title: Skermanella rubra sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China.
abstract: A Gram-negative, pink-coloured, rod-shaped, motile bacterium, designated YIM 93097(T), was isolated from the desert soil collected from Xinjiang province of China. Strain YIM 93097(T) was found to grow at 20-45 °C (optimum 28-37 °C), pH 5.0-7.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and 0-8 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1 %, w/v). Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity studies, it belongs to the genus Skermanella. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity was identified to be 98.7 % to Skermanella xinjiangensis CCTCC AB 207153(T) while the DNA-DNA hybridization value was found to be only 48.1 %. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was determined to be Q-10. The major fatty acids were identified to be C16:0, C18:1 ω7c and summed feature 4 (consisting of C17:1 anteiso B/iso I). The major polar lipids were identified as phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified phospholipids and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content was found to be 67.2 mol %. The analysis of the genotypic and phenotypic data indicated that strain YIM 93097(T) belongs to a novel species of the genus Skermanella, for which the name Skermanella rubra sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIM 93097(T) (=DSM 21389(T)=CCTCC AB 2015161(T)).
authors.affiliation: Energy and Environment Science College, Yunnan Normal University, Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Kunming, 650092, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Yun
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xu-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yun-Jiao
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiao-Ju
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yong-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Shu-Kun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003600:Cytosol / Q000737:chemistry; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003889:Desert Climate; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008124:Locomotion; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012244:Rhodospirillaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride