title: Schlegelella thermodepolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium that degrades poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-mercaptopropionate).
abstract: A novel thermophilic bacterium, strain K14T, capable of degrading poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) as well as copolymers containing 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-mercaptopropionate linked by thioester bonds, was isolated. 16S rDNA sequence analysis showed that strain DhA-71, a dehydroabietic acid-degrading bacterium, was the nearest phylogenetic neighbour and that both strains should be placed as members of a newly created genus, Schlegelella gen. nov., in the Rubrivivax subgroup of the beta-Proteobacteria. Strain K14T (= LMG 21644T = DSM 15344T) is proposed as the type strain of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov. Its phylogenetic, morphological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic characteristics are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elbanna
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lütke-Eversloh
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Trappen
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Joris
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mergaert
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swings
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinbüchel
mesh_terms: D015097:3-Mercaptopropionic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D020562:Betaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D015097:3-Mercaptopropionic Acid; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D011091:Polyesters; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012722:Sewage; C432743:poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate); D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates