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  • Hydromonas duriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from freshwater
    Publication . Vaz-Moreira, Ivone; Narciso-da-Rocha, Carlos; De Brandt, Evie; Vandamme, Peter; Ferreira, A. C. Silva; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Nunes, Olga C.; Manaia, Célia M.
    An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative rod, designated strain A2P5T , was isolated from the Douro river, in Porto, Portugal. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth occurred at15–30 8C, at pH 6–8 and in the presence of 1 % (w/v) NaCl. The major respiratory quinone was Q8, the genomic DNA had a G+C content of 47¡1 mol%, and phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol were amongst the major polar lipids. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain A2P5T was observed to be a member of the family Burkholderiaceae, but could not be identified as a member of any validly named genus. The low levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to other recognized taxa (,91 %), together with the comparative analysis of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, supported the proposal of a novel species of a new genus within the family Burkholderiaceae. The name Hydromonas duriensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Hydromonas duriensis is A2P5T (5LMG 28428T 5CCUG 66137T).
  • Oryzisolibacter propanilivorax gen. nov., sp nov., a propanil-degrading bacterium
    Publication . Vaz-Moreira, Ivone; Narciso-da-Rocha, Carlos; Lopes, Ana Rita; Carvalho, Gilda; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Whitman, William B.; Snauwaert, Cindy; Vandamme, Peter; Manaia, Célia M.; Nunes, Olga C.
    Strain EPL6T, a Gram-negative, motile, short rod was isolated from a propanil and 3,4-dichloroaniline enrichment culture produced from rice paddy soil. Based on the analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain EPL6T was observed to be a member of the family Comamonadaceae , sharing the highest pairwise identity with type strains of the species Alicycliphilus denitrificans K601T (96.8 %) and Melaminivora alkalimesophila CY1T (96.8 %). Strain EPL6T was able to grow in a temperature range of 15–37 °C, pH 6–9 and in the presence of up to 4 % (w/v) NaCl and tested positive for catalase and oxidase reactions. The major respiratory quinone was Q8. The genomic DNA had a G+C content of 69.4±0.9 mol%. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol, and the major fatty acid methyl esters comprised C16 : 0, C18 : 1ω7c and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH). Comparison of the genome sequence of strain EPL6T and of its closest neighbours, Melaminivora alkalimesophila CY1T and Alicycliphilus denitrificans K601T, yielded values of ANI ≤84.1 % and of AAI ≤80.3 %. Therefore, the genetic, phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics support the classification of this organism into a new taxon. Considering the genetic divergence of strain EPL6T from the type strains of the closest species, which belong to distinct genera, we propose a new genus within the family Comamonadaceae , named Oryzisolibacter propanilivorax gen. nov., sp. nov., represented by the isolate EPL6T as the type strain of the species (=LMG 28427T=CECT 8927T).
  • Bacillus purgationiresistans sp. nov., isolated from a drinking-water treatment plant
    Publication . Vaz-Moreira, Ivone; Figueira, Vânia; Lopes, Ana R.; Lobo-da-Cunha, Alexandre; Sproer, Cathrin; Schumann, Peter; Nunes, Olga C.; Manaia, Célia M.
    A Gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, endospore-forming rod, designated DS22T, was isolated from a drinking-water treatment plant. Cells were catalase- and oxidase-positive. Growth occurred at 15–37 6C, at pH 7–10 and with ,8% (w/v) NaCl (optimum growth: 30 6C, pH 7–8 and 1–3% NaCl). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7, the G+C content of the genomic DNA was 36.5 mol% and the cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain DS22T was a member of the genus Bacillus. Its closest phylogenetic neighbours were Bacillus horneckiae NRRL B-59162T (98.5% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Bacillus oceanisediminis H2T (97.9 %), Bacillus infantis SMC 4352-1T (97.4 %), Bacillus firmus IAM 12464T (96.8 %) and Bacillus muralis LMG 20238T (96.8 %). DNA–DNA hybridization, and biochemical and physiological characterization allowed the differentiation of strain DS22T from its closest phylogenetic neighbours. The data supports the proposal of a novel species, Bacillus purgationiresistans sp. nov.; the type strain is DS22T (5DSM 23494T5NRRL B-59432T5LMG 25783T).