Caldimonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a amylase producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring.
During screening for amylase-producing bacteria, a strain designated OnlT was isolated from a hot spring located in Pingtung area, which is near the very southern part of Taiwan. Cells of this organism were Gram-negative rods motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Optimum conditions for growth were 55 degrees C and pH 7. Strain On1(T) grew well in minimal medium containing starch as the sole carbon source, and its extracellular products expressed amylase activity. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicates that strain On1(T) is a member of beta-Proteobacteria. On the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences, DNA-DNA similarity data, physiological and biochemical characteristics, as well as fatty acid compositions, the organism belonged to the genus Caldimonas and represented a novel species within this genus. The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain On1(T) were 16:0 (about 30%), 18:1 omega 7c (about 20%) and summed feature 3 (16:1 omega 7c or 15:0 iso 2OH or both [about 31%]). Its DNA base ratio was 65.9 mol% G + C. We propose to classify strain On1(T) (= BCRC 17405T = LMG 22827T) as Caldimonas taiwanensis sp. nov.
Chen
Wen-Ming
WM
Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No. 142, Hai-Chuan Rd. Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan. p62365@ms28.hinet.net
Chang
Jo-Shu
JS
Chiu
Ching-Hsiang
CH
Chang
Shu-Chen
SC
Chen
Wen-Chieh
WC
Jiang
Chii-Ming
CM
D000681:Amylases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D020562:Betaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D045482:Hot Springs / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D000681:Amylases