title: Thiohalocapsa marina sp. nov., from an Indian marine aquaculture pond.
abstract: A spherical-shaped, phototrophic, purple sulfur bacterium was isolated in pure culture from anoxic sediment in a marine aquaculture pond near Bheemli (India). Strain JA142T is Gram-negative and non-motile. It has a requirement for NaCl (optimum of 2% and maximum of 6% w/v NaCl). Intracellular photosynthetic membranes are of the vesicular type. In vivo absorption spectra indicate the presence of bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids of the okenone series as photosynthetic pigments. Phylogenetic analysis on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain JA142T is related to halophilic purple sulfur bacteria of the genera Thiohalocapsa and Halochromatium, with the highest sequence similarity to Thiohalocapsa halophila DSM 6210T (97.5%). Morphological and physiological characteristics differentiate strain JA142T from other species of the genera Halochromatium and Thiohalocapsa. Strain JA142T is sufficiently different from Thiohalocapsa halophila based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and morphological and physiological characteristics to allow the proposal of a novel species, Thiohalocapsa marina sp. nov., with the type strain JA142T (=JCM 14780T=DSM 19078T).
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Discovery Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Institute of Science and Technology, J. N. T. University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 085, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anil Kumar
authors.forename: T N R
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tank
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Sasikala
authors.forename: Ch V
authors.initials: ChV
authors.lastname: Ramana
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Imhoff
mesh_terms: D017756:Aquaculture; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D025541:Bacteriochlorophyll A / Q000032:analysis; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002841:Chromatiaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D007194:India; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D025541:Bacteriochlorophyll A; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002338:Carotenoids; D012965:Sodium Chloride