title: Larkinella insperata gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' isolated from water of a steam generator.
abstract: A Gram-negative bacterium, designated strain LMG 22510T, was isolated from water of a pharmaceutical company steam generator. The cells had a ring-like and horseshoe-shaped morphology and possessed gliding motility. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain was a member of the Flexibacter group within the phylum 'Bacteroidetes'; its nearest neighbour was Spirosoma linguale (88.8 % sequence similarity). DNA base content, fatty acid composition and biochemical characteristics were determined. Genotypic and phenotypic data indicated that strain LMG 22510T could not be assigned to any recognized genus; therefore, a novel genus and species is proposed, Larkinella insperata gen. nov., sp. nov., with LMG 22510T (= NCIMB 14103T) as the type strain.
authors.affiliation: BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Marc.Vancanneyt@UGent.be
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vancanneyt
authors.forename: Olga I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Nedashkovskaya
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Snauwaert
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mortier
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vandemeulebroecke
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoste
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dawyndt
authors.forename: Galina M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Frolova
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swings
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D004345:Drug Industry; D005227:Fatty Acids; D045248:Flexibacter / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D013227:Steam; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013227:Steam