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1.
J Neuroimmunol ; 342: 577215, 2020 Mar 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32182453

ABSTRACT

Over half of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) is unrelated to etiologies such as teratomas or herpes simplex encephalitis. Bacillus mannanilyticus nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) shares a protein sequence with GluN1. After confirming the anti-NRPS antibody immunoreactivity in an index patient by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), we identified 24/57 (42%) patients with similar immunoreactivity patterns by western blotting. These patients mostly (20/24 [83%]) did not have ovarian teratomas, had fewer medial temporal (2/24 [8%]) and any (5/24 [21%]) brain lesions and less pleocytosis (13/24 [54%]). These results identified an anti-NMDARE subgroup with a distinct immunoreactivity pattern, which needs further investigation.

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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 68(9): 2872-2877, 2018 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30016227

ABSTRACT

A novel Gram-negative bacterium, designated 4G11T, was isolated from the sea surface microlayer of a marine inlet. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain showed the closest similarity to Amylibacter ulvae KCTC 32465T (99.0 %). However, DNA-DNA hybridization values showed low DNA relatedness between strain 4G11T and its close phylogenetic neighbours, Amylibacter marinus NBRC 110140T (8.0±0.4 %) and Amylibacter ulvae KCTC 32465T (52.9±0.9 %). Strain 4G11T had C18 : 1, C16 : 0 and C18 : 2 as the major fatty acids. The only isoprenoid quinone detected for strain 4G11T was ubiquinone-10. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, one unidentified polar lipid, one unidentified phospholipid and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain 4G11T was 50.0 mol%. Based on phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, the novel strain should be assigned to a novel species, for which the name Amylibacter kogurei sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Amylibacter kogurei is 4G11T (KY463497=KCTC 52506T=NBRC 112428T).


Subject(s)
Phylogeny , Rhodobacteraceae/classification , Seawater/microbiology , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , Bays , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Japan , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phospholipids/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/isolation & purification , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
3.
Mar Drugs ; 16(2)2018 Feb 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29466301

ABSTRACT

Three new polyketides, lactomycins A (1)-C (3), were isolated from the culture broth of a marine-derived Streptomyces sp. ACT232 as cathepsin B inhibitors. Their structures were determined by a combination of NMR and MS data analyses to be the dephosphorylated derivatives of a phoslactomycin class of metabolites. Lactomycins exhibited cathepsin B inhibitory activity (IC50 0.8 to 4.5 µg/mL). Even though the biosynthetic gene clusters found in the genome of the current strain have high similarity to those of phoslactomycin, neither phoslactomycins nor leustroducsins were detected by LC-MS analyses of the crude extract.


Subject(s)
Cathepsin B/chemistry , Streptomyces/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Indoles/chemistry , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/methods , Naphthoquinones/chemistry , Polyketides/chemistry
4.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek ; 111(3): 323-331, 2018 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29030752

ABSTRACT

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated T5T, was isolated from the Chishui River in Maotai town, Guizhou Province, Southwest of China. Strain T5T was found to grow optimally at pH 9.0 and 25 °C. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain T5T belongs to the family Sphingomonadaceae within the phylum Proteobacteria; the strain T5T clustered with the type strains of Sphingopyxis contaminans, Sphingorhabdus wooponensis and Sphingorhabdus rigui, with which it exhibits 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 96.2-96.9%. The DNA G+C content was 58.5 mol%. The major respiratory quinone was Q-10 and the major polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. The major polyamine was homospermidine and the major fatty acids were C18:1 ω7c (37.5%) and C16:1 ω7c (30.1%). On the basis of phylogenetic, phenotypic and genetic data, strain T5T represents a novel species of the genus Sphingorhabdus, for which the name Sphingorhabdus buctiana sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T5T (= CGMCC 1.12929T = JCM 30114T). It is also proposed that Sphingopyxis contaminans should be reclassified as a member of the genus Sphingorhabdus.


Subject(s)
Alphaproteobacteria/classification , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Fresh Water/microbiology , Water Microbiology , Alphaproteobacteria/genetics , Alphaproteobacteria/isolation & purification , Base Composition , Metabolomics , Phylogeny , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA
5.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 67(11): 4785-4789, 2017 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28984545

ABSTRACT

A novel marine bacterial strain, designated JAM 119T, was isolated from a tubeworm trophosome in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Cells were Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming aerobic chemoorganotrophs and motile by means of a single polar flagellum. The isolate grew optimally at 25-27 °C and in the presence of 3 % NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was Q-10. The predominant fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. Phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified aminolipid were the major polar lipids. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolated strain was closely affiliated with members of the genus Planktotalea in the class Alphaproteobacteria, and the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of the new isolates with the closest related species, Planktotalea frisia SH6-1T, was 97.3 %. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 57.0 mol%. Based on differences in taxonomic characteristics, the isolated strain represents a novel species of the genus Planktotalea, for which the name Planktotalealamellibrachiae sp. nov. (type strain JAM 119T; JCM 31859T=DSMZ 104669T) is proposed.


Subject(s)
Aquatic Organisms/microbiology , Phylogeny , Rhodobacteraceae/classification , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , Bays , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Japan , Phospholipids/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/isolation & purification , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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Front Microbiol ; 8: 137, 2017.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28220112

ABSTRACT

Phylogenetically diverse microorganisms have been observed in marine subsurface sediments down to ~2.5 km below the seafloor (kmbsf). However, very little is known about the pressure-adapted and/or pressure-loving microorganisms, the so called piezophiles, in the deep subseafloor biosphere, despite that pressure directly affects microbial physiology, metabolism, and biogeochemical processes of carbon and other elements in situ. In this study, we studied taxonomic compositions of microbial communities in high-pressure incubated sediment, obtained during the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 337 off the Shimokita Peninsula, Japan. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene-tagged sequences showed that members of spore-forming bacteria within Firmicutes and Actinobacteria were predominantly detected in all enrichment cultures from ~1.5 to 2.4 km-deep sediment samples, followed by members of Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Bacteroidetes according to the sequence frequency. To further study the physiology of the deep subseafloor sedimentary piezophilic bacteria, we isolated and characterized two bacterial strains, 19R1-5 and 29R7-12, from 1.9 and 2.4 km-deep sediment samples, respectively. The isolates were both low G+C content, gram-positive, endospore-forming and facultative anaerobic piezophilic bacteria, closely related to Virgibacillus pantothenticus and Bacillus subtilis within the phylum Firmicutes, respectively. The optimal pressure and temperature conditions for growth were 20 MPa and 42°C for strain 19R1-5, and 10 MPa and 43°C for strain 29R7-12. Bacterial (endo)spores were observed in both the enrichment and pure cultures examined, suggesting that these piezophilic members were derived from microbial communities buried in the ~20 million-year-old coal-bearing sediments after the long-term survival as spores and that the deep biosphere may host more abundant gram-positive spore-forming bacteria and their spores than hitherto recognized.

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Chembiochem ; 17(18): 1709-12, 2016 09 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27443244

ABSTRACT

Genome mining is a powerful method for finding novel secondary metabolites. In our study on the biosynthetic gene cluster for the cyclic octapeptides surugamides A-E (inhibitors of cathepsin B), we found a putative gene cluster consisting of four successive non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) genes, surA, surB, surC, and surD. Prediction of amino acid sequence based on the NRPSs and gene inactivation revealed that surugamides A-E are produced by two NRPS genes, surA and surD, which were separated by two NRPS genes, surB and surC. The latter genes are responsible for the biosynthesis of an unrelated peptide, surugamide F. The pattern of intercalation observed in the sur genes is unprecedented. The structure of surugamide F, a linear decapeptide containing one 3-amino-2-methylpropionic acid (AMPA) residue, was determined by spectroscopic methods and was confirmed by solid-phase peptide synthesis.


Subject(s)
Genes, Bacterial/genetics , Multigene Family/genetics , Peptides, Cyclic/biosynthesis , Streptomyces/genetics , Molecular Conformation , Peptides, Cyclic/chemistry , Streptomyces/enzymology
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 66(3): 1394-1400, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26769164

ABSTRACT

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, yellow, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain HQQT, was isolated from a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Hebei Province, PR China. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain HQQT is a member of the genus Flavobacterium and is closely related to 'Flavobacterium shanxiense' CCTCC AB 2014079T (94.8 %) and Flavobacterium macrobrachii DSM 22219T (94.7 %). Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain HQQT clustered with Flavobacterium fontis JCM 18212T and Flavobacterium squillarum KCTC 23915T. The polar lipid profile of strain HQQT revealed the presence of phosphatidylethanolamine, six unknown aminolipids, one unknown glycolipid and one unknown lipid and the only isoprenoid quinone was MK-6. The dominant fatty acids of strain HQQT were iso-C15 : 0, C15 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c. The DNA G+C content of strain HQQT is 32 mol%. On the basis of the phylogenetic and phenotypic data, strain HQQT represents a novel species of the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium lutivivi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HQQT ( = CGMCC 1.15347T = KCTC 42935T).

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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 66(2): 574-579, 2016 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26554730

ABSTRACT

A novel marine bacterial strain, designated JAMH 043T, was isolated from cold-seep sediment in Sagami Bay, Japan. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile and aerobic chemo-organotrophs. The isolate grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0-7.5 and with 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10 (Q-10). The predominant fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolated strain was closely affiliated to members of the genus Thalassobius in the class Alphaproteobacteria, and 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of the novel isolate with the type strain of its closest related species, Thalassobius aestuarii JC2049T, was 98.4 %. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 58.0 mol%. The hybridization values for DNA-DNA relatedness between strain JAMH 043T and reference strains belonging to the genus Thalassobius were less than 14.1 ± 2.2 %. Based on differences in taxonomic characteristics, the isolated strain represents a novel species of the genus Thalassobius, for which the name Thalassobius abyssi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JAMH 043T ( = JCM 30900T = DSM 100673T).

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Curr Microbiol ; 72(4): 363-9, 2016 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26676296

ABSTRACT

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated X1(T), was isolated from the permafrost region of Qilian Mountains in northwest of China. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain X1(T) was a member of the genus Sphingomonas and shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Sphingomonas oligophenolica JCM 12082(T) (96.9%), followed by Sphingomonas glacialis CGMCC 1.8957(T) (96.7%) and Sphingomonas alpina DSM 22537(T) (96.4%). Strain X1(T) was able to grow at 15-30 °C, pH 6.0-10.0 and with 0-0.3% NaCl (w/v). The DNA G+C content of the isolate was 64.8 mol%. Strain X1(T)-contained Q-10 as the dominant ubiquinone and C(18:1)ω7c, C(16:1)ω7c, C(16:0) and C(14:0) 2-OH as the dominant fatty acids. The polar lipid profile of strain XI(T)-contained sphingoglycolipid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified glycolipid and two unidentified phospholipid. Due to the phenotypic and genetic distinctiveness and other characteristic studied in this article, we consider X1(T) as a novel species of the genus Sphingomonas and propose to name it Sphingomonas qilianensis sp. nov. The type strain is X1(T) (=CGMCC 1.15349(T) = KCTC 42862(T)).


Subject(s)
Environment , Permafrost/microbiology , Soil Microbiology , Sphingomonas/classification , Base Composition , China , Phylogeny , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sphingomonas/chemistry , Sphingomonas/genetics , Sphingomonas/isolation & purification
12.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek ; 108(6): 1341-1347, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26363912

ABSTRACT

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore forming, aerobic, orange-pigmented bacterium, designated strain 6P(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected from the Hoh Xil basin, China. Strain 6P(T) grew optimally at 25 °C, pH 7.0-7.5 and NaCl concentration of 0-1 % (w/v). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain 6P(T) belongs to the genus Sphingomonas, with high sequence similarity (97.1 %) to Sphingomonas fennica. The DNA-DNA hybridization homology with S. fennica DSM 13665(T) was 45.3 %. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain is 65.3 mol%. The isolate contained Q-10 as the only respiratory quinone. The major polar lipids are diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingoglycolipid (SGL). C18:1 ω7c and C16:1 ω7c are the major fatty acids. On the basis of the polyphasic evidence presented, strain 6P(T) represents a novel species of the genus Sphingomonas, for which the name Sphingomonas arantia sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 6P(T) (=CGMCC 1.12702(T) = JCM 19855(T)).


Subject(s)
Sphingomonas/classification , Sphingomonas/isolation & purification , Aerobiosis , Animals , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , China , Cluster Analysis , Cytosol/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry , DNA, Ribosomal/genetics , Fatty Acids/analysis , Glycolipids/analysis , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Molecular Sequence Data , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phospholipids/analysis , Phylogeny , Pigments, Biological/analysis , Quinones/analysis , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sodium Chloride/metabolism , Sphingomonas/genetics , Sphingomonas/physiology , Temperature
13.
FEMS Yeast Res ; 15(6)2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26187908

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to develop novel methods for attachment and cultivation of specifically positioned single yeast cells on a microelectrode surface with the application of a weak electrical potential. Saccharomyces cerevisiae diploid strains attached to an indium tin oxide/glass (ITO) electrode to which a negative potential between -0.2 and -0.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl was applied, while they did not adhere to a gallium-doped zinc oxide/glass electrode surface. The yeast cells attached to the negative potential-applied ITO electrodes showed normal cell proliferation. We found that the flocculin FLO10 gene-disrupted diploid BY4743 mutant strain (flo10Δ /flo10Δ) almost completely lost the ability to adhere to the negative potential-applied ITO electrode. Our results indicate that the mechanisms of diploid BY4743 S. cerevisiae adhesion involve interaction between the negative potential-applied ITO electrode and the Flo10 protein on the cell wall surface. A combination of micropatterning techniques of living single yeast cell on the ITO electrode and omics technologies holds potential of novel, highly parallelized, microchip-based single-cell analysis that will contribute to new screening concepts and applications.


Subject(s)
Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism , Cell Adhesion , Electrodes/microbiology , Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/cytology , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/physiology , Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics , Gene Deletion , Glass , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/growth & development , Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics , Tin Compounds , Zinc Oxide
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 65(10): 3658-3665, 2015 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26220187

ABSTRACT

A Gram-reaction-negative, non-motile, facultatively aerobic bacterium, designated strain M1T, was isolated from a subterrestrial sediment sample of Qiangtang Basin in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China. The strain formed rough yellow colonies on R2A plates. Cells were oval or short rod-shaped, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate belonged to the family Erythrobacteraceae and showed 96.2­96.4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to its closest relatives. Chemotaxonomic analysis revealed ubiquinone-10 (Q10) as the dominant respiratory quinone of strain M1T and C17 : 1ω6c (44.2 %) and C18 : 1ω7c (13.7 %) as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, sphingoglycolipid, three unidentified glycolipids, one unidentified phosphoglycolipid and one unidentified lipid. The DNA G+C content of strain M1T was 73.7 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data presented in this study, strain M1T represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Erythrobacteraceae, for which the name Qipengyuania sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is M1T ( = CGMCC 1.12928T = JCM 30182T).


Subject(s)
Alphaproteobacteria/classification , Geologic Sediments/microbiology , Phylogeny , Soil Microbiology , Alphaproteobacteria/genetics , Alphaproteobacteria/isolation & purification , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , China , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Molecular Sequence Data , Phospholipids/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 65(9): 2919-2924, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26012583

ABSTRACT

A Gram-stain-negative, yellow, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain KK22(T), was isolated from a microbial consortium that grew on diesel fuel originally recovered from cattle pasture soil. Strain KK22(T) has been studied for its ability to biotransform high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogeny, strain KK22(T) was affiliated with the genus Sphingobium in the phylum Proteobacteria and was most closely related to Sphingobium fuliginis TKP(T) (99.8%) and less closely related to Sphingobium quisquiliarum P25(T) (97.5%). Results of DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) revealed relatedness values between strain KK22(T) and strain TKP(T) and between strain KK22(T) and strain P25(T) of 21 ± 4% (reciprocal hybridization, 27 ± 2%) and 15 ± 2% (reciprocal hybridization, 17 ± 1%), respectively. Chemotaxonomic analyses of strain KK22(T) showed that the major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-10, that the polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidyl-N-methylethylethanolamine and sphingoglycolipid, and that C18 : 1ω7c and C14 : 0 2-OH were the main fatty acid and hydroxylated fatty acids, respectively. This strain was unable to reduce nitrate and the genomic DNA G+C content was 64.7 mol%. Based upon the results of the DDH analyses, the fact that strain KK22(T) was motile, and its biochemical and physiological characteristics, strain KK22(T) could be separated from recognized species of the genus Sphingobium. We conclude that strain KK22(T) represents a novel species of this genus for which the name Sphingobium barthaii sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is KK22(T) ( = DSM 29313(T) = JCM 30309(T)).


Subject(s)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/metabolism , Soil Microbiology , Soil Pollutants/metabolism , Sphingomonadaceae/classification , Animals , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , Cattle , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Weight , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phospholipids/chemistry , Phylogeny , Pigmentation , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sphingomonadaceae/genetics , Sphingomonadaceae/isolation & purification , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 65(9): 2786-2790, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25977284

ABSTRACT

A novel marine bacterial strain designated JAMH 011(T) was isolated from the cold-seep sediment in Sagami Bay, Japan. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic chemo-organotrophs and motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Growth occurred at temperatures below 31 °C, with the optimum at 25 °C. The major respiratory quinone was Q-10. The predominant fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolated strain was closely affiliated with members of the genus Shimia in the class Alphaproteobacteria, and the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of the novel isolate with the type strain of the closest related species, Shimia haliotis WM35(T), was 98.1%. The DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 57.3 mol%. The hybridization values for DNA-DNA relatedness between strain JAMH 011(T) and reference strains belonging to the genus Shimia were less than 9.4 ± 0.7%. Based on differences in taxonomic characteristics, the isolated strain represents a novel species of the genus Shimia, for which the name Shimia sagamensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JAMH 011(T) ( = JCM 30583(T) = DSM 29734(T)).


Subject(s)
Geologic Sediments/microbiology , Phylogeny , Rhodobacteraceae/classification , Seawater/microbiology , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , Cold Temperature , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Japan , Molecular Sequence Data , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/genetics , Rhodobacteraceae/isolation & purification , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 65(7): 2048-2055, 2015 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25829329

ABSTRACT

A Gram-reaction-negative bacterial strain, designated fig4(T), was isolated from a subsurface sediment core of Qiangtang Basin permafrost in China. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive and rods. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain fig4(T )was a member of the family Hyphomicrobiaceae and was most closely related to members of the genera Pelagibacterium, Vasilyevaea and Devosia with 93.8-96.2% sequence similarities. The major cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 0, 11-methyl C18 : 1 ω7c, C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c). The major respiratory quinone was Q-10 and the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and two unknown glycolipids. The DNA G+C content was 60.7 mol%. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic data, strain fig4(T) is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae, for which the name Youhaiella tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is fig4(T) ( = CGMCC 1.12719(T) = JCM 19854(T)).


Subject(s)
Geologic Sediments/microbiology , Hyphomicrobiaceae/classification , Phylogeny , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , China , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Glycolipids/chemistry , Hyphomicrobiaceae/genetics , Hyphomicrobiaceae/isolation & purification , Molecular Sequence Data , Permafrost/microbiology , Phosphatidylglycerols/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 65(Pt 1): 171-176, 2015 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25313092

ABSTRACT

Two novel strains, T9(T) and T10, were isolated from water samples collected from Chishui River flowing through Maotai town, Guizhou, south-west China. The isolates were yellow-pigmented, Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile and aerobic. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolates belonged to the genus Flavobacterium, and showed highest similarities to Flavobacterium hibernum DSM 12611(T) (97.0 %), followed by Flavobacterium granuli Kw05(T) (96.7 %) and Flavobacterium pectinovorum DSM 6368(T) (96.7 %). The novel strains were able to grow at 20-37 °C (optimum 25 °C), pH 7.0-10.0 (optimum pH 7.0-8.0) and with 0-0.5 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0.5 %). The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c, anteiso-C15 : 0, C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 1ω10c, and menaquinone-6 (MK-6) was the main respiratory quinone. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unknown glycolipid, two unknown aminolipids and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C contents of strains T9(T) and T10 were 37.7 and 36.4 mol%, respectively. According to the phenotypic and genetic data, strains T9(T) and T10 represent a novel species in the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium maotaiense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T9(T) ( = CGMCC 1.12712(T) = JCM 19927(T)).


Subject(s)
Flavobacterium/classification , Phylogeny , Rivers/microbiology , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , China , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Flavobacterium/genetics , Flavobacterium/isolation & purification , Molecular Sequence Data , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Phosphatidylethanolamines/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Vitamin K 2/analogs & derivatives , Vitamin K 2/chemistry
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 64(Pt 12): 3994-4000, 2014 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25212225

ABSTRACT

A translucent, white, Gram-reaction-negative, facultatively anaerobic, non-flagellated, slightly curved or curved bacterial strain, designated YT8(T), was isolated from the fresh water of the Maotai section of Chishui River, China. Cells were catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain YT8(T) is a member of the genus Arenimonas with similarity to other members of this genus ranging from 93.7 to 95.0 %. The major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone 8 (Q-8), major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminolipid, two unidentified phospholipids and two unidentified polar lipids, while major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C14 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strain YT8(T) was 66.6 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and genotypic features studied, strain YT8(T) is suggested to represent a novel species of the genus Arenimonas, for which the name Arenimonas maotaiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YT8(T) ( = CGMCC 1.12726(T) = JCM 19710(T)).


Subject(s)
Phylogeny , Rivers/microbiology , Xanthomonadaceae/classification , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , China , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Fresh Water/microbiology , Molecular Sequence Data , Phospholipids/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry , Xanthomonadaceae/genetics , Xanthomonadaceae/isolation & purification
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol ; 64(Pt 11): 3668-3675, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25096326

ABSTRACT

A novel psychrophilic, marine, bacterial strain designated BJ-1(T) was isolated from the Iheya North hydrothermal field in the Okinawa Trough off Japan. Cells were Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic chemo-organotrophs and motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Growth occurred at temperatures below 16 °C, with the optimum between 9 and 12 °C. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that the closest relatives of strain BJ-1(T) were Shewanella denitrificans OS-217(T) (93.5% similarity), Shewanella profunda DSM 15900(T) (92.9%), Shewanella gaetbuli TF-27(T) (92.9%), Paraferrimonas sedimenticola Mok-106(T) (92.1%) and Ferrimonas kyonanensis Asr22-7(T) (91.7%). The major respiratory quinone was Q-8. The predominant fatty acids were C(16:1)ω7c and C(16:0). The G+C content of the novel strain was 40.5 mol%. Based on phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence, it is proposed that strain BJ-1(T) represents a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Psychrobium conchae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Psychrobium conchae is BJ-1(T) ( =JCM 30103(T) =DSM 28701(T)).


Subject(s)
Bivalvia/microbiology , Gammaproteobacteria/classification , Phylogeny , Animals , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Base Composition , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Gammaproteobacteria/genetics , Gammaproteobacteria/isolation & purification , Hydrothermal Vents , Japan , Molecular Sequence Data , Phospholipids/chemistry , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Seawater , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ubiquinone/chemistry
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