title: Description of Algoriphagus taiwanensis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from surface seawater, and emended descriptions of Algoriphagus mannitolivorans, Algoriphagus olei, Algoriphagus aquatilis and Algoriphagus ratkowskyi.
abstract: A novel, Gram-stain negative, strictly aerobic, oval or rod-shaped, red-pigmented, non-spore-forming xylanolytic bacterial strain, designated CC-PR-82(T), was isolated from surface seawater of Pingtung coast, Taiwan, and characterized by polyphasic taxonomy. Strain CC-PR-82(T) shared highest pairwise 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Algoriphagus mannitolivorans IMSNU 14012(T) (97.0 %) followed by 'A. boseongensis' BS-R1(T) (96.5 %) and A. olei CC-Hsuan-617(T) (95.6 %), whereas other (n = 26) Algoriphapus species shared 95.6-92.6 % sequence similarities. The novel strain further established a distinct phyletic lineage tightly associated with Algoriphagus species. The DNA-DNA hybridization value obtained between CC-PR-82(T) and A. mannitolivorans DSM 15301(T) was 29.0 % (33.4 % reciprocal using A. mannitolivorans DSM 15301(T) probe). The major (>5 % of total) fatty acids were identified as iso-C15:0, C16:1 ω6c and/or C16:1 ω7c, iso-C16:0, iso-C17:1 ω9c and/or C16:0 10-methyl, anteiso-C15:0 and C17:1 ω6c. Polar lipids included major amounts of an unidentified aminolipid and an unidentified lipid; moderate amounts of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine and an unidentified aminolipid; trace amounts of an unidentified phospholipid, an unidentified lipid and an unidentified glycolipid. The DNA G+C content was determined to be 42.3 mol%. Menaquinone-7 was the sole respiratory quinone. Based on the polyphasic characteristics, that are in line with those of Algoriphagus species, in addition to distinguishing phylogenetic and phenotypic features, strain CC-PR-82(T) appears to represent a novel species of the genus Algoriphagus, for which the name Algoriphagus taiwanensis sp. nov. (type strain CC-PR-82(T) = JCM 19755(T) = BCRC 80746(T)) is proposed. In addition, emended descriptions of the species A. mannitolivorans, A. aquatilis, A. olei and A. ratkowskyi are also proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mariyam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahina
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: Shih-Yao
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wei-An
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Yi-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chiu-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003600:Cytosol / Q000737:chemistry; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013624:Taiwan; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis; D014990:Xylans / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014990:Xylans; D024482:Vitamin K 2