Thalassobius aquaeponti sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium isolated from seawater

Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively

The prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005 and Yangia Dai et al. 2006 are illegitimate because they are later homonyms of the genus names Thalassobius Solier 1849 (Coleoptera) and Yangia Zheng 1997 (fossil Rodentia), respectively Principle two and Rule 51b(4) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes]. We therefore propose the replacement generic names Thalassovita and Alloyangia, with type species Thalassovita gelatinovora and Alloyangia pacifica, respectively.

Thiosulfatihalobacter marinus gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the family Roseobacteraceae, isolated from the West Pacific Ocean

Two strains (GL-11-2T and ZH2-Y79) were isolated from the seawater collected from the West Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea, respectively. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped. Cells grew in the medium containing 0.5–7.5 % NaCl (w/v, optimum, 1.0–3.0 %), at pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum, pH 6.5–7.0) and at 4–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C). H2S production occurred in marine broth supplemented with sodium thiosulphate. The almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequences of the two isolates were identical, and exhibited the highest similarity to Pseudoruegeria aquimaris JCM 13603T (97.5 %), followed by Ruegeria conchae TW15T (97.2%), Shimia aestuarii DSM 15283T (97.1 %) and Ruegeria lacuscaerulensis ITI-1157T (97.0 %). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolates were affiliated with the family Roseobacteraceae and represented an independent lineage. The sole isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone 10. The principal fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1  ω7c and/or C18 : 1  ω6c) and cyclo-C19 : 0  ω8c. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine and diphosphatidylglycerol. The DNA G+C content was 62.3 mol%. The orthologous average nucleotide identity, in silico DNA–DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity values among the genomes of strain GL-11-2T and the reference strains were 73.2–79.0, 20.3–22.5 and 66.0–80.8 %, respectively. Strains GL-11-2ᵀ and ZH2-Y79 possessed complete metabolic pathways for thiosulphate oxidation, dissimilatory nitrate reduction and denitrification. Phylogenetic distinctiveness, chemotaxonomic differences and phenotypic properties revealed that the isolates represent a novel genus and species of the family Roseobacteraceae , belonging to the class Alphaproteobacteria , for which the name Thiosulfatihalobacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain, GL-11–2T=KCTC 82723T=MCCC M20691T) is proposed.

Pontivivens ytuae sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment of the Mariana Trench

A Gram-stain-negative, light pink-coloured, rod-shaped, flagellated and facultative anaerobic bacterial strain, designated MT2928^T, was isolated from deep-sea sediment collected from the Mariana Trench. Growth of strain MT2928^T occurred optimally at 28 °C, pH 8.0-9.0 and in the presence of 1.0-2.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain MT2928^T belongs to the genus Pontivivens and has the highest sequence similarity to Pontivivens insulae GYSW-23^T (96.6 %). Genomic analysis indicated that strain MT2928^T contains a circular chromosome of 4 199 362 bp with G+C content of 67.2 mol%. The strain did not produce bacteriochlorophyll a, but produced carotenoid. The predominant respiratory quinone of MT2928^T was ubiquinone-10. The polar lipids of MT2928^T contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified lipids and two unidentified phospholipids. The major fatty acids of strain MT2928^T contained summed feature 8 (C_18 : 1  ω7c or/and C_18 : 1  ω6c), C_18 : 0 and summed feature 2 (iso-C_16 : 1 I and/or C_14 : 0 3-OH). On the basis of phylogenetic, physiological, biochemical and other phenotypic properties, strain MT2928^T represents a novel species of the genus Pontivivens, and the name Pontivivens ytuae sp. nov. is proposed with the type species MT2928^T (=MCCC 1K05575^T=JCM 34320^T).

Shimia sediminis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment in the East China Sea

A Gram-stain-negative, ovoid-shaped, motile and strictly aerobic bacterium, designated ZQ172^T, was isolated from marine sediment sampled on Zhoushan Island located in the East China Sea. Strain ZQ172^T grew optimally at temperatures of 25-30 °C, at NaCl concentration of 2.0 % (w/v) and at pH 7.0-8.5. Catalase and oxidase activities, urease, and nitrate reduction were positive. Indole production, methyl red reaction, H₂S production and hydrolysis of gelatin, starch, casein and Tweens 20, 40, 60 and 80 were negative. The major cellular fatty acid was summed feature 8 (C_18 : 1  ω7c and/or C_18 : 1  ω6c). The only respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed highest similarities to Shimia aestuarii JC2049^T (97.5 %), Shimia abyssi JAMH 043^T (97.5 %) and Shimia thalassica CECT 7735^T (97.3 %). Phylogenetic analyses indicated that strain ZQ172^T clustered with the genus Shimia and was closely related to Shimia thalassica CECT 7735^T. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values between strain ZQ172^T and related species of the genus Shimia were well below the threshold limit for prokaryotic species delineation. The DNA G+C content was 59.6 mol%. Based on its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data, strain ZQ172^T is considered to be a representative of a novel species in the genus Shimia, for which the name Shimia sediminis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZQ172^T (=KCTC 62578^T=MCCC 1K03531^T).

Thalassobius aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from the Sea of Japan seashore

An aerobic, Gram-negative, non-pigmented non-motile bacterium designed КMM 8518^T was isolated from a seawater sampled from the Sea of Japan seashore. Strain КMM 8518^T grew at 7-42 °C and in the presence of 1-7% NaCl. The phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene and whole-genome sequences placed the novel strain КMM 8518^T into the genus Thalassobius as a separate lineage. Strain КMM 8518^T shared the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 98% to Thalassobius gelatinovorus KCTC 22092^T and similarity values of ≤ 97% to other recognized Thalassobius species. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values between strain КMM 8518^T and T. gelatinovorus KCTC 22092^T were 79.6% and 23.5%, respectively. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10. The major fatty acid was C_18:1ω7c followed by 11-methyl C_18:1ω7c. Polar lipids comprised phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified phospholipid, and three unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of 62.7% was calculated from genome sequence analysis. Based on the phylogenetic analyses and distinctive phenotypic characteristics, the marine bacterium КMM 8518^T is concluded to represent a novel species of the genus Thalassobius for which the name Thalassobius aquimarinus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is strain KMM 8518^T (= KCTC 82576^T).

Shimia thalassica sp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudopelagicola gijangensis as Shimia gijangensis comb. nov., and Thalassobius activus as Cognatishimia activa comb. nov

Strain CECT 7735^T, a marine Gram-reaction negative, aerobic, non-motile bacterium, was isolated from coastal seawater in Valencia, Spain. Strain CECT 7735^T is chemoorganotrophic, mesophilic, slightly halophilic, grows at 15-28 °C but not at 4 or 37 °C, requires seawater for growth and grows up to 6 % salinity. The major cellular fatty acid is summed feature 8 (C_18 : 1ω7c and/or C_18 : 1ω6c). The G+C content of the genome is 55.7 mol%. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence shows the strain is affiliated to the family Rhodobacteraceae, in the class Alphaproteobacteria, with highest similarities to Phaeobacter species (97.0-97.5 %), Shimia species (96.5-97.3 %) and Pseudopelagicola gijangensis (96.5 %). Further phylogenomic analysis through the up-to-date-bacterial core gene (UBCG) set showed P. gijangensis to be its closest relative. Average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization values are lower than 85 and 21 %, respectively, with its phylogenetic relatives, suggesting that strain CECT 7735^T represents a new species. The average amino acid identity value was over 70 % with the genome of the type strain of P. gijangensis and with all those of Shimia species. These values, together with UBCG set trees, suggest that the new species and P. gijangensisbelong to the same genus and that Pseudopelagicola should be reclassified as a Shimia species. We conclude that strain CECT 7735^T represents a new species in the genus Shimia, for which we propose the name Shimiathalassica sp. nov. In addition, Pseudopelagicola gijangensis is reclassified as Shimiagijangensis comb. nov. From the same phylogenomic study, it can be concluded that Thalassobius activus should be reclassified in the genus Cognatishimia as Cognatishimiaactiva comb. nov.

Aliishimia ponticola gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and coccoid, ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated MYP11^T, was isolated from seawater around Jeju island, Republic of Korea and identified by polyphasic taxonomic study. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain MYP11^T joined the cluster comprising the type strains of Shimiaabyssi, Shimiaaestuarii and Shimiaaquaeponti, showing 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 96.3-96.8 %. Strain MYP11^T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 94.2-94.9 % to the type strains of other Shimia species. In the upgma dendrogram based on the average nucleotide identity values of genomic sequences, strain MYP11^T formed an evolutionary lineage independent of those of Shimia species and other taxa. Strain MYP11^T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C_18 : 1  ω7c and cyclo C_19 : 0  ω8c as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain MYP11^T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified lipids and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content of strain MYP11^T was 63.1 or 61.5 mol%. The differences in the fatty acid and polar lipid profiles and DNA G+C contents made it reasonable to distinguish strain MYP11^T from the type strains of S. abyssi, S. aestuarii and S. aquaeponti and those of other Shimia species. On the basis of the polyphasic data presented here, strain MYP11^T is considered to constitute a new genus and species within the class Alphaproteobacteria, for which the name Aliishimia ponticola gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MYP11^T (=KCTC 62899^T=NBRC 113544^T).

Litorivita pollutaquae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from surface seawater of Xiamen Port, China

A Gram-stain-negative Rhodobacterales strain, designated as FSX-11^T, was isolated from surface seawater of Xiamen port in China. Strain FSX-11^T showed less than 96.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of species with validly published names. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel isolate formed a distinct monophyletic clade within the family Rhodobacteriaceae and clustered distantly with the genera Thalassobius and Marivita. Cells of strain FSX-11^T were non-motile, oval-shaped and facultative anaerobic. Optimal growth occurred at 20-30 °C, at pH 7.0-8.0 and in the presence of 2-3 % NaCl (w/v). The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10. Summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c), 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c and C16 : 0 were the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content of strain FSX-11^T was 58.7 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and 16S rRNA gene signature nucleotide patterns, strain FSX-11^T represents a novel species in a novel genus within the family Rhodobacteraceae, for which the name Litorivita pollutaquae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is FSX-11^T (=JCM 32715^T=MCCC 1K03503^T).

Comparative Genomics of Thalassobius Including the Description of Thalassobius activus sp. nov., and Thalassobius autumnalis sp. nov

A taxogenomic study was conducted to describe two new Thalassobius species and to analyze the internal consistency of the genus Thalassobius along with Shimia and Thalassococcus. Strains CECT 5113^T, CECT 5114, CECT 5118^T, and CECT 5120 were isolated from coastal Mediterranean seawater, Spain. Cells were Gram-negative, non- motile coccobacilli, aerobic chemoorganotrophs, with an optimum temperature of 26°C and salinity of 3.5-5%. Major cellular fatty acids of strains CECT 5113^T and CECT 5114 were C_{18 : 1} ω7c/ω6c and C_{10 : 0} 3OH, G+C content was 54.4-54.5 mol% and were able to utilize propionate, L-threonine, L- arginine, and L-aspartate as carbon sources. They exhibited 98.3% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, 75.0-75.1 ANIb and 19.5-20.9 digital DDH to type strain of their closest species, Thalassobius maritimus. Based on these data, strains CECT 5113^T and CECT 5114 are recognized as a new species, for which the name Thalassobius activus is proposed, with strain CECT 5113^T (=LMG 29900^T) as type strain. Strains CECT 5118^T and CECT 5120 were found to constitute another new species, with major cellular fatty acids C_{18 : 1} ω7c/ω6c and C_{18 : 1} ω7c 11-methyl and a G+C content of 59.8 mol%; they were not able to utilize propionate, L-threonine, L- arginine or L-aspartate. Their closest species was Thalassobius mediterraneus, with values of 99.6% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, 79.1% ANIb and 23.2% digital DDH compared to the type strain, CECT 5383^T. The name Thalassobius autumnalis is proposed for this second new species, with strain CECT 5118^T (=LMG 29904^T) as type strain. To better determine the phylogenetic relationship of the two new species, we submitted 12 genomes representing species of Thalassobius, Shimia, and Thalassoccocus, to a phylogenomic analysis based on 54 single protein-encoding genes (BCG54). The resulting phylogenomic tree did not agree with the current genera classification, as Thalassobius was divided in three clades, Thalassobius sensu stricto (T. mediterraneus, T. autumnalis sp. nov., and T. gelatinovorus), Thalassobius aestuarii plus the three Shimia spp (S. marina, S. haliotis, and Shimia sp. SK013) and finally, Thalasobius maritimus plus T. activus sp. nov. Thalassococcus halodurans remained apart from the two genera. Phenotypic inferences from explored genomes are presented.

Draft genome sequence of Thalassobius mediterraneus CECT 5383(T), a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate producer

Thalassobius mediterraneus is the type species of the genus Thalassobius and a member of the Roseobacter clade, an abundant representative of marine bacteria. T. mediterraneus XSM19^T (= CECT 5383^T) was isolated from the Western Mediterranean coast near Valencia (Spain) in 1989. We present here the draft genome sequence and annotation of this strain (ENA/DDBJ/NCBI accession number CYSF00000000), which is comprised of 3,431,658 bp distributed in 19 contigs and encodes 10 rRNA genes, 51 tRNA genes and 3276 protein coding genes. Relevant findings are commented, including the complete set of genes required for poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthesis and genes related to degradation of aromatic compounds.

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Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and coccoid, ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated GYSW-23T, was isolated from seawater off Geoje island in the South Sea, South Korea. Strain GYSW-23T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of approximately 2.0–3.0   % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain GYSW-23T forms a distinct evolutionary lineage independent of other taxa of the family Rhodobacteraceae. It exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 94.0, 93.5, 93.4 and 93.4 % to the type strains of Roseovarius aestuarii, Ruegeria marina, Roseovarius pacificus and Oceanicola litoreus, respectively, and 93.6 % to ‘Actibacterium atlanticum’ 22II-S11-z10. Strain GYSW-23T contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C18  :  1ω7c as the major fatty acid. The major polar lipids of strain GYSW-23T were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol and one unidentified aminolipid. The fatty acid and polar lipid profiles of strain GYSW-23T were distinguishable from those of the phylogenetically related taxa. The DNA G+C content of strain GYSW-23T was 60.6 mol%. On the basis of the phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and other phenotypic properties, strain GYSW-23T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Rhodobacteraceae, for which the name Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Pontivivens insulae is GYSW-23T ( = KCTC 42458T = CECT 8812T).