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Zheng B, Xu Z, Yang L, Jiang G, Chen J, Yang Y, Tian Y. Leucobacter edaphi sp. nov., a highly chromate-tolerant bacterium isolated from chromium containing chemical plant soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:1433-1445. [PMID: 37874522 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-023-01895-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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A Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped non-motile, non-sporulating bacterium, designated CSA2T, was isolated from chromium-containing soils collected from a chemical plant. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CSA2T showed the highest homology with Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus (97.85%), Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. chromiireducens (97.85%). The digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH), average nucleotide identity (ANI) and the amino acid identity (AAI) values among strains CSA2T and the selected Leucobacter species were 20.6-23.4% (dDDH), 72.67-78.03% (ANI) and 66.39-76.16% (AAI), falling below the recommended thresholds for species delimitation. The principal fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0 and anteiso-C17:0. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an unknown glycolipid. The major menaquinones detected were MK-10 and MK-11. The cell-wall amino acids included 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, threonine, glutamic acid, alanine and glycine. Based on molecular feature, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic, strain CSA2T was considered to be a novel species of the genus Leucobacter., and the name Leucobacter edaphi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CSA2T (= JCM 34360T = CGMCC 1.18747T).
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- Bijun Zheng
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China.
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Boxberger M, Magnien S, Antezack A, Rolland C, Makoa Meng M, Lo CI, La Scola B, Cassir N. Leucobacter manosquensis sp. nov.-A Novel Bacterial Species Isolated from Healthy Human Skin. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2535. [PMID: 37894193 PMCID: PMC10609233 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Extending our knowledge on human skin microbiota is a challenge to better decipher its role in health and disease. Using the culturomics method, we isolated strain Marseille-Q4368 from the healthy forehead of a 59-year-old woman. We describe here the main characteristics of this bacterium using a taxonogenomic approach. This new bacterial species is Gram-positive, non-motile, and non-spore-forming. Its 16S rRNA sequence exhibited a similarity of 99.59% with Leucobacter chromiiresistens, the most closely related species in terms of nomenclature. However, a digital DNA-DNA hybridization analysis between these two species revealed a maximum identity similarity of only 27.5%. We found phenotypical and genomic differences between strain Marseille-Q4368 and its closely related species. These findings underscore the classification of this bacterium as a distinct species. Hence, we propose the name Leucobacter manosquensis sp. nov. strain Marseille-Q4368 (=CSUR Q4368 = DSM 112403) for this newly identified bacterial species.
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- Manon Boxberger
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- École de Médecine Dentaire, Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, Aix-Marseille Université, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Hôpital Timone, Service de Parodontologie, 264, Rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; (M.B.); (S.M.)
- Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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Kämpfer P, McInroy JA, Clermont D, Neumann-Schaal M, Criscuolo A, Busse HJ, Glaeser SP. Leucobacter soli sp. nov., from soil amended with humic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34904944 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A Gram-positive, non-spore-forming actinobacterium (IMT-300T) was isolated from soil amended with humic acid in Malvern, AL, USA. This soil has been used for 50+years for the cultivation of earthworms for use as fish bait. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity studies, strain IMT-300T was shown to belong to the genus Leucobacter and was closely related to the type strain of 'Leucobacter margaritiformis' L1T (97.8%). Similarity to all other type strains of Leucobacter species was lower than 97.2 %. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between the IMT-300T genome assembly and those of the closest relative Leucobacter type strain were 81.4 and 23.3 % (Leucobacter chironomi), respectively. The peptidoglycan of strain IMT-300T contained l-2,4-diaminobutyric acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. In addition, glycine, d- and l-alanine and d-glutamic acid were found. The peptidoglycan type represents a variant of B2δ (B11). The major quinones were menaquinones MK-10 and MK-11. The polar lipid profile consisted of the major lipids diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and moderate to minor amounts of two unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified glycolipids and an unidentified aminophospholipid. The polyamine pattern contained major amounts of spermidine and spermine. Strain IMT-300T contained the major fatty acids C15 : 0 anteiso, C16 : 0 iso and C17 : 0 anteiso, like other members of the genus Leucobacter. The results of ANI and dDDH analyses and physiological and biochemical tests allowed a genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain IMT-300T from the most closely related Leucobacter species. Strain IMT-300T represents a novel Leucobacter species, for which we propose the name Leucobacter soli sp. nov., with the type strain IMT-300T (CIP 111803T=DSM 110505T=CCM 9020T=LMG 31600T).
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- Peter Kämpfer
- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CIP-Collection de l´Institut Pasteur, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Hub de Bioinformatique et Biostatistique - Département Biologie Computationnelle, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, A-1210 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Kieran A Bates
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, UK.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, UK
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Bates KA, Bolton JS, King KC. A globally ubiquitous symbiont can drive experimental host evolution. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:3882-3892. [PMID: 34037279 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Organisms harbour myriad microbes which can be parasitic or protective against harm. The costs and benefits resulting from these symbiotic relationships can be context-dependent, but the evolutionary consequences to hosts of these transitions remain unclear. Here, we mapped the Leucobacter genus across 13,715 microbiome samples (163 studies) to reveal a global distribution as a free-living microbe or a symbiont of animals and plants. We showed that across geographically distant locations (South Africa, France, Cape Verde), Leucobacter isolates vary substantially in their virulence to an associated animal host, Caenorhabditis nematodes. We further found that multiple Leucobacter sequence variants co-occur in wild Caenorhabditis spp. which combined with natural variation in virulence provides real-world potential for Leucobacter community composition to influence host fitness. We examined this by competing C. elegans genotypes that differed in susceptibility to different Leucobacter species in an evolution experiment. One Leucobacter species was found to be host-protective against another, virulent parasitic species. We tested the impact of host genetic background and Leucobacter community composition on patterns of host-based defence evolution. We found host genotypes conferring defence against the parasitic species were maintained during infection. However, when hosts were protected during coinfection, host-based defences were nearly lost from the population. Overall, our results provide insight into the role of community context in shaping host evolution during symbioses.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Hyun DW, Sung H, Kim PS, Yun JH, Bae JW. Leucobacter coleopterorum sp. nov., Leucobacter insecticola sp. nov., and Leucobacter viscericola sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the diving beetles, Cybister brevis and Cybister lewisianus, and emended description of the genus Leucobacter. J Microbiol 2021; 59:360-368. [PMID: 33496938 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-0472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three novel bacterial strains, HDW9AT, HDW9BT, and HDW9CT, isolated from the intestine of the diving beetles Cybister lewisianus and Cybister brevis, were characterized as three novel species using a polyphasic approach. The isolates were Gram-staining-positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, and rod-shaped. They grew optimally at 30°C (pH 7) in the presence of 0.5% (wt/vol) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that they belong to the genus Leucobacter and are closely related to L. denitrificans M1T8B10T (98.4-98.7% sequence similarity). Average nucleotide identity (ANI) values among the isolates were 76.4-84.1%. ANI values for the isolates and the closest taxonomic species, L. denitrificans KACC 14055T, were 72.3-73.1%. The isolates showed ANI values of < 76.5% with all analyzable Leucobacter strains in the EzBioCloud database. The genomic DNA G + C content of the isolates was 60.3-62.5%. The polar lipid components were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and other unidentified glycolipids, phospholipids, and lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0, and anteiso-C17:0. MK-10 was the major respiratory quinone, and MK-7 and MK-11 were the minor respiratory quinones. The whole-cell sugar components of the isolates were ribose, glucose, galactose, and mannose. The isolates harbored L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid, L-serine, L-lysine, L-aspartic acid, glycine, and D-glutamic acid within the cell wall peptidoglycan. Based on phylogenetic, phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic analyses, strains HDW9AT, HDW9BT, and HDW9CT represent three novel species within the genus Leucobacter. We propose the name Leucobacter coleopterorum sp. nov. for strain HDW9AT (= KACC 21331T = KCTC 49317T = JCM 33667T), the name Leucobacter insecticola sp. nov. for strain HDW9BT (= KACC 21332T = KCTC 49318T = JCM 33668T), and the name Leucobacter viscericola sp. nov. for strain HDW9CT (= KACC 21333T = KCTC 49319T = JCM 33669T).
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- Dong-Wook Hyun
- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Benga L, Spröer C, Schumann P, Verbarg S, Bunk B, Engelhardt E, Benten WPM, Sager M. Leucobacter muris sp. nov., isolated from the nose of a laboratory mouse. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2095-2100. [PMID: 31099739 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, non-motile, white, opaque bacterial isolate, designated 924/12T, was isolated from the nose of a laboratory mouse in Düsseldorf, Germany. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses indicated the phylogenetic position of the strain within the genus Leucobacter. Similarity levels over 97 % were recorded between the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain 924/12T and the type strains of the species Leucobacter chironomi DSM 19883T (99.5 %), followed by Leucobacter celersubsp. astrifaciens CBX151T (97.6 %), Leucobacter celersubsp. celer NAL101T (97.5 %), 'Leucobacter kyeonggiensis' F3-P9 (97.5 %), Leucobacter zeae CC-MF41T (97.3 %), Leucobacter chromiiresistens JG31T (97.1 %), Leucobacter triazinivorans JW-1T (97.1 %), Leucobacter corticis 2 C-7T (97.0 %) and Leucobacter aridicolis CIP108388T (97.0 %). DNA-DNA hybridization and whole genomic comparison, mandatory to taxonomically separate strain 924/12T from the type strain of L. chironomi, revealed similarity values of 40.4 and 30.8 %, respectively, thus below the threshold of 70 % recommended differentiating between species. The cell-wall amino acids of the novel isolate were diaminobutyric acid, alanine, glycine, threonine and glutamic acid. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, glycolipid and one unknown lipid, whereas the predominant menaquinones were MK-11 and MK-10. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain 924/12T was 70.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences and the phenotypical differences between strain 924/12T and the other closely related type strains of the genus Leucobacter indicated that strain 924/12T represents a novel species within the genus Leucobacter, family Microbacteriaceae, for which the name Leucobacter muris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 924/12T (=DSM 101948T=CCM 8761T).
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- Laurentiu Benga
- 1Central Unit for Animal Research and Animal Welfare Affairs, University Hospital, Heinrich - Heine - University, Geb. 22.22, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- 2Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- 2Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- 2Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- 2Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- 1Central Unit for Animal Research and Animal Welfare Affairs, University Hospital, Heinrich - Heine - University, Geb. 22.22, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- 1Central Unit for Animal Research and Animal Welfare Affairs, University Hospital, Heinrich - Heine - University, Geb. 22.22, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- 1Central Unit for Animal Research and Animal Welfare Affairs, University Hospital, Heinrich - Heine - University, Geb. 22.22, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Sturm G, Brunner S, Suvorova E, Dempwolff F, Reiner J, Graumann P, Bernier-Latmani R, Majzlan J, Gescher J. Chromate Resistance Mechanisms in Leucobacter chromiiresistens. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e02208-18. [PMID: 30266727 PMCID: PMC6238050 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02208-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chromate is one of the major anthropogenic contaminants on Earth. Leucobacter chromiiresistens is a highly chromate-resistant strain, tolerating chromate concentrations in LB medium of up to 400 mM. In response to chromate stress, L. chromiiresistens forms biofilms, which are held together via extracellular DNA. Inhibition of biofilm formation leads to drastically decreased chromate tolerance. Moreover, chromate is reduced intracellularly to the less-toxic Cr(III). The oxidation status and localization of chromium in cell aggregates were analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy coupled to scanning transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements. Most of the heavy metal is localized as Cr(III) at the cytoplasmic membrane. As a new cellular response to chromate stress, we observed an increased production of the carotenoid lutein. Carotenoid production could increase membrane stability and reduce the concentration of reactive oxygen species. Bioinformatic analysis of the L. chromiiresistens genome revealed several gene clusters that could enable heavy-metal resistance. The extreme chromate tolerance and the unique set of resistance factors suggest the use of L. chromiiresistens as a new model organism to study microbial chromate resistance.IMPORTANCE Chromate is a highly toxic oxyanion. Extensive industrial use and inadequate waste management has caused the toxic pollution of several field sites. Understanding the chromate resistance mechanisms that enable organisms to thrive under these conditions is fundamental to develop (micro)biological strategies and applications aiming at bioremediation of contaminated soils or waters. Potential detoxifying microorganisms are often not sufficient in their resistance characteristics to effectively perform, e.g., chromate reduction or biosorption. In this study, we describe the manifold strategies of L. chromiiresistens to establish an extremely high level of chromate resistance. The multitude of mechanisms conferring it make this organism suitable for consideration as a new model organism to study chromate resistance.
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- Gunnar Sturm
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Applied Biology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Applied Biology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Indiana University, Department of Biology, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Applied Biology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- SYNMIKRO, LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Jena, Institute of Geosciences, General and Applied Mineralogy, Jena, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Department of Applied Biology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Schumann P, Pukall R. Leucobacter weissii sp. nov., an isolate from activated sludge once described as first representative of the peptidoglycan variation B2δ, and emended description of the genus Leucobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5244-5251. [PMID: 29087268 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Strain S27T is a Gram-stain-positive, regular rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming, yellow pigmented actinobacterium which was isolated from an aerated laboratory scale fermenter fed with wastes of a yeast factory. The strain was classified as Microbacterium sp. after the analysis of its peptidoglycan revealed a novel B-type structure established as variation B2δ by Hensel in 1984. As the combination of the peptidoglycan amino acids 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (Dab), threonine (Thr), glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala) and glutamic acid (Glu) is in disagreement with the current genus definition of Microbacterium but is typical of several Leucobacter species, the taxonomic status of strain S27T was re-examined by a polyphasic study. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences and the occurrence of l-Dab, d-Ala, l-Ala, Gly, l-Thr, d-Glu and lower amounts of l-Glu in the peptidoglycan in combination with the predominating menaquinones MK-11, MK-10 and MK-9, phosphatidylglycerol, and one unknown glycolipid as the major polar lipids (and trace amounts of diphosphatidylglycerol and an unknown phospholipid), a profile with anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 as major fatty acids and the G+C value of 70.1 mol% confirmed the affiliation to the genus Leucobacter and revealed that S27T (=DSM 20621T =CCM 8762T) is the type strain of a new species for which the name Leucobacter weissii sp. nov. is proposed. The availability of new data allows for an emended description of the genus Leucobacter.
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- Peter Schumann
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Remmas N, Roukouni C, Ntougias S. Bacterial community structure and prevalence of Pusillimonas-like bacteria in aged landfill leachate. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:6757-6769. [PMID: 28091993 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8416-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Although several works have been performed from an engineering point of view, a limited number of studies have focused on microbial communities involved in the humification of aged landfill leachates. In this work, cultivation techniques, next-generation sequencing, and phospholipid fatty acid analysis were adopted to decrypt the diversity and the ecophysiological properties of the dominant microbiota in aged landfill leachate. Based on Illumina sequencing, Betaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Alphaproteobacteria dominated the aged landfill leachate. The main taxa identified at genus level were Pusillimonas-like bacteria and Leucobacter (41.46% of total reads), with all of them being also isolated through cultivation. The presence of Pusillimonas-like bacteria was also verified by the detection of cyclo17:0 and iso-19:0 fatty acids in aged landfill leachate microbiota. Despite that almost all bacterial isolates exhibited extracellular lipolytic ability, no particular specificity was observed in the type of substrate utilized. The prevalence of effective degraders, such as Pusillimonas-like bacteria, makes the aged landfill leachate an ideal source for isolation of novel microorganisms with potential in situ bioremediation uses.
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- Nikolaos Remmas
- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67100, Xanthi, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67100, Xanthi, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67100, Xanthi, Greece.
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In a recent paper, we reported the isolation and surprising effects of two new bacterial pathogens for Caenorhabditis and related nematodes. These two pathogens belong to the genus Leucobacter and were discovered co-infecting a wild isolate of Caenorhabditis that had been collected in Cape Verde. The interactions of these bacteria with C. elegans revealed both unusual mechanisms of pathogenic attack, and an unexpected defense mechanism on the part of the worm. One pathogen, known as Verde1, is able to trap swimming nematodes by sticking their tails together, resulting in the formation of “worm-star” aggregates, within which worms are killed and degraded. Trapped larval worms, but not adults, can sometimes escape by undergoing whole-body autotomy into half-worms. The other pathogen, Verde2, kills worms by a different mechanism associated with rectal infection. Many C. elegans mutants with alterations in surface glycosylation are resistant to Verde2 infection, but hypersensitive to Verde1, being rapidly killed without worm-star formation. Conversely, surface infection of wild-type worms with Verde1 is mildly protective against Verde2. Thus, there are trade-offs in susceptibility to the two bacteria. The Leucobacter pathogens reveal novel nematode biology and provide powerful tools for exploring nematode surface properties and bacterial susceptibility.
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Oxford; Oxford, UK
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