2 %. DNA-DNA hybridization between strain B106(T) and S. stellulata IAM 12621(T) was 43 %. The major fatty acids were C(16 : 0) (6.10 %), C(18 : 1)omega7c (62.58 %), C(18 : 0) (5.17 %), C(18 : 1)omega7c 11-methyl (14.48 %) and C(19 : 0)omega8c cyclo (4.70 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 65.9 mol%. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data showed that strain B106(T) represents a novel species of the genus Stappia, for which the name Stappia indica sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain B106(T) (=PR56-8(T)=CCTCC AB 208228(T)=LMG 24625(T)=MCCC 1A01226(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 09/2009; 60(Pt 4):733-6. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped marine bacterium, designated strain NH57N(T), isolated from sandy sediment in the Mischief Reef of the South China Sea, was characterized based on its physiological and biochemical features, fatty acid profile and phylogenetic position. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed a clear affiliation with the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strain NH57N(T) showed the closest phylogenetic relationship with members of the genera Gaetbulibacter, Gelidibacter, Subsaxibacter, Subsaximicrobium and Yeosuana; levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain NH57N(T) and the type strains of related species ranged from 94.9 to 91.2 %. Cells of strain NH57N(T) were motile by gliding and grew on solid media as yellow colonies at 9-37 degrees C, pH 6.5-8.5 and in the presence of 0.5-4.0 % NaCl. The DNA G+C content was 32.7 mol% and the predominant fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 1) (22.7 % of the total), iso-C(15 : 0) (20.7 %), iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH (9.5 %), iso-C(16 : 0) 3-OH (8.3 %), C(15 : 0) (7.8 %) and iso-C(15 : 0) 3-OH (5.8 %). Based on the physiological and phylogenetic data, and on the fatty acid composition, strain NH57N(T) is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Meridianimaribacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Meridianimaribacter flavus is NH57N(T) (=CCTCC AB 208318(T)=LMG 24839(T)=MCCC 1A03544(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 08/2009; 60(Pt 1):121-7. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on strain LMC2up-L3(T), which was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading consortium enriched with a sediment sample collected from a hydrothermal field of the south-west Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain LMC2up-L3(T) belonged to the genus Oceanibaculum, with the highest sequence similarity of 98.4 % to Oceanibaculum indicum P24(T); similarity to other strains was below 93.1 %. DNA-DNA hybridization between strain LMC2up-L3(T) and O. indicum P24(T) was 31 %. rep-PCR fingerprints also differentiated strain LMC2up-L3(T) from O. indicum P24(T). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 67.7 mol%. The principal fatty acids were C(16 : 1) (17.8 %), C(16 : 0) (21.2 %), C(18 : 1)omega7c (23.6 %), C(18 : 0) (4.1 %), C(18 : 1) 2-OH (4.5 %) and C(19 : 0) cyclo omega8c (17.4 %). The combined genotypic and phenotypic data show that strain LMC2up-L3(T) represents a novel species of the genus Oceanibaculum, for which the name Oceanibaculum pacificum sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain LMC2up-L3(T) (=CCTCC AB 209059(T) =LMG 24859(T) =MCCC 1A02656(T)). An emended description of the genus Oceanibaculum is also provided.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 08/2009; 60(Pt 1):219-22. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterial isolate, strain NH36A(T), was isolated from a sandy sediment sample from the South China Sea. Colonies of the isolate were dark orange on M2 agar. Optimal growth was observed at pH 7.0-8.5, 30 degrees C and in the presence of 0.5-4.0 % (w/v) NaCl. The major fatty acids were C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 0), anteiso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 1), iso-C(15 : 0) 3-OH, iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH and summed feature 3 (comprising iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)omega7c). The DNA G+C content was 38.9 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain NH36A(T) was most closely related to members of the genus Arenibacter, exhibiting 94.3-96.2 % sequence similarity to the type strains of Arenibacter species. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, this organism should be classified as a representative of a novel species in the genus Arenibacter. The name Arenibacter nanhaiticus sp. nov. is proposed and the type strain is NH36A(T) (=LMG 24842(T)=CCTCC AB 208315(T)=MCCC 1A04137(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 08/2009; 60(Pt 1):78-83. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a strain, designated W3-3A(T), which was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium, enriched from sediment of the Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain W3-3A(T) belonged to the genus Bowmanella, with the highest sequence similarity (99.0 %) with Bowmanella denitrificans BD1(T), whereas sequence similarities with other species were less than 93 %. The nucleotide sequence similarity of both gyrB and rpoD genes of strain W3-3A(T) and B. denitrificans BD1(T) was 81.1 %. However, the protein sequence similarities of the gyrB and rpoD genes of strain W3-3A(T) and B. denitrificans BD1(T) were 96.1 % and 91.0 %, respectively. Phylogenetic trees based on these housekeeping genes showed that strain W3-3A(T) and B. denitrificans BD1(T) formed a distinct lineage in the Gammaproteobacteria. The DNA-DNA hybridization value between strain W3-3A(T) and B. denitrificans BD1(T) was 43 %. Strain W3-3A(T) could also be differentiated from B. denitrificans BD1(T) based on the repetitive extragenic palindromic DNA-PCR fingerprint. The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA of strain W3-3A(T) was 49 mol%. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data showed that strain W3-3A(T) represents a novel species of the genus Bowmanella, for which the name Bowmanella pacifica sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain W3-3A(T) (=CGMCC 1.7086(T)=LMG 24568(T)=MCCC 1A01018(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 07/2009; 59(Pt 7):1579-82. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A taxonomic study was carried out on a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, halophilic bacterium, designated strain W11-2B(T), which was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium that was enriched from sediment from the Pacific Ocean. Growth was observed at salinities of 0.5-10 % and at temperatures of 10-41 degrees C. Strain W11-2B(T) was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that strain W11-2B(T) was related most closely to Oceanicola nanhaiensis SS011B1-20(T) (95.8 % similarity) and Oceanicola batsensis HTCC2597(T) (95.7 %); levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain W11-2B(T) and the type strains of other species tested were below 95.2 %. The dominant fatty acids of strain W11-2B(T) were C(18 : 1)omega7c (32.1 % of the total), C(19 : 0) cyclo (20.9 %), C(18 : 1)omega7c 11-methyl (19.5 %), C(18 : 0) (7.3 %), C(17 : 0) (6.6 %) and C(16 : 0) (3.8 %). The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA was 64.6 mol%. The above data were in good agreement with those of members of the genus Oceanicola. Based on morphology, physiology, fatty acid composition and 16S rRNA gene sequence data, strain W11-2B(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Oceanicola, for which the name Oceanicola pacificus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is W11-2B(T) (=CCTCC AB 208224(T)=LMG 24619(T)=MCCC 1A01034(T)).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 06/2009; 59(Pt 5):1158-61. · 2.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To isolate bacteria from Nansha area of South China sea,
Sediment samples of 22 sites were used. Bacterial isolation was conducted on plates of marine medium, followed by 16S rRNA identification and phylogenetic analysis.
In total 349 bacteria were obtained, belonging to 87 species. Analyses of 16S rRNA sequence showed that Bacillus and other spore-forming bacteria occupied the majority of isolates in 10 sites. Bacillus was the most abundant bacterium and of high diversity; with 34 species and 8 possible novel species. Halobacillus also occurred frequently while other spore-forming bacteria including Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, Pontibacillus and Thalassobacillus were also found, but less occurred in this area. In addition to these low-G+C-content bacteria, gamma-Proteobacteria were the second subgroup of high occurrence, among which Pseudomonas, Marinobacter and Alcanivorax were relatively abundant. Generally, isolates of 750-2000 m deep mainly consist of low-G+C-content bacteria, while mainly composed of gamma-Proteobacteria when the depth is over 2000 m.
Marine sediments of South China Sea are rich in spore-forming bacteria, which deserve further study and exploitation.
ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA SINICA 01/2009; 48(12):1578-87.
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ABSTRACT: BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) degrading bacteria were isolated from Pacific Ocean sediment and nearshore surface water. In the seawater near a ferry dock, degrading bacteria of a relatively wide diversity were detected, including species of Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Exiguobacterium and Bacillus; while species of Bacillus only have been detected from the deep-sea sediment. Most of the isolates showed degradation to more than one compound. Generally better growth was obtained with p-xylene and ethylbenzene than with the other two. All the bacteria could tolerate and grow with the compounds at 5-20% (v/v). Both benzene and toluene degradation related genes had been successfully PCR cloned from the isolates of nearshore water, the detected benzene dioxygenase gene was identical among all the species and close to its soil counterpart. However, they were not detected in all the isolates from deep sea. Results in this report suggested that BTX degrading bacteria widely spread in marine environments and they might be of potentials in biotreatment of BTEX in saline environments.
Extremophiles 06/2008; 12(3):335-42. · 2.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A lead resistant fungus was isolated from the Pacific sediment. It was associated with Penicillium according to its partial sequences of 18S and ITS. The fungus could grow in the presence of 24 mM Pb(NO(3))(2 )in a liquid medium, and no growth inhibition was observed at 4 mM and below. When growing in the presence of 4 mM Pb(NO(3))(2), the fungus accumulated a large amount of lead granules in the cell, as well as adsorbed on the outer layer of cell wall, as observed under a transmission electron microscope. The intracellular lead deposited either in the vicinity of the cytoplasm membrane or in the vacuoles, and also could aggregate into large particles in the cytoplasm. However, lead was not adsorbed on the thick inner wall of the fungus. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed that these granules or particles mainly consisted of lead, and other elements could hardly be detected. Selected area electron diffraction analysis showed that there were regular crystalline lattices in the lead precipitates, indicating that they were actually in the form of crystals to some extent. Therefore, both intracellular bioaccumulation and extracellular biosorption had contributed to the high resistance of this fungus to lead. These results suggest that this fungus can be used in biotreatment as a lead trapper.
Extremophiles 12/2007; 11(6):853-8. · 2.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A heavy metal resistant fungus was isolated from the sediment of Pacific Ocean, and identified to be Cladosporium cladosporioides. It grew normally in a medium containing 60 mM Mn(2+) and could endure 1,200 mM as the highest concentration tested. Quantification analysis confirmed a high accumulation of Mn which was 58 mg/g in dried biomass. Under transmission electron microscope, many intracellular crystals were observed in the cytoplasm of the hypha cells grown in a Mn-rich medium, and varied from a few nanometers to 200 nm in length. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis showed that the crystals were composed of manganese and phosphorus in atomic ratio of 1.6:1 (Mn/P). Further, factors which might influence the resistance of this fungus were investigated. As a result, its high resistance to Mn(2+) was found dependent on the presence of Mg(2+), and could be further enhanced by phosphate. However, the effect of phosphate was not observed without the presence of Mg(2+). In addition, the resistance was also influenced by pH of the medium, which was lost above pH 8. This is the first report on a fungus which showed a hyper resistance to manganese by forming a large quantity of intracellular Mn/P crystals.
Extremophiles 06/2007; 11(3):435-43. · 2.94 Impact Factor
