title: Sphingobium vulgare sp. nov., isolated from freshwater sediment.
abstract: A Gram-negative, motile, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated HU1-GD12(T), was isolated from freshwater sediment. The strain was characterized by using a polyphasic approach in order to determine its taxonomic position. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate constituted a distinct branch within the genus Sphingobium, showing the highest level of sequence similarity with respect to Sphingobium ummariense RL-3(T) (96.2 %). Strain HU1-GD12(T) had a genomic DNA G+C content of 66.8 mol% and Q-10 as the predominant respiratory quinone. Furthermore, the major polyamine component (spermidine) in the cytoplasm and the presence of sphingoglycolipids suggested that strain HU1-GD12(T) belonged to the family Sphingomonadaceae. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain HU1-GD12(T) represents a novel species of the genus Sphingobium, for which the name Sphingobium vulgare sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HU1-GD12(T) (=LMG 24321(T)=KCTC 22289(T)).
authors: Environmental and Molecular Microbiology Lab., Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors: Sang-Hoon
authors: SH
authors: Baek
authors: Environmental and Molecular Microbiology Lab., Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors: Ju Hyoung
authors: JH
authors: Lim
authors: Environmental and Molecular Microbiology Lab., Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors: Sung-Taik
authors: ST
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000032:analysis; D008124:Locomotion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011073:Polyamines / Q000032:analysis; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D042301:Sphingomonadaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D011073:Polyamines; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S