title: Herminiimonas aquatilis sp. nov., a new species from drinking water.
abstract: A bacterial strain (CCUG 36956T) isolated from drinking water was taxonomically studied in detail. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate indicated that it belongs to family Oxalobacteraceae of the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria, with the highest sequence similarity of 99.3% to the type strain of Herminiimonas fonticola. In the polyamine pattern putrescine and 2-hydroxyputrescine were the predominant compounds. In the polar lipid profile major compounds were phosphatidyl ethanolamine and diphosphatidyl glycerol. Phosphatidyl glycerol and an unknown phospholipid were detected in moderate proportions. The major respiratory quinone was a ubiquinone Q-8 and the major whole cell fatty acids were 16:1 omega7c, 17:1 omega6c, and 16:0. The strain also contained 10:0 3-OH and other fatty acids typical for members of the genus Herminiimonas. The results of DNA-DNA hybridizations and physiological and biochemical tests allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain CCUG 36956T from H. fonticola. For this reason, we propose that strain CCUG 36956T represents a new species of the genus Herminiimonas for which we propose the name Herminiimonas aquatilis sp. nov.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, IFZ-Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany. peter.kaempfer@agar.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kämpfer
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: Enevold
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falsen
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015317:Biogenic Polyamines / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D042802:Oxalobacteraceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D015317:Biogenic Polyamines; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D011809:Quinones; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S