RRC ID 87940
著者 Shimada S, Aoki K, Shiozawa A, Nakai R, Fujiwara N, Komori K, Kudoh S, Imura S, Ishii Y, Tateda K.
タイトル Characterization of Mycobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant member of the genus Mycobacterium isolated from Antarctic soil.
ジャーナル Sci Rep
Abstract Most species of the genus Mycobacterium are widely distributed in soil and aquatic environments; however, there is limited understanding of their distribution and adaptation to permanently cold environments. Psychrophilic/psychrotolerant bacteria isolated from cold environments represent an important resource that can be used to understand these aspects. Here, we report representative psychrotolerant mycobacteria strains, designated TUM20985T, TUM20983, and TUM20984, from Antarctic soils. Phylogenetic analysis using the 16S rRNA gene and average nucleotide identity confirmed that these three strains belong to the same species, and are most closely related to Mycobacterium hodleri JCM 12141T. These strains are psychrotolerant and grow at 4-25 °C, but not above 30 °C. All three strains exhibited a higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids compared with closely related species, with C18:1ω9c, C17:1ω8c, C17:0, and C16:0 identified as the major fatty acids. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-9(H2). Comparative genomic analysis showed potential functional divergence in lipid metabolism genes, and revealed the presence of nitrate reduction and potential methane or ammonia oxidation genes that were absent in closely related species. Based on these findings, we propose that our strains represent a novel species, designated Mycobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., with TUM20985T (RIMD 4000203T = NCTC 15058T) as the type strain.
巻・号 15(1)
ページ 34231
公開日 2025-10-1
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-16147-6
PII 10.1038/s41598-025-16147-6
PMID 41034288
PMC PMC12489007
MeSH Antarctic Regions Cold Temperature DNA, Bacterial / genetics Fatty Acids / analysis Genome, Bacterial Mycobacterium* / classification Mycobacterium* / genetics Mycobacterium* / isolation & purification Phylogeny RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics Soil Microbiology*
IF 3.998
リソース情報
病原細菌
一般微生物 JCM13574 JCM12141