Acinetobacter nectaris sp. nov. and Acinetobacter boissieri sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants.
The taxonomic status of 14 strains of members of the genus Acinetobacter isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants, which did not belong to any previously described species within this genus, was investigated following a polyphasic approach. Confirmation that these strains formed two separate lineages within the genus Acinetobacter was obtained from comparative analysis of the partial sequences of the 16S rRNA gene and the gene encoding the β-subunit of RNA polymerase (rpoB), DNA-DNA reassociation data, determination of the DNA G+C content and physiological tests. The names Acinetobacter nectaris sp. nov. and Acinetobacter boissieri sp. nov. are proposed. The type strain of A. nectaris sp. nov. is SAP 763.2(T) ( = LMG 26958(T) = CECT 8127(T)) and that of A. boissieri sp. nov. is SAP 284.1(T) ( = LMG 26959(T) = CECT 8128(T)).
Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain.
Sergio
S
Álvarez-Pérez
Scientia Terrae Research Institute, B-2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium.|Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management (PME&BIM), Lessius University College, De Nayer Campus, Consortium for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (CIMB), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), KU Leuven Association, B-2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium.
Bart
B
Lievens
Division of Plant Ecology and Systematics, Biology Department, KU Leuven, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
Hans
H
Jacquemyn
Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain.
Carlos M
CM
Herrera
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000382:microbiology; D007313:Insecta; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D057048:Plant Nectar / Q000032:analysis*; D054817:Pollination; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D057048:Plant Nectar; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S