Marinoscillum gen. nov., a member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', with Marinoscillum pacificum sp. nov. from a marine sponge and Marinoscillum furvescens nom. rev., comb. nov.
A novel strain, designated MRN461(T), was isolated from a marine sponge in Micronesia. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed 95.6 % similarity with that of 'Microscilla furvescens' IFO (now NBRC) 15994. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate and 'Microscilla furvescens' IFO 15994 formed a distinct phyletic line within the family 'Flexibacteraceae'. Cells of strain MRN461(T) were Gram-negative, long filamentous rods, motile by gliding. Growth was observed at 15-40 degrees C (optimum, 33 degrees C), at pH 5.0-9.5 (optimum, pH 7.5) and in the presence of 0.5-7.0 % sea salts (optimum, 2.5 %). The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The dominant fatty acids were summed feature 3 (comprising iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)omega7c; 34.8 %), C(16 : 1)omega5c (21.6 %) and iso-C(16 : 1) (19.8 %). The DNA G+C content was 41.5 mol%. On the basis of evidence from our polyphasic taxonomic study, strain MRN461(T) is classified within a novel genus and species in the family 'Flexibacteraceae', for which the name Marinoscillum pacificum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Marinoscillum pacificum is strain MRN461(T) (=KCCM 42325(T) =JCM 14064(T)). The misclassified species '[Microscilla] furvescens' is transferred to the new genus as Marinoscillum furvescens (ex Lewin 1969) nom. rev., comb. nov., with LMG 13023(T) (=DSM 4134(T) =ATCC 23129(T) =NBRC 15994(T)) as the type strain.
Seo
Hyun-Seok
HS
Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, PO Box 29, Ansan 425-600, Republic of Korea.
Kwon
Kae Kyoung
KK
Yang
Sung-Hyun
SH
Lee
Hee-Soon
HS
Bae
Seung Seob
SS
Lee
Jung-Hyun
JH
Kim
Sang-Jin
SJ
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008386:Marine Biology; D008849:Micronesia; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011161:Porifera / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S