title: Schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., the first acidophilic member of the order Planctomycetales, from Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands.
abstract: Three strains of budding, ellipsoid-shaped and rosette-forming bacteria were isolated from acidic Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands of northern Russia and were designated strains MPL7T, MOB77 and SB2. The presence of crateriform pits and numerous fibrillar appendages on the cell surface and an unusual spur-like projection on one pole of the cell indicated a planctomycete morphotype. These isolates are moderately acidophilic, mesophilic organisms capable of growth at pH values between 4.2 and 7.5 (with an optimum at pH 5.0-6.2) and at temperatures between 4 and 32 degrees C (optimum 15-26 degrees C). The major fatty acids are C16:0 and C16:1omega7c; the major quinone is MK-6. The G+C content of the DNA is 54.4-56.5 mol%. Strains MPL7T, MOB77 and SB2 possess nearly identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and belong to the planctomycete lineage defined by the genus Planctomyces, being most closely related to Planctomyces limnophilus DSM 3776T (86.9-87.1% sequence similarity). However, strain MPL7T showed only 28% DNA-DNA hybridization with P. limnophilus DSM 3776T. Compared with currently described members of the genus Planctomyces, the isolates from northern wetlands do not form long and distinctive stalks, have greater tolerance of acidic conditions and low temperatures, are more sensitive to NaCl, lack pigmentation and degrade a wider range of biopolymers. The data therefore suggest that strains MPL7T, MOB77 and SB2 represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed. Strain MPL7T (=ATCC BAA-1393T=VKM B-2452T) is the type strain of Schlesneria paludicola.
authors.affiliation: S. N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-letya Octyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: Irina S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kulichevskaya
authors.affiliation: S. N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-letya Octyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: Anastasia O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.affiliation: S. N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-letya Octyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: Svetlana E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Belova
authors.affiliation: M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology Science, GSP-2, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119992, Russia.
authors.forename: Olga I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Baulina
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 3631 AC Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Paul L E
authors.initials: PLE
authors.lastname: Bodelier
authors.affiliation: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology, PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W Irene C
authors.initials: WIC
authors.lastname: Rijpstra
authors.affiliation: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology, PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jaap S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sinninghe Damsté
authors.affiliation: S. N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-letya Octyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Zavarzin
authors.affiliation: S. N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-letya Octyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: Svetlana N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dedysh
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012426:Russia; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D044003:Sphagnopsida; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S