title: Amphibacillus jilinensis sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, alkaliphilic bacillus from a soda lake.
abstract: A facultatively anaerobic, alkaliphilic, spore-forming, Gram-positive-staining rod, designated Y1(T), was isolated under strictly anaerobic conditions from sediment of a soda lake in Jilin province, China. The strain was not dependent on Na(+) but was highly halotolerant and grew optimally in medium JY with 0.5 M Na(+) (0.06 M NaHCO(3) and 0.44 M NaCl). The optimum pH for growth was 9.0, with a range of pH 7.5-10.5. No growth occurred at pH 7.0 or 11.0. The strain was mesophilic, with a temperature range of 15-45 °C and optimum growth at 32 °C. Strain Y1(T) was able to use certain mono- and oligosaccharides. Soluble starch and casein were hydrolysed. The methyl red test, Voges-Proskauer test and tests for catalase and oxidase activities were negative. The predominant fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0) and iso-C(15 : 0). Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed 93.4-96.8 % sequence similarity to members of the genus Amphibacillus. The DNA G+C content was 37.7 mol% (T(m) method). The DNA-DNA relatedness of strain Y1(T) with respect to Amphibacillus tropicus DSM 13870(T) and Amphibacillus sediminis DSM 21624(T) was 48 and 37 %, respectively. On the basis of its phylogenetic position and the DNA-DNA relatedness data as well as its physiological and biochemical properties, strain Y1(T) represents a novel species of the genus Amphibacillus, for which the name Amphibacillus jilinensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Y1(T) (=CGMCC 1.5123(T) =JCM 16149(T)).
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
authors: Xiao-Yue
authors: XY
authors: Wu
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Zheng
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
authors: Wen-Wu
authors: WW
authors: Zhang
authors: Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, PR China.|Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, PR China.
authors: Xue-Wei
authors: XW
authors: Xu
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Wu
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
authors: Xu-Fen
authors: XF
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000378:metabolism*; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride