title: Bacillus algicola sp. nov., a novel filamentous organism isolated from brown alga Fucus evanescens.
abstract: A slightly yellowish, Gram-positive, filamentous with 'cross-like' branching, aerobic, spore-forming bacterium was isolated from enrichment culture during degradation of the thallus of the brown alga Fucus evanescens. The bacterium studied was chemoorganotrophic, tolerant to 3% NaCl, alkalitolerant, and alginolytic. The predominant cellular fatty acid was ai15:0 which accounted more than 65% of total fatty acids, while i14:0, il5:0 i16:0, and ai17:0 made up 25%. DNA base composition was 37 mol% GC. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA gene revealed that this isolate was a member of the genus Bacillus, with no close relatives at the species level (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity less 97%). On the basis of the significant differences demonstrated in the phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, it is suggested that the bacterium be classified as a novel species; the name Bacillus algicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 3737T (= CIP 107850T).
authors.affiliation: Industrial Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia. eivanova@swin.edu.au
authors.forename: Elena P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: Yulia A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Alexeeva
authors.forename: Natalia V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Zhukova
authors.forename: Natalia M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gorshkova
authors.forename: Vlado
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buljan
authors.forename: Dan V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Nicolau
authors.forename: Valery V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Mikhailov
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christen
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044645:Fucus / Q000382:microbiology*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases; C016158:poly(beta-D-mannuronate) lyase