Desulfoluna spongiiphila sp. nov., a dehalogenating bacterium in the Desulfobacteraceae from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba.

A reductively dehalogenating, strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, designated strain AA1T, was isolated from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba collected in the Mediterranean Sea and was characterized phenotypically and phylogenetically. Cells of strain AA1T were Gram-negative, short, curved rods. Growth of strain AA1T was observed between 20 and 37 degrees C (optimally at 28 degrees C) at pH 7-8. NaCl was required for growth; optimum growth occurred in the presence of 25 g NaCl l(-1). Growth occurred with lactate, propionate, pyruvate, succinate, benzoate, glucose and sodium citrate as electron donors and carbon sources and either sulfate or 2-bromophenol as electron acceptors, but not with acetate or butyrate. Strain AA1T was able to dehalogenate several different bromophenols, and 2- and 3-iodophenol, but not monochlorinated or fluorinated phenols. Lactate, pyruvate, fumarate and malate were not utilized without an electron acceptor. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 58.5 mol%. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C14:0, iso-C14:0, C14:0 3-OH, anteiso-C15:0, C16:0, C16:1omega7c and C18:1omega7c. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons placed the novel strain within the class Deltaproteobacteria. Strain AA1T was related most closely to the type strains of Desulfoluna butyratoxydans (96% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Desulfofrigus oceanense (95%) and Desulfofrigus fragile (95%). Based on its phenotypic, physiological and phylogenetic characteristics, strain AA1T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Desulfoluna, for which the name Desulfoluna spongiiphila sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AA1T (=DSM 17682T=ATCC BAA-1256T).

Ahn YB ，Kerkhof LJ ，Häggblom MM 《international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology》

Desulfoluna butyratoxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative, butyrate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an estuarine sediment in Japan.

A strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterial strain, designated MSL71T, was isolated from an estuarine sediment from the Sea of Japan bordering the Japanese islands and was characterized phenotypically and phylogenetically. The cells were found to be Gram-negative, motile, non-spore-forming, slightly curved rods. Catalase and oxidase activities were not detected. The optimum NaCl concentration for growth was 2.0 % (w/v), the optimum temperature was 30 degrees C and the optimum pH was 6.3. Strain MSL71T utilized formate, butyrate, pyruvate, lactate, malate, ethanol, propanol, butanol, glycerol and H2 as electron donors for sulfate reduction. The organic electron donors used were incompletely oxidized, mainly to acetate. The strain did not use acetate, propionate, fumarate, succinate, methanol, glycine, alanine, serine, aspartate or glutamate. Sulfite and thiosulfate were used as electron acceptors with lactate as an electron donor, but fumarate was not utilized. Without electron acceptors, pyruvate and malate, but not lactate or fumarate, were fermented. The genomic DNA G+C content was 62.0 mol%. Menaquinone MK-8(H4) was the major respiratory quinone. The major cellular fatty acids were C14 : 0, C16 : 0, C16 : 1 omega 7, C18 : 1 omega 9, C18 : 1 omega 7 and C14 : 0 3-OH. A phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed the strain in the class Deltaproteobacteria. The closest recognized relative of strain MSL71T was Desulfofrigus fragile (93.9 % sequence similarity) and the next closest recognized species was Desulfofrigus oceanense (93.5 %). On the basis of the significant differences in the 16S rRNA gene sequence and phenotypic characteristics between strain MSL71T and each of the related species, a novel genus and species, Desulfoluna butyratoxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., are proposed to accommodate strain MSL71T. The type strain is MSL71T (=JCM 14721T=DSM 19427T).

Suzuki D ，Ueki A ，Amaishi A ，Ueki K ... -  《international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology》

Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an anaerobic bioreactor.

A novel sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain HB1(T), was isolated from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating paper-mill wastewater operated at 37 degrees C. Cells of strain HB1(T) were oval to rod-shaped, 1-1.3 microm wide and 2.6-3.5 microm long and Gram-negative. The optimum temperature for growth was 28-30 degrees C. In the presence of sulfate, the isolate was able to grow on H(2)/acetate, formate, ethanol, propionate, fumarate, succinate, butyrate, crotonate, catechol, benzoate, 4-hydroxybenzoate, palmitate and stearate. The isolate only grew on H(2) when acetate was added as a carbon source; when grown on formate, acetate was not required. Growth was also possible on pyruvate and crotonate without an electron acceptor. The isolate showed very poor growth on acetate. Thiosulfate and sulfate were used as electron acceptors. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain HB1(T) represents a novel lineage within the Deltaproteobacteria; sequence similarities between strain HB1(T) and members of other related genera were less than 91%. Strain HB1(T) was also distinguished from members of related genera based on differences in several phenotypic characteristics. It is a member of the family Desulfobacteraceae. The major cellular fatty acids of strain HB1(T) were C(16:0), iso-C(15:0), anteiso-C(15:0) and C(14:0). beta-Hydroxy fatty acids were also present in the range of C(14:0) to C(18:0), of which C(16:0) was the most abundant. The G+C content of the DNA was 55.1 mol%. Based on physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic traits together with results of comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain HB1(T) is considered to represent a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans is HB1(T) (=DSM 18734(T) =JCM 14470(T)).

Balk M ，Altinbaş M ，Rijpstra WI ，Sinninghe Damsté JS ，Stams AJ ... -  《international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology》

Aliagarivorans marinus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aliagarivorans taiwanensis sp. nov., facultatively anaerobic marine bacteria capable of agar degradation.

Jean WD ，Huang SP ，Liu TY ，Chen JS ，Shieh WY ... -  《international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology》

Geoalkalibacter subterraneus sp. nov., an anaerobic Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir, and emended descriptions of the family Desulfuromonadaceae and the genus Geoalkalibacter.

Greene AC ，Patel BK ，Yacob S 《international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology》