Kaistella flava sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic tundra soil, and emended descriptions of Kaistella yonginensis, Kaistella jeonii, Kaistella antarctica and Kaistella chaponensis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoya Peng ◽  
Yumin Zhang ◽  
Yijing Lu ◽  
Xueyin Zhou ◽  
Zhourui Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Genome Level ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A rod-shaped, yellow-pigmented, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and aerobic bacterium, designated 7-3AT, was isolated from soil from King George Island, maritime Antarctica, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Growth occurred at 4–37 °C (optimum, 20°C) and at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–8.0). Tolerance to NaCl was up to 4 % (w/v) with optimum growth in the absence of NaCl. The results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain 7-3AT represented a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae . Strain 7-3AT showed the highest sequence similarities with Kaistella yonginensis HMD 1043T (96.65 %), Kaistella carnis NCTC 13525T (96.53 %), Kaistella chaponensis DSM 23145T (96.27 %), Kaistella antarctica LMG 24720T (96.13 %) and Kaistella jeonii DSM 17048T (96.06 %). A whole genome-level comparison of 7-3AT with K. jeonii DSM 17048T, K. antarctica LMG 24720T, K. chaponensis DSM 23145T, and Kaistella palustris DSM 21579T revealed average nucleotide identity (ANI) values of 79.03, 82.25, 78.12, and 74.42 %, respectively. The major respiratory isoprenoid quinone was identified as MK-6 and a few ubiquinones Q-10 were identified. In addition, flexirubin-type pigments were absent. The polar lipid profile of 7-3AT was found to contain one phosphatidylethanolamine, six unidentified aminolipids (AL) and two unidentified lipids (L). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was determined to be 34.54 mol%. The main fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, summed feature 9 (comprising iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or C16 : 0 10-methyl), anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C13 : 0 and summed feature 3 (comprising C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c). On the basis of the evidence presented in this study, a novel species of the genus Kaistella , Kaistella flava sp. nov., is proposed, with the type strain 7-3AT (=CCTCC AB 2016141T= KCTC 52492T). Emended descriptions of Kaistella yonginensis , Kaistella jeonii , Kaistella antarctica and Kaistella chaponensis are also given.

scholarly journals Melghirimyces algeriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Thermoactinomycetaceae , isolated from a salt lake

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1491-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammara Nariman Addou ◽  
Peter Schumann ◽  
Cathrin Spröer ◽  
Hocine Hacene ◽  
Jean-Luc Cayol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Analysis ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Type Strains ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel filamentous bacterium, designated NariEXT, was isolated from soil collected from Chott Melghir salt lake, which is located in the south-east of Algeria. The strain was an aerobic, halotolerant, thermotolerant, Gram-positive bacterium that was able to grow in NaCl concentrations up to 21 % (w/v), at 37–60 °C and at pH 5.0–9.5. The major fatty acids were iso- and anteiso-C15 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 47.3 mol%. The major menaquinone was MK-7, but MK-6 and MK-8 were also present. The polar lipid profile consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine (methyl-PE). Results of molecular and phenotypic analysis led to the description of the strain as a new member of the family Thermoactinomycetaceae . The isolate was distinct from members of recognized genera of this family by morphological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic characteristics. Strain NariEXT showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 95.38 and 94.28 % with the type strains of Desmospora activa and Kroppenstedtia eburnea , respectively, but differed from both type strains in its sugars, polar lipids and in the presence of methyl-PE. On the basis of physiological and phylogenetic data, strain NariEXT represents a novel species of a new genus of the family Thermoactinomycetaceae for which the name Melghirimyces algeriensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Melghirimyces algeriensis, the type species of the genus, is NariEXT ( = DSM 45474T = CCUG 59620T).

Sphingobacterium arenae sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijie Jiang ◽  
Ming Chen ◽  
Shiyou Su ◽  
Mingkun Yang ◽  
Aihua Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Major Polar Lipid ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped, aerobic bacterium designated H-12T was isolated from a mixed sandy soil sample collected from Xinjiang, China. Strain H-12T grew at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 7.0–11.0 (optimum, pH 8.5) on TGY medium with 0–5 % NaCl (w/v). 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain H-12T shared sequence similarities with Sphingobacterium composti DSM 18850T (90.0 %). Strain H-12T showed a low level of DNA–DNA relatedness to Sphingobacterium composti DSM 18850T (45.5 %). The predominant isoprenoid quinone of strain H-12T was MK-7 and the major polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16:1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 0, C16 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 0 3-OH. DNA G+C content of strain H-12T was 44.15 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic data, strain H-12T is proposed to be a representative of a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium , for which the name Sphingobacterium arenae sp. nov. is suggested and the type strain is H-12T ( = ACCC 05758T = KCTC 32294T).

Rudaibacter terrae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4052-4057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Jin Kim ◽  
Ji-Young Moon ◽  
Moriyuki Hamada ◽  
Tomohiko Tamura ◽  
Hang-Yeon Weon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Greenhouse Soil ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated 5GHs34-4T, was isolated from greenhouse soil in Yongin, Republic of Korea. Growth occurred in the temperature range of 10–37 °C (optimum 28–30 °C) and at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum pH 7.0). It can tolerate up to 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The strain showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity levels of 95.1–97.0 % with species of the genus Leifsonia , 95.7–96.7 % with species of the genus Herbiconiux , 95.1–96.4 % with species of the genus Salinibacterium and 96.1 % with Labedella gwakjiensis and Homoserinimonas aerilata . The highest sequence similarities (97.0 %) were with Leifsonia aquatica JCM 1368T, Leifsonia poae VKM Ac-1401T and Leifsonia psychrotolerans LI1T. The peptidoglycan type determined for strain 5GHs34-4T was B2γ with dl-2,4-diaminobutyric acid at position 3. The murein was of the acetyl type. The polar lipids consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and two unknown glycolipids. The menaquinones detected were MK-13, MK-12 and MK-14, and the major fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c), anteiso-C17 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0. The phenotypic and phylogenetic traits of strain 5GHs34-4T differed in some respects from those of members of the family Microbacteriaceae . Therefore, strain 5GHs34-4T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Microbacteriaceae , for which the name Rudaibacter terrae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5GHs34-4T ( = KACC 15523T = NBRC 108754T).

Sediminihaliea albiluteola gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halieaceae, isolated from marine sediment

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Feng-Bai Lian ◽  
You-Yang Sun ◽  
Xiao-Kui Zhang ◽  
Zong-Jun Du
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and facultatively aerobic bacterial strain, designated F7430T, was isolated from coastal sediment collected at Jingzi Wharf in Weihai, PR China. Cells of strain F7430T were 0.3–0.4 µm wide, 2.0–2.6 µm long, non-flagellated, non-motile and formed pale-beige colonies. Growth was observed at 4–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.5–8.0) and at NaCl concentrations of 1.0–10.0 % (w/v; optimum, 1.0 %). The sole respiratory quinone of strain F7430T was ubiquinone 8 and the predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1  ω7c / C18 : 1  ω6c; 60.7 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1  ω7c/C16 : 1  ω6c; 30.2 %) and C15 : 0 iso (13.9 %). The polar lipids of strain F7430T consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, one unidentified phospholipid and three unidentified lipids. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequences analyses indicated that this strain belonged to the family Halieaceae and had high sequence similarities to Parahaliea aestuarii JCM 51547T (95.3 %) and Halioglobus pacificus DSM 27932T (95.2 %) followed by 92.9–95.0 % sequence similarities to other type species within the aforementioned family. The rpoB gene sequences analyses indicated that the novel strain had the highest sequence similarities to Parahaliea aestuarii JCM 51547T (82.2 %) and Parahaliea mediterranea DSM 21924T (82.2 %) followed by 75.2–80.5 % sequence similarities to other type species within this family. Phylogenetic analyses showed that strain F7430T constituted a monophyletic branch clearly separated from the other genera of family Halieaceae . Whole-genome sequencing of strain F7430T revealed a 3.3 Mbp genome size with a DNA G+C content of 52.6 mol%. The genome encoded diverse metabolic pathways including the Entner–Doudoroff pathway, assimilatory sulphate reduction and biosynthesis of dTDP-l-rhamnose. Based on results from the current polyphasic study, strain F7430T is proposed to represent a novel species of a new genus within the family Halieaceae , for which the name Sediminihaliea albiluteola gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is F7430T (=KCTC 72873T=MCCC 1H00420T).

Muriicola soli sp. nov., isolated from soil

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Jeong Kang ◽  
Min-Kyeong Kim ◽  
Su Gwon Roh ◽  
Seung Bum Kim
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Optimum Ph ◽  
Genomic Characterization

A Gram-stain-negative, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive, aerobic, orange-pigmented, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium designated strain MMS17-SY002T was isolated from island soil. The isolate grew at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0–9.5 (optimum, pH 7) and in the presence of 0.5–4.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain MMS17-SY002T was mostly related to the genus Muriicola of the family Flavobacteriaceae and had highest sequence similarity of 96.82 % to Muriicola marianensis A6B8T and Muriicola jejuensis EM44T, but formed a distinct phylogenetic line within the genus. Chemotaxonomic analyses showed that menaquinone 6 was the predominant isoprenoid quinone, the major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C15 : 0, and the diagnostic polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. The genomic DNA G+C content was 42.4 mol%. Strain MMS17-SY002T could be distinguished from related species by the combination of trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, acid phosphatase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase and β-glucosidase activities. The orthologous average nucleotide identity between the genomes of strain MMS17-SY002T and M. jejuensis and that between the strain and M. marianensis A6B8T were 73.26 and 73.33%, respectively, thus confirming the separation of the strain from related species at species level. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and genomic characterization, MMS17-SY002T should be recognized as a novel species of the genus Muriicola , for which the name Muriicola soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MMS17-SY002T (=KCTC 62790T=JCM 32370T).

Fertoeibacter niger gen. nov., sp. nov. a novel alkaliphilic bacterium of the family Rhodobacteraceae

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sára Szuróczki ◽  
Gorkhmaz Abbaszade ◽  
Dominika Buni ◽  
Károly Bóka ◽  
Peter Schumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Novel Genus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

Three Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, oxidase- and catalase-positive, rod-shaped, black, facultative phototrophic bacterial strains, RG-N-1aT, DMA-N-7a and RA-N-9 were isolated from the water sample from Lake Fertő/Neusiedler See (Hungary). Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the strains form a distinct linage within the family Rhodobacteraceae and their closest relatives are Tabrizicola piscis K13M18T (96.32%) followed by Cypionkella psychrotolerans PAMC 27389T (96.25%). The novel bacterial strains prefer alkaline environments and grow optimally at 23–33 °C in the presence of NaCl (1–2 w/v%). Bacteriochlorophyll a was detected. Cells contained exclusively ubiquinone Q-10. The major cellular fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c, C19 : 1iso ω5c, C18 : 0 3-OH and C18 : 1ω7c 11-methyl. The polar lipid profile contains diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, an unidentified phospholipid and four unidentified lipids. The assembled draft genome of RG-N-1aT had 33 contigs with N50 values 315 027 nt, 96× genome coverage, total length of 4 326 551 bp and a DNA G+C content of 64.9%. Genome-based calculations (genome-to-genome distance and DNA G+C percentage) and pairwise amino acid identity (AAI <73.5%) indicate that RG-N-1aT represents a novel genus. RG-N-1aT (=DSM 108317T=NCAIM B.02647T) is suggested as the type strain of a novel genus and species in the family Rhodobacteraceae , for which the name Fertoeibacter niger gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed.

Muriiphilus fusiformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-marine bacterium belonging to the Roseobacter group, and reclassification of Maritimibacter lacisalsi (Zhong et al. 2015) as Muriicola lacisalsi gen. nov., comb. nov.

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Wen Wang ◽  
Wen-Ting Ren ◽  
Yuan-You Xu ◽  
Xin-Qi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Wastewater Sample ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Novel Genus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-sporulating, flagellated and spindle-like bacterium, designated HY14T, was isolated from a pickle-processing factory wastewater sample. The isolate chemoheterotrophically grew at 4–42 °C (optimum, 35 °C) and pH 5.5–9.0 (optimum, pH 6.0–6.5). Salt was required for growth (0.5–12 % NaCl, w/v). A deep brown and water-soluble uncharacterized pigment was produced when grown in certain media. The predominant fatty acids (>5 %) included C16 : 0, C18 : 1  ω7c, 11-methyl C18 : 1  ω7c and C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c. The polar lipid profile consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, two unidentified aminolipids, two unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified glycolipids and five unknown lipids. The major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-10. Pairwise alignment based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain HY14T had the highest sequence similarity to genera Maritimibacter (95.61–96.05 %) and Boseongicola (95.82 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on core genome illustrated that strain HY14T formed a monophyletic lineage with members of the genus Maritimibacter in the clade of the Roseobacter group in the family Rhodobacteraeceae. The core-gene average amino acid identity used to define bacterial genera by a threshold of 60–80 % was calculated to be 68.56–76.5 % between HY14T and closely related taxa. Several genomic characteristics, such as carrying two RuBisCO-mediated pathways and different osmoprotectant transport pathways, exhibited the genotypic discrepancies of strain HY14T. Based on the polyphasic taxonomic characterization, strain HY14T is considered to represent a novel species of a novel genus belonging to the family Rhodobacteraeceae, for which the name Muriiphilus fusiformis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HY14T (=CGMCC 1.15973T=KCTC 52499T). Maritimibacter lacisalsi (Zhong et al. 2015) is considered to diverge from Maritimibacter alkaliphilus at the genus level, and should be reassigned as a novel genus, for which the name Muriicola lacisalsi gen. nov., comb. nov. is proposed.

Acidovorax antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample of Collins Glacier front, Antarctica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Xu ◽  
Xiaoya Peng ◽  
Yanhong Wang ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
Yongping Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Glacier Front ◽  
Bacterium Strain ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, and aerobic bacterium, strain 16-35-5T, was isolated from Collins Glacier front soil from the Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica. The bacterium grew optimally at 28 °C, pH 7.0 and in the presence of 0–4.0 % (w/v) NaCl. On the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogenetic analyses, it was concluded that 16-35-5T represented a member of the genus Acidovorax and had the highest sequence similarities with Acidovorax anthurii CFBP 3232T (96.48 %). The genome of 16-35-5T is 4.2 Mb long with a DNA G+C content of 66.3 mol%. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) value between the genomes of 16-35-5T and Acidovorax wautersii DSM 27981T, was 85.29 %. Strain 16-35-5T had ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) as the respiratory ubiquinone. The polar lipids of 16-35-5T were consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol. The main fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c, 25.2 %), summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c, 12.9 %), C16 : 0 (35.2 %), and C17 : 0 cyclo (19.0 %). On the basis of the evidence presented in this study, 16-35-5T should be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Acidovorax , for which the name Acidovorax antarcticus sp. nov., is proposed, with the type strain 16-35-5T (=CCTCC AB 2019325T=KCTC 72915T).

scholarly journals Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic hydrogen-producing bacterium in the family Rikenellaceae isolated from a reed swamp

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 2986-2991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Li Su ◽  
Qi Tian ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Xian-Zheng Yuan ◽  
Xiao-Shuang Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yeast Extract ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Wastewater Sludge ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Strictly Anaerobic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, carbohydrate-fermenting, hydrogen-producing bacterium, designated strain RL-CT, was isolated from a reed swamp in China. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, catalase-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile rods measuring 0.7–1.0 µm in width and 3.0–8.0 µm in length. The optimum temperature for growth of strain RL-CT was 37 °C (range 25–40 °C) and pH 7.0–7.5 (range pH 5.7–8.0). The strain could grow fermentatively on yeast extract, tryptone, arabinose, glucose, galactose, mannose, maltose, lactose, glycogen, pectin and starch. The main end products of glucose fermentation were acetate, H2 and CO2. Organic acids, alcohols and amino acids were not utilized for growth. Yeast extract was not required for growth; however, it stimulated growth slightly. Nitrate, sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate, elemental sulfur and Fe(III) nitrilotriacetate were not reduced as terminal electron acceptors. Aesculin was hydrolysed but not gelatin. Indole and H2S were produced from yeast extract. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 51.2 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 0. The most abundant polar lipid of strain RL-CT was phosphatidylethanolamine. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the isolate belongs to the uncultured Blvii28 wastewater-sludge group (http://www.arb-silva.de/) in the family Rikenellaceae of the phylum Bacteroidetes, and shared low sequence similarities with the related species Alistipes shahii WAL 8301T (81.8 %), Rikenella microfusus ATCC 29728T (81.7 %) and Anaerocella delicata WN081T (80.9 %). On the basis of these data, a novel species in a new genus of the family Rikenellaceae is proposed, Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of the type species is RL-CT ( = JCM 17603T = DSM 24657T = CGMCC 1.5173T).

scholarly journals Reclassification of Ruminococcus obeum as Blautia obeum comb. nov.

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_3) ◽  
pp. 789-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Lawson ◽  
Sydney M. Finegold
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Culture Collection ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Strain Number ◽  
Sequence Similarities

During our previous studies we reclassified Clostridium coccoides and a number of misclassified ruminococci into a novel genus Blautia within the family Lachnospiraceae . However, the Rules of the Bacteriological Code currently require that the types of all species and subspecies with new names (including new combinations) be deposited in two different collections in two different countries. The type strain of Ruminococcus obeum was, at that period in time, only deposited in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and a second independent deposit, as required by the Code, was not available. Consequently, the transfer of this species to the genus Blautia could not be made, because the resulting species name would not conform to the Rules governing the valid publication of species names and deposit of type material (Rules 27 and 30) and consequently would not be considered to be validly published. This resulted in a nomenclatural and taxonomic anomaly with R. obeum being phylogenetically placed among members of the genus Blautia with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of between 91.8 and 96.6 %. In order to rectify this unsatisfactory situation, through our discussions with the ATCC, the deposit of strain R. obeum ATCC 29174T to the DSMZ as strain number DSM 25238T was completed. Hence, the transfer of R. obeum to the genus Blautia as Blautia obeum comb. nov. is now proposed. The type strain is ATCC 29174T ( = DSM 25238T = KCTC 15206T).

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