Bacillus saliphilus sp. nov., isolated from a mineral pool in Campania, Italy.
A haloalkaliphilic Gram-positive bacterium, strain 6AGT, that grew aerobically at an optimum temperature of 37 degrees C and at pH 7-10 (optimum 9.0), was isolated from algal mat from a mineral pool located in Malvizza in the Campania region (southern Italy). The isolate tolerated high concentrations of NaCl, up to 25 %. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the strain was shown to belong to the genus Bacillus. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed high similarity between strain 6AGT and an unidentified isolate from Hailaer soda lake (China) (99.9 % identity) and two Kenyan isolates, 3E1 and WE4 (98.3 and 97.8 % identity, respectively). The G+C content of the DNA was 48.4 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinones were MK-7(H2), MK-7(H4) and DMK-7(H2); phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol were the predominant polar lipids. iC15 : 0 and aiC15 : 0 were the major fatty acids. Strain 6AGT accumulated osmolytes. The phylogenetic distance of strain 6AGT (=DSM 15402T=ATCC BAA-957T) from any recognized species within the genus Bacillus allowed it to be classified as the type strain of Bacillus saliphilus sp. nov.
Romano
Ida
I
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Comprensorio ex Olivetti, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Na, Italy.
Lama
Licia
L
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Comprensorio ex Olivetti, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Na, Italy.
Nicolaus
Barbara
B
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Comprensorio ex Olivetti, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Na, Italy.
Gambacorta
Agata
A
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Comprensorio ex Olivetti, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Na, Italy.
Giordano
Assunta
A
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Comprensorio ex Olivetti, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Na, Italy.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000254:growth & development; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D007558:Italy; D008903:Minerals; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D008903:Minerals; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride