title: Bacillus asahii sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil with the ability to deodorize the bad smell generated from short-chain fatty acids.
abstract: In a screening campaign to isolate strains with the ability to remove the bad smell associated with animal faeces, strain MA001(T) was isolated from a soil sample obtained from Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. The isolate grew at pH 6-9 but not at pH 10. Cells were Gram-positive, straight rods with peritrichous flagella and produced ellipsoidal spores. The isolate was positive for catalase and oxidase tests but negative for indole production, deamination of phenylalanine and H(2)S production. The isolate did not produce acid from any carbohydrates tested and could not grow in more than 2 % NaCl. The DNA G+C content was 39.4 mol%. The cellular fatty acids profile consisted of significant amount of C(15) branched-chain fatty acids, iso-C(15 : 0) and anteiso-C(15 : 0). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated that strain MA001(T) was closely related to Bacillus simplex and Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus. DNA-DNA hybridization revealed a low relatedness of the isolate to several phylogenetically close neighbours (less than 9 %). On the basis of the phenotypic characteristics observed, phylogenetic data based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and DNA-DNA relatedness data, it is concluded that the isolate should be classified as representing a novel species, for which the name Bacillus asahii is proposed. The type strain is MA001(T) (=JCM 12112(T)=NCIMB 13969(T)).
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.
authors.forename: Kikue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minaminosawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.|Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaga
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, School of Dentistry, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8586, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nodasaka
authors.affiliation: Asahi Vet Japan Co., Ltd, 724-1 Midorimachi, Shiraoi-cho, Hokkaido 059-0931, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneshirou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minaminosawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000378:metabolism*; D005407:Flagella; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009812:Odorants; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D010619:Phenazines; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; C035863:Gram's stain; D007211:Indoles; D010619:Phenazines; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; C030374:indole; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D002374:Catalase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; C022342:phenylalanine oxidase; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide