title: Glaciecola chathamensis sp. nov., a novel marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium.
abstract: Two novel exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria, strains S18K6(T) and S18K5, were isolated from Pacific Ocean sediment. The isolates were Gram-negative, motile, strictly aerobic chemoheterotrophic bacteria. The DNA G+C contents of strains S18K6(T) and S18K5 were 44.8 and 46.3 mol%, respectively. DNA-DNA relatedness between the two strains was 70 %. Major fatty acids were hexadecanoic acid (C(16 : 0)), hexadecenoic acid (C(16 : 1)omega7c) and octadecenoic acid (C(18 : 1)omega7c). 16S rRNA gene sequence, chemotaxonomic and morphological data indicated that these strains clearly belonged to the genus Glaciecola. Based on phenotypic properties and DNA-DNA hybridization data, strains S18K6(T) and S18K5 are considered to represent a novel species of the genus Glaciecola, for which the name Glaciecola chathamensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is S18K6(T) (=JCM 13645(T)=NCIMB 14146(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minamisawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minamisawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minamisawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minamisawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
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: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshino
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
mesh_terms: D034241:Alteromonadaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S