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During a search for xylan-degrading micro-organisms, a sporulating bacterium was recovered from xylan-containing agar plates exposed to air in a research laboratory (Salamanca University, Spain). The airborne isolate (designated strain XIL14T) was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as representing a Paenibacillus species most closely related to Paenibacillus illinoisensis JCM 9907T (99.3 % sequence similarity) and Paenibacillus pabuli DSM 3036T (98 % sequence similarity). Phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and DNA-DNA hybridization data indicated that the isolate belongs to a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus. Cells of strain XIL14T were motile, sporulating, rod-shaped, Gram-positive and facultatively anaerobic. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0) and C(16 : 0). The DNA G+C content of strain XIL14T was 50.5 mol%. Growth was observed with many carbohydrates, including xylan, as the only carbon source and gas production was not observed from glucose. Catalase was positive and oxidase was negative. The airborne isolate produced a variety of hydrolytic enzymes, including xylanases, amylases, gelatinase and beta-galactosidase. DNA-DNA hybridization levels between strain XIL14T and P. illinoisensis DSM 11733T and P. pabuli DSM 3036T were 43.3 and 36.3 %, respectively. According to the data obtained, strain XIL14T is considered to represent a novel species for which the name Paenibacillus xylanilyticus sp. nov. is proposed (=LMG 21957T=CECT 5839T).
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PMID:Paenibacillus xylanilyticus sp. nov., an airborne xylanolytic bacterium. 1565 9

Two sporulating bacterial strains designated CECAP06(T) and CECAP16 were isolated from the rhizosphere of the legume Cicer arietinum in Argentina. Almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequences identified the isolates as a Paenibacillus species. It was most closely related to Paenibacillus cineris LMG 18439(T) (99.6 % sequence similarity), Paenibacillus favisporus LMG 20987(T) (99.4 % sequence similarity) and Paenibacillus azoreducens DSM 13822(T) (97.7 % sequence similarity). The cells of this novel species were motile, sporulating, rod-shaped, Gram-positive and strictly aerobic. The predominant fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0), C(16 : 0) and iso-C(16 : 0). The DNA G+C content of strains CECAP06(T) and CECAP16 was 51.3 and 50.9 mol%, respectively. Growth was observed from many carbohydrates, but gas production was not observed from glucose. Catalase and oxidase activities were present. The isolates produced beta-galactosidase and hydrolysed aesculin. Gelatinase, caseinase and urease were not produced. The results of DNA-DNA hybridization showed that the strains from this study constitute a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CECAP06(T) (=LMG 21955(T) = CECT 5831(T)).
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PMID:Paenibacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Cicer arietinum. 1587 72

Plantaricin 423 is bactericidal to logarithmic and stationary-phase cells of Enterococcus sp. HKLHS and L. sakei DSM 20017. Detection of extracellular DNA and beta-galactosidase suggests that the mode of action is most probably by destabilizing of the cell membrane. Adsorption of plantaricin 423 to target cells ranged from 17% for Streptococcus caprinus ATCC 700066 to 67% for Lactobacillus plantarum LMG 13556, Lactobacillus curvatus DF38, Listeria innocua LMG 13568 and Lactobacillus sakei DSM 20017. Treatment of Enterococcus sp. HKLHS and L. sakei DSM 20017 with Triton X-100, Triton X-114 and chloroform increased the adsorption of plantaricin.
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PMID:Parameters affecting the adsorption of plantaricin 423, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 423 isolated from sorghum beer. 1689 67

Two strains named ESC1(T) and ESC5 were isolated from nodules of Cytisus scoparius growing in a Spanish soil. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene showed that these strains belong to the genus Ochrobactrum, their closest relatives being Ochrobactrum anthropi and Ochrobactrum lupini, with 100 and 99.9 % similarity to the respective type strains. Despite this high similarity, the results of DNA-DNA hybridization, phenotypic tests and fatty acid analyses showed that these strains represent a novel species of genus Ochrobactrum. The DNA-DNA hybridization values were respectively 70, 66 and 55 % with respect to O. lupini LUP21(T), O. anthropi DSM 6882(T) and Ochrobactrum tritici DSM 13340(T). The predominant fatty acids were C(18 : 1)omega7c and C(18 : 1) 2-OH. Strains ESC1(T) and ESC5 were strictly aerobic and were able to reduce nitrate and to hydrolyse aesculin. They produced beta-galactosidase and beta-glucosidase and did not produce urease after 48 h incubation. The G+C content of strain ESC1(T) was 56.4 mol%. Both strains ESC1(T) and ESC5 contained nodD and nifH genes on megaplasmids that were related phylogenetically to those of rhizobial strains nodulating Phaseolus, Leucaena, Trifolium and Lupinus. From the results of this work, we propose that the strains isolated in this study be included in a novel species named Ochrobactrum cytisi sp. nov. The type strain is ESC1(T) (=LMG 22713(T)=CECT 7172(T)).
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PMID:Ochrobactrum cytisi sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cytisus scoparius in Spain. 1739 7

Bacteriocins bacJW3BZ and bacJW6BZ produced by Lactobacillus plantarum, and bacJW11BZ and bacJW15BZ produced by Lactobacillus fermentum, inhibit Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Treatment of Enterococcus sp. HKLHS and Lactobacillus sakei DSM 20017 with these bacteriocins deformed the cells and resulted in DNA and beta-galactosidase leakage. The bacteriocins adsorbed to sensitive and resistant strains. Optimal adsorption of bacJW3BZ and bacJW6BZ to Enterococcus sp. HKLHS was recorded at pH 10.0, whereas adsorption of bacJW11BZ and bacJW15BZ was favored at pH 4.0-8.0 and 2.0-4.0, respectively. Adsorption to L. sakei DSM 20017 was less influenced by pH. Incubation temperature had a major influence on the adsorption of bacJW6BZ and bacJW11BZ to sensitive cells, with better results recorded below 30 degrees C. Although variable results were recorded for bacJW3BZ and bacJW15BZ, optimal adsorption occurred between 37 and 60 degrees C. Variable levels of adsorption were recorded in the presence of inorganic salts and solvents, and this seems to be species-specific. Maximal adsorption (100%) was recorded for bacJW3BZ and bacJW15BZ to L. sakei DSM 20017 in the presence of most inorganic salts and solvents tested. Maximal adsorption of bacJW6BZ to Enterococcus sp. HKLHS (50%) was recorded in the presence of Triton X-114 and little (17%) or no adsorption in the presence of other reagents.
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PMID:Factors affecting the adsorption of bacteriocins to Lactobacillus sakei and Enterococcus sp. 1802 82

Dihydroxyacetone synthase (DHAS) is a key enzyme involved in the assimilation of methanol in Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 DSM 3803. The structural gene encoding DHAS in Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 was cloned using random-primed probes synthesized after PCR with synthetic primers based on the amino acid sequences conserved in two yeast DHASs and several transketolases. The cloned gene, dasS, had an ORF of 2193 nt, encoding a protein with a calculated molecular mass of 78,197 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence of dasS contained an internal sequence of Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 DHAS and exhibited 29.2 and 27.3 % identity with those of Candida boidinii and Hansenula polymorpha enzymes, respectively. Escherichia coli transformed with the cloned gene produced a novel protein with a molecular mass of approximately 78 kDa, which cross-reacted with anti-DHAS antiserum and exhibited DHAS activity. Primer-extension analysis revealed that the transcriptional start site of the gene was the nucleotide A located 31 bp upstream from the dasS start codon. RT-PCR showed that dasS was transcribed as a monocistronic message. Northern hybridization and beta-galactosidase assay with the putative promoter region of dasS revealed that the gene was transcribed only in cells growing on methanol. The expression of dasS in Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 was free from catabolite repression.
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PMID:Cloning, characterization and expression of a gene encoding dihydroxyacetone synthase in Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1 DSM 3803. 1804 31

A novel xylan-degrading bacterium, YB-45(T), was isolated from forest soil. The organism is a facultatively anaerobic, Gram-variable, motile, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. It grew optimally at 37 degrees C and pH 7.5 in the presence of 3 % (w/v) NaCl. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 0) and C(16 : 0). The DNA G+C content was 51.7 mol% and the predominant menaquinone was MK-7. Growth was observed with many carbohydrates, including xylan, as sole carbon sources. Strain YB-45(T) produces a wide variety of hydrolytic enzymes, such as xylanase, cellulase, amylase, beta-mannanase, beta-mannosidase, beta-xylosidase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase and beta-glucosidase. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain YB-45(T) belongs to the genus Paenibacillus, sharing sequence similarity that was <96 %. It was related most closely to Paenibacillus jamilae DSM 13815(T), with 95.7 % sequence similarity. On the basis of morphological, chemotaxonomic, physiological and phylogenetic properties, strain YB-45(T) represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus woosongensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YB-45(T) (=KCTC 3953(T)=DSM 16971(T)).
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PMID:Paenibacillus woosongensis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from forest soil. 1831 65

A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic bacterium, designated strain byr23-80T, was isolated from lysimeter soil by using a high-throughput cultivation technique. Cells of strain byr23-80T were found to be short rods that multiplied by binary fission and were motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Occasionally, two to three polar or lateral flagella were observed. The optimum growth temperature was 15 degrees C and the pH optimum was 7.0-7.5. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 1omega7c (54.7 %) and C16 : 0 (21.4 %). In addition, the diagnostic fatty acids C10 : 0 3-OH and C12 : 0 2-OH were detected. Q-8 was the predominant respiratory quinone. The isolate was physiologically very versatile, using a wide range of sugars, organic acids and amino acids as single carbon and energy sources for growth. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 65.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses supported the assignment of strain byr23-80T to the genus Massilia within the family Oxalobacteraceae of the class Betaproteobacteria. Within the genus, strain byr23-80T was most closely related to Massilia aurea DSM 18055T, with a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 98.3 %. However, DNA-DNA hybridization revealed a pairwise similarity for the genomic DNA of only 20.1 % between strain byr23-80T and strain DSM 18055T. The novel isolate could be distinguished from the existing species Massilia timonae, Massilia dura, Massilia albidiflava, Massilia plicata, Massilia lutea and M. aurea by its significantly lower temperature optimum for growth and by the absence of gelatinase, alpha-galactosidase and beta-galactosidase activities. On the basis of these characteristics, strain byr23-80T constitutes a novel species of the genus Massilia, for which the name Massilia brevitalea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is byr23-80T (=DSM 18925T=ATCC BAA-1465T).
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PMID:Massilia brevitalea sp. nov., a novel betaproteobacterium isolated from lysimeter soil. 1845 Jul 22

A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated as Ko03(T), was isolated from microbial granules, and was characterized, using a polyphasic approach, in order to determine its taxonomic position. The isolate was positive for catalase and oxidase, but negative for gelatinase and beta-galactosidase. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain formed a monophyletic branch towards the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Comamonas, its closest neighbors being Comamonas koreensis KCTC 12005(T) (95.9% sequence similarity), Comamonas nitrativorans DSM 13191(T) (95.7%), and Comamonas odontotermitis LMG 23579(T) (95.7%). Strain Ko03(T) had a genomic DNA G+C content of 68.4 mol% and the predominant respiratory quinone was Q-8. The major fatty acids were C(16:1) omega7c (44.7%), C(16:0) (28.1%), C(18:1) (16.1%), and C(10:0) 3-OH (3.5%). These chemo-taxonomic results supported the affiliation of strain Ko03(T) to the genus Comamonas. However, low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values and distinguishing phenotypic characteristics allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain Ko03(T) from recognized Comamonas species. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Ko03(T) represents a novel species of the genus Comamonas, for which the name Comamonas granuli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Ko03(T) (=KCTC 12199(T)=NBRC 101663(T)).
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PMID:Comamonas granuli sp. nov., isolated from granules used in a wastewater treatment plant. 1875 28

A collection of eight strains, NF 1366(T), NF 450, NF 1101, NF 1107, NF 1123, NF 1413, CCUG 15260 and CCUG 15624, from various clinical origins, were characterized biochemically as similar to Kaistella koreensis and Chryseobacterium haifense. They differed from K. koreensis, which is unable to alkalinize acetate, and from C. haifense, which is ONPG-positive (beta-galactosidase) and acidifies sucrose, fructose and lactose. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, this collection of strains was most closely related to the type strains of K. koreensis (97.3-97.5 %) and C. haifense (99.1 %). Representative strain NF 1366(T) showed only 41.8 % DNA-DNA relatedness with K. koreensis DSM 12107(T) and only 51.9 % with C. haifense DSM 19056(T). DNA-DNA hybridization of strains NF 450 and CCUG 15624 to strain NF 1366(T) was 41.7 and 74.6 %, respectively, and relatedness of these strains with C. haifense DSM 19056(T) was 72.6 and 70.2 %. With the present information, these two strains must be classified as intermediate between C. haifense and strain NF 1366(T). The fatty acid composition and polar lipid profile of strain NF 1366(T) were similar to those reported for other Chryseobacterium species. Like other chryseobacteria, strain NF 1366(T) exhibited a polyamine pattern with the predominant compound sym-homospermidine and a quinone system consisting of menaquinone MK-6 only. For this collection of clinical strains, the name Chryseobacterium anthropi sp. nov. is proposed, with NF 1366(T) (=CCUG 52764(T) =CIP 109762(T)) as the type strain. K. koreensis was shown to be very similar genotypically and phenotypically to Chryseobacterium. Its polar lipid profile exhibited the major characteristics shown for recently described Chryseobacterium species and the fatty acid profile of K. koreensis was also very similar to those of the Chryseobacterium species. Hence, no striking genotypic or phenotypic differences could be found that could justify the classification of this species into a separate genus, and we therefore propose to reclassify Kaistella koreensis in the genus Chryseobacterium as Chryseobacterium koreense comb. nov. (type strain Chj707(T) =IAM 15050(T) =JCM 21512(T) =KCTC 12107(T) =NBRC 103027(T)). An emended description of the genus Chryseobacterium is also proposed.
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PMID:Description of Chryseobacterium anthropi sp. nov. to accommodate clinical isolates biochemically similar to Kaistella koreensis and Chryseobacterium haifense, proposal to reclassify Kaistella koreensis as Chryseobacterium koreense comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Chryseobacterium. 1962 66


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