title: Deinococcus depolymerans sp. nov., a gamma- and UV-radiation-resistant bacterium, isolated from a naturally radioactive site.
abstract: Four gamma- and UV-radiation-resistant bacterial strains, designated TDMA-24(T), TDMA-24-2, TDMA-24-3 and TDMA-24-4, were isolated from a fresh-water sample collected at Misasa, Tottori, Japan. Cells of these strains were Gram-reaction-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and formed red colonies. The genomic DNA G+C contents ranged from 70.5 to 70.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the novel isolates belong to the genus Deinococcus, the highest sequence similarities being with Deinococcus aquaticus PB314(T) (98%) and Deinococcus caeni Ho-08(T) (97 %). The polar lipid profile of strain TDMA-24(T) comprised three unidentified phosphoglycolipids, five unidentified glycolipids and seven unidentified polar lipids. MK-8 was the predominant respiratory quinone. Major fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 0), C(15 : 1)ω6c, C(15 : 0), C(16 : 0) and summed feature 3 (iso-C(15 : 0) 2-OH and/or C(16 : 1)ω7c). On the basis of their phylogenetic positions and chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics, the novel isolates represent a novel species of the genus Deinococcus, for which the name Deinococcus depolymerans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TDMA-24(T) ( = JCM 14369(T)  = NBRC 102115(T)  = CCUG 53609(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, 100 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.|Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, 21545 - El-Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt.|Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Dalal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asker
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, 100 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Tarek S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, 100 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McLandsborough
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D034301:Deinococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D007564:Japan; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000528:radiation effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006017:Glycolipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S