Ureibacillus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic microbial fuel cell.
A thermophilic bacterium, designated DX-1T, was isolated from the anode biofilm of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). Cells of strain DX-1T were oxidase-positive, catalase-positive and Gram-staining-negative. The strain was found to be rod-shaped and non-motile and to produce subterminal spores. The strain was able to grow with NaCl at concentrations ranging from 0 to 6 %, at temperatures of 25-60 °C (optimum 55 °C) and pH 6.0-8.0 (optimum pH 7.0). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain DX-1T formed a cluster with Ureibacillus thermosphaericus DSM 10633T (96.9% 16S rRNA sequence similarity), Ureibacillus composti DSM 17951T (95.8%), Ureibacillus thermophilus DSM 17952T (95.7%) and Ureibacillus terrenus DSM 12654T (95.3%). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 40.4 mol%. The major quinone was MK-7, the peptidoglycan type was L-Lys←D-Asp, and the major cellular fatty acids (>5%) were iso-C16:0 and iso-C14:0. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and phospholipids of unknown composition. Based on phenotypic characteristics, chemotaxonomic features and results of phylogenetic analyses, the strain was determined to represent a distinct novel species of the genus Ureibacillus, and the name proposed for the novel species is Ureibacillus defluvii sp. nov., with type strain DX-1T (=CGMCC 1.12358T=KCTC 33127T).
Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
Shungui
S
Zhou
Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
Jia
J
Tang
Chemistry and Materials Institute, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, PR China.|Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
Dongxing
D
Qin
Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
Qin
Q
Lu
Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
Guiqin
G
Yang
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000382:microbiology*; D018441:Biofilms; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D058641:Planococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C062629:menaquinone 7