RRC ID 71256
Author Björnsdóttir SH, Pétursdóttir SK, Gudmundsdóttir EE, Olgudóttir E, Stefansson SK, Róbertsdóttir T, Sigurpálsson ÁH, Ólafsdóttir SK, Fridjónsson ÓH, Hreggvidsson GÓ.
Title Rhodocaloribacter litoris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an intertidal hot spring.
Journal Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
Abstract Red-pigmented strains of non-sporeforming, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic bacteria were isolated from intertidal hot springs in Laugarvík, NW-Iceland. Cells stained Gram-negative and formed pleomorphic rods that often had swollen ends and occurred singly or in filaments. Growth was observed at 40-65 °C (optimum at 60 °C), pH 6-9 (optimum at 6.5-8) and 0.5-5% (optimum at 1-2%) (w/v) NaCl. Strain ISCAR-4553T contained MK-7 as the main respiratory quinone and saturated iso and anteiso branched chains of 17 and 15 carbons as the main cellular fatty acids (83.4%). The G+C content of the DNA is 67.3 mol%. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity was with the genus Roseithermus (92.0%) and followed by Rhodothermus, Rubrivirga and Rubricoccus (88-90%). Genome and phenotype comparisons supported the affiliation of the novel isolates and the genus Roseithermus to the family Rhodothermaceae of the phylum Rhodothermaeota. The described isolates are proposed to be classified as representatives of a novel species belonging to a novel genus, with the name Rhodocaloribacter litoris gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is ISCAR-4553T (=DSM 110790T = ATCC TSD-179T).
Volume 71(10)
Published 2021-10-1
DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.005073
PMID 34672921
MeSH Bacterial Typing Techniques Bacteroidetes / classification* Bacteroidetes / isolation & purification Base Composition DNA, Bacterial / genetics Fatty Acids / chemistry Hot Springs* / microbiology Iceland Phylogeny* Pigmentation RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA
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General Microbes JCM32374