Chitinibacter alvei sp. nov., isolated from stream water.
A Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium, designated strain TNR-14T, was isolated from water of a stream located in southern Taiwan. Cells were rod-shaped and motile by means of a polar flagellum. The isolate exhibited optimum growth at 20 degrees C, at pH 7.0 and in the absence of NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain belonged to the genus Chitinibacter and was related most closely to the type strain of Chitinibacter tainanensis (96.0% similarity). The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16:1omega7c and/or C16:1omega6c; 54.03%) and C16:0 (27.22%). The DNA G+C content of strain TNR-14T was 57.5 mol%. The results of physiological and biochemical tests and chemotaxonomic data allowed the clear phenotypic differentiation of the new isolate from Chitinibacter tainanensis. Strain TNR-14T is therefore considered to represent a novel species of the genus Chitinibacter, for which the name Chitinibacter alvei sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TNR-14T (=LMG 25206T =DSM 22217T =BCRC 17968T).
Yang
Cho-Song
CS
Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No. 142, Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
Sheu
Shih-Yi
SY
Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No. 142, Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
Young
Chiu-Chung
CC
Department of Soil Environmental Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Arun
A B
AB
Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya University, University Road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Cheng
Chih-Yu
CY
Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No. 142, Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
Chen
Wen-Ming
WM
Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No. 142, Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan, ROC.
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S